How to say "star" in Arabic
New wordMeaningstar
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
نَجْم
najmנג'ם
نجم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כוכב
kokhavكُوخَاڤ
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
ن-ج-مLearn it
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
نِجْمِة
nijmeנג'מהThe everyday Levantine form is feminine: nijme.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
نِجْمَة
nigmaנגמהFeminine, with Cairo's hard g: nigma.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
نجْمَة
nejmaנג'מהFeminine in Darija too: nejma.
In a phrase
نَجْم لَامِع
najm lāmiʿנג'ם לאמעa shining star
Plural
نُجُوم
nujūmנג'וםbroken plural CuCūC — like قَلْب→قُلُوب