نغمة

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نغمة

/naɣ.ma/

Where it comes from

Together with نَغْم (naḡm) of similar meaning, if this is not just the verbal noun of form I, borrowed from Aramaic ܢܶܥܡܐ (neʿmā), נעמתה / ܢܶܥܡܬ݂ܳܐ (neʿmṯā), reinterpreted after the root cognate to the Arabic ن ع م (n ʕ m) from Ancient Greek νεῦμα (neûma), mixed with πνεῦμα (pneûma), assuming the musical meanings of the neume term aren’t a loan from Semitic into Greek.

noun نَغْمَة · naḡma · نَغَمَات · النَّغْمَة

melody, tone, sound
ringtone, ellipsis of نَغْمَة رَنِين (naḡma(t) ranīn)
musical note
Similar: نُوتَة

In English

tone pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning
ringtone sound made by a telephone when ringing

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