QuranicWords

نَعَمْ naʿam – “Yes”

A Qur'anic Arabic particle that occurs 4 times in the Qur'an. It is word #1,543 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
Yes
Type
Answer particle
In the Qur'an
4 times
Frequency rank
#1,543 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Particles & Function Words, section 2, lesson 3

Meaning in 8 languages

EnglishYes
বাংলাহ্যাঁ
اردوہاں
हिन्दीहाँ
Bahasa Indonesiaya
Türkçeevet
فارسیآری
FrançaisOui

In the Qur'an: As-Saffat 37:18

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

English

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

বাংলা

বলুন, ‘হ্যাঁ, এবং তোমরা হবে লাঞ্ছিত।

اردو

ٓپ ﷺ کہیے : ہاں ! (تم اٹھائے بھی جائو گے) اور تم ذلیل بھی ہوگے

हिन्दी

आप कह दीजिए : हाँ! तथा तुम अपमानित (भी) होगे!

Bahasa Indonesia

Katakanlah: "Ya, dan kamu akan terhina"

Türkçe

De ki: Evet, hem de hor ve hakir olarak (diriltileceksiniz).

فارسی

بگو: «آری، و شما خوار و زبون (زنده) می‌شوید».

Français

Dis: «Oui! et vous vous humilierez».

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.