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نَجْم
star /ˈnadʒm/
nounA2#820 most common
Also: celebrity, star performer, celestial body, asterisk
Example sentences
أَرَى نَجْمًا فِي السَّمَاءِ.
I see a star in the sky.
هَذَا النَّجْمُ لَامِعٌ جِدًّا.
This star is very bright.
فِي اللَّيْلِ نَرَى نُجُومًا كَثِيرَةً.
At night we see many stars.
أَصْبَحَ ذَلِكَ المُمَثِّلُ نَجْمًا فِي عَالَمِ السِّينَمَا.
That actor became a star in the world of cinema.
اِهْتَدَى البَحَّارَةُ القُدَمَاءُ بِالنُّجُومِ فِي رِحْلَاتِهِمْ.
Ancient sailors navigated by the stars on their voyages.
يَقُولُ الفَلَكِيُّ إِنَّ هَذَا النَّجْمَ قَدِ انْطَفَأَ مُنْذُ مَلَايِينِ السِّنِينَ رَغْمَ أَنَّنَا مَا زِلْنَا نَرَى ضَوْءَهُ.
The astronomer says this star died out millions of years ago, though we still see its light.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَجْمٌ | نُجُومٌ |
| Genitive | نَجْمٍ | نُجُومٍ |
| Accusative | نَجْمًا | نُجُومًا |
| Vocative | يَا نَجْمُ | يَا نُجُومُ |
Word family
نُجُومstars (plural)
نَجْمَةa single star, asteriskمُنَجِّمastrologer
نَجَمَto result from, to ensue
تَنْجِيمastrology
Etymology
Najm comes from the Semitic root n-j-m, tied to a verb meaning to appear or to rise. The same root produced the Arabic words for astrology and for the astrologer who read the rising stars. The word also names a chapter of the Quran, Surat an-Najm. In modern speech it extends to a celebrity, a person who shines above the crowd.
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