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نَسِيم

Naseem

na-SEEM

Gentle breeze.”

About Naseem

Naseem is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "gentle breeze" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ن-س-م. Refers to a gentle breeze.

Used as both masculine (Pakistan) and feminine in different contexts.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Either

Also spelled

Nasim

Root letters

ن س مN-S-M

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Naseem is one such word.

How to say it

na·SEEM

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Naseem: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud