नर्म narm

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

نرم · fa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Soft, gentle, delicate, pliant, flexible, kind, merciful, moderate.

Usual translation

  1. soft

Origin of the definition

नरम narama narām (a) soft, gentle; delicate; pliant, flexible; kind, merciful; moderate; ~दिल soft/kind hearted; —पंथ moderate course; ~पंथी moderate; —,कभी, कभी गरम to blow hot and cold; —पड़ना to soften down.

P نرم narm, vulg. naram [Pehl. narm, or nam; Zend nãmya, rt. nam 'to bend'; S. नम्र, rt. नम्], adj. Soft (to the touch); smooth, sleek; ductile, plastic; — mild, tender, gentle, easy, yielding (as a disposition); simple, silly, soft; — soft, low, subdued (as a tone, &c.); — light, easy, moderate (as a price, &c.); — soft, easy of digestion; — slack, depressed, dull (as a market, or trade, &c.); — defective, inferior, old and defaced (as coin, &c.); — adv. Softly, gently, slowly, &c.

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Created
Tuesday 5 May 2020
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Wednesday 24 April 2024