Najm
نَجْم
Say it NAJM
A star
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Najm, Nejm, Najam
Meaning & source
A star.
In the Qurʾān this word only appears with the article (53:1, 86:3, 16:16); the bare form is copied from Lisān al-ʿArab.
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النَّجْمُ فِي الأَصل: اسمٌ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ كَوَاكِبِ السَّمَاءِ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 12, p. 570 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)