nağme

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نغمه, from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma, “melody, tone, sound”), from Aramaic ܢܥܡܬܐ (nāˁamtā, “melody, sweet and soft voice”), from Hebrew נעם (nāˁam, “sweet singing”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: nağ‧me
Audio (file)
Homophone: name

Noun

nağme (definite accusative nağmeyi, plural nağmeler)

beautiful, harmonious voice; melody

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nağme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
“nağme”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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