Nadeem: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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ندیم
نَدِيم
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Nadeem (ندیم, Arabic نَدِيم) means “close companion; friend”. It comes from the Arabic root ن د م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ن د م.
- Meaning
- close companion; friend
- معنی
- ہم نشین، دوست
Where it comes from
Lane gives nadīm as a boon companion; in Persian and Urdu it is simply an intimate friend.
- Say it
- na-deemAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ن د م
- Other spellings
- Nadim
- Themes
- Kindness