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نجم

Root: نجم

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

نجم najama u (نجوم nujūm) to appear, come in sight, rise (star), begin, commence, set in; to result, follow, ensue, arise, proceed, derive, originate, spring (عن or من from) │ نجم قرنه (qarnuhū) to begin to show II to observe the stars; to predict the future from the stars, practice astrology; to pay in installments V to observe the stars, predict the future from the stars

Entry 2

نجم najm pl. نجوم nujūm installment, partial payment; نجوما nujūman in installments

Entry 3

نجم najm pl. نجم nujūm, انجم anjum celestial body; star; lucky star; constellation, asterism; (coll.) herbs, herbage, grass │ نجم ذو ذنب (dū danab) comet; نجوم السينما film stars, movie stars

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