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title: "Anama meaning in Arabic: أَنْعَمَ — to bless, to bestow favour"
description: "Anama (أَنْعَمَ, anʿama) means “to bless, to bestow favour” in Arabic. Root ن·ع·م, pattern أَفْعَلَ, level C1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# أَنْعَمَ

*anʿama* · **to bless, to bestow favour**

أَنْعَمَ (anʿama) is an Arabic verb meaning “to bless, to bestow favour”. It is built on the root ن·ع·م in the pattern أَفْعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level C1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ن·ع·م
- Pattern: أَفْعَلَ
- Level: C1

## Forms of أَنْعَمَ

- Present: يُنْعِمُ

## Words from the root ن·ع·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ن·ع·م with أَنْعَمَ; each opens its own entry.

- [نِعْمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/nima) — niʿma, blessing, favour (B1)

## How to read أَنْعَمَ, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ن — نون (nūn): n
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about أَنْعَمَ

### What is the root of أَنْعَمَ?

The root of أَنْعَمَ is ن·ع·م. Words built on the same root include نِعْمَة (blessing, favour).

### What pattern does أَنْعَمَ follow?

أَنْعَمَ follows the pattern أَفْعَلَ, with the root letters ن·ع·م poured into it.

### What level is أَنْعَمَ?

Fasaha first uses أَنْعَمَ at level C1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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