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Arabic for star

najm

‫ﻧَﺠﻢ‬
star – masculine singular

‫ ﻧَﺠﻢ‬is an Arabic word. The meaning is star. You

pronounce it najm.

The Arabic word word for star can also be conjugated:

nujuum

‫ﻧُﺠُﻮم‬
star – masculine plural

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word star

The stars twinkle in the sky.

talma3u annujuumu fii assamaa'i

ِ‫ﺠُﻮﻡُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴ)ﻤَﺎﺀ‬.‫ﺗَﻠﻤَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﻨ‬

The stars appear at night.8

taZharu annujuumu laylan

ً‫ﺠُﻮﻡُ ﻟَﯿﻠﺎ‬.‫ﺗَﻈﻬَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻨ‬

Muhammad traveled while the star was

shining8
saafara muHammadun waannajmu laami3un

ٌ‫ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ ﻣُﺤَﻤ)ﺪٌ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻨ)ﺠﻢُ ﻟَﺎﻣِﻊ‬

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Important letters: ‫ن ج م‬

The root of the word star consists of three Arabic letters: nun
that is written ‫ ن‬and pronounced n , jim that is written ‫ ج‬and
pronounced j and mim that is written ‫ م‬and pronounced m .
Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to star

to appear
najama

َ‫ﻧَﺠَﻢ‬

astrologer
munajjim

‫ﻣُﻨَﺠ>ﻢ‬

astrology
tanjiim

‫ﺗَﻨﺠِﯿﻢ‬
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derived
naajim

‫ﻧَﺎﺟِﻢ‬

to observe the stars, practice astrology

najjama

َ‫ﻧَﺠ)ﻢ‬

pit
manjam

‫ﻣَﻨﺠَﻢ‬

star
najma

‫ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ‬
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The word star letter by letter

‫ﻧَﺠﻢ‬
‫ﻧـ ـﺠـ ـﻢ‬
‫ـﻢ‬ ‫ـﺠـ‬ ‫ﻧـ‬
‫م ﻣـ ـﻤـ ــﻢ‬ ‫ج ﺟـ ــﺠ ـ ـﺞ‬ ‫ن ﻧ ـ ـﻨـ ـﻦ‬

mim jim nun

m j n

The Arabic word for star consists of: The letter nun that is
written ‫ ( ن‬here ‫ ) ﻧـ‬and pronounced n and is a part of the root
of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ
above the letter. The letter jim that is written ‫ ( ج‬here ‫ ) ـﺠـ‬and
pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter
mim that is written ‫ ( م‬here ‫ ) ـﻢ‬and pronounced m and is a
part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ‫ﻧَﺠﻢ‬
and pronounced najm.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed

above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
Learn how to write with Arabic letters

The pattern for star

fa3l becomes najm

We have seen that the Arabic word for star is written ‫ ﻧَﺠﻢ‬and
pronounced najm. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1.
All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where
f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are n, j and m, the
word becomes najm.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same
structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can
often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word
patterns

Words with the same pattern as star

bombing, thunder
qaSf

‫ﻗَﺼﻒ‬

path
darb

‫ﺩَرب‬

system
naZm

‫ﻧَﻈﻢ‬

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