نسمة

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نسمة

  • /na.sa.ma/

Where it comes from

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܫܡܬܐ (nashamatha, “breath, soul, spirit”) and Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (nəšāmâ, “breath, soul, spirit”).

noun نَسَمَة · nasama · نَسَمَات · النَّسَمَة

  1. breath, wiff, waft, breeze
  2. aura
  3. breathing, living creature
  4. person, soul (e.g., in a census, as a numerative in statistics) الْحَيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقْطُنُهُ مَا لَا يَقِلُّ عَنْ ٨٠ أَلْفَ نَسَمَةٍ.

In English

  • breeze a light, gentle wind
  • whiff brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نسمة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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