نمام

Meaning

1. tale-bearer, tattletale
2. denouncer, informant
3. slanderer, calumniator

Concepts

calumniator

slanderer

Etymology

Two nouns formed with the form of a characteristic adjective from the root ن م م (n m m). The choice of root pattern for plant-name is like that of شَمَّام (šammām, “melon”). Its variation is found reversely in نُعَاع (nuʕāʕ) for لُعَاع (luʕāʕ, “tender or fresh greenery; endive”) related to لَاعِيَة (lāʕiya, “green spurge or sun spurge”).