नग़मा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- नग़्मा (naġmā)
- नगमा (nagmā), नग्मा (nagmā) — nuqtaless
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نغمه (naġma), itself from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nəɣ.mɑː/, [nɐɣ.mäː], /nəɡ.mɑː/, [nɐɡ.mäː]
Noun
नग़मा • (naġmā) m (formal plural नग़मात or नग़्मात, Urdu spelling نَغْمَہ)
- melody, song, tune
- मुहब्बत के नग़मात गाएंगे हम।
- muhabbat ke naġmāt gāeṅge ham.
- We will recite the melodies of love.
- musical note
- Synonym: सुर (sur)
- a a sweet, soft voice
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नग़मा naġmā |
नग़मे naġme |
| oblique | नग़मे naġme |
नग़मों naġmõ |
| vocative | नग़मे naġme |
नग़मो naġmo |
Proper noun
नग़मा • (naġmā) f (Urdu spelling نَغْمَہ)
- a female given name, Naghma, from Arabic
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नग़मा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press