Arabic for sleep

naama
ﻧَﺎﻡَ
sleep – past tense he
yanaamu
ﻳَﻨَﺎﻡُ
sleep – present tense he

The Arabic verb for sleep is written ﻧَﺎﻡَ and pronunced naama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻨَﺎﻡُ and pronounced yanaamu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word sleep

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Important letters:
The root of the word sleep consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, waw that is written and pronounced w and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word sleep letter by letter

ﻧَﺎﻡَ
ﻧـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ـﺎ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
nun
n
alef
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for sleep consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﺎﻡَ and pronounced naama.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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Conjugations of sleep

past tense
present tense
he
naama
ﻧَﺎﻡَ
he - past tense
yanaamu
ﻳَﻨَﺎﻡُ
he - present tense
she
naamat
ﻧَﺎﻣَﺖ
she - past tense
tanaamu
ﺗَﻨَﺎﻡُ
she - present tense
I
nimtu
ﻧِﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'anaamu
ﺃَﻧَﺎﻡُ
I - present tense