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نَما
to grow /naˈmaː/
verbA2#1262 most common
Also: to increase, to develop, to thrive
Example sentences
النَّبَاتُ يَنْمُو.
The plant grows.
نَمَا الطِّفْلُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
The child grew quickly.
تَنْمُو الأَشْجَارُ فِي الرَّبِيعِ.
The trees grow in spring.
نَمَا الِاقْتِصَادُ بِنِسْبَةِ ثَلَاثَةٍ بِالمِئَةِ هَذَا العَامَ.
The economy grew by three percent this year.
كُلَّمَا نَمَتِ المَدِينَةُ، ازْدَادَتْ حَاجَتُهَا إِلَى المِيَاهِ.
The more the city grew, the more its need for water increased.
تَنْمُو المَشَاعِرُ فِي صَمْتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُفْصِحَ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا.
Feelings grow in silence before they reveal themselves.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنْمُو | نَمَوْتُ | سَأَنْمُو |
| 2sg | تَنْمُو | نَمَوْتَ | سَتَنْمُو |
| 3sg | يَنْمُو | نَمَا | سَيَنْمُو |
| 1pl | نَنْمُو | نَمَوْنَا | سَنَنْمُو |
| 2pl | تَنْمُونَ | نَمَوْتُمْ | سَتَنْمُونَ |
| 3pl | يَنْمُونَ | نَمَوْا | سَيَنْمُونَ |
Word family
نُمُوّgrowth
تَنْمِيَةdevelopment
نَامٍgrowing, developing (as in الدول النامية, developing countries)
نَمَّىto develop, cultivate
أَنْمَىto make grow, increase
Etymology
نَما comes from the Semitic root ن-م-و, which carries the sense of growth and increase. In Arabic the meaning spread from the literal growth of plants to children, wealth, cities, and feelings. The noun نُمُوّ (growth) and the term تَنْمِيَة (development) come from the same root.
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