nağme
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نغمه, from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma, “melody, tone, sound”), from Aramaic ܢܠܡܬܐ (nāˁamtā, “melody, sweet and soft voice”), from Hebrew נעם (nāˁam, “sweet singing”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: nağ‧me
Noun
nağme (definite accusative nağmeyi, plural nağmeler)
- beautiful, harmonious voice; melody
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nağme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- nağme in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu