Noman: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
نعمان
نُعْمَان
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Noman (نعمان, Arabic نُعْمَان) is most often explained as “blood (per Lane); linked to favour”. It comes from the Arabic root ن ع م. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ن ع م.
- Meaning
- blood (per Lane); linked to favour
- معنی
- خون (لین کے مطابق)؛ نعمت سے نسبت
Meaning disputed
Lane records nuʿmān as blood, with the red anemone called shaqāʾiq an-nuʿmān. The popular gloss 'blessing' rests only on the shared root n-ʿ-m (ease, favour).
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- no-maanAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ن ع م
- Other spellings
- Nouman · Numan · Nauman
- Known bearer
- Nu'man ibn Thabit, known as Imam Abu Hanifa