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Apr 14, 2002 20:17
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nadim
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it is a name
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drinking companion
It appears to be an Arabic name. I'm not sure if *drinking* refers to alcohol.
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Nabil (noble), Nadim (drinking companion), Nadir (precious; rare), Na'il (attainer), Na'im (content one), Naji (saved), Najib (of noble descent), Namdar, Nasawi, Nasir (victorious), Nasr (victory), Nguna, Nizar (uncertain origin), Nuh, Numair, Nur (to illuminate).
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Nabil (noble), Nadim (drinking companion), Nadir (precious; rare), Na'il (attainer), Na'im (content one), Naji (saved), Najib (of noble descent), Namdar, Nasawi, Nasir (victorious), Nasr (victory), Nguna, Nizar (uncertain origin), Nuh, Numair, Nur (to illuminate).
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A boon companion
Here is an excerpt from Encyclopædia Britannica:
Barani also spelled BARNI, the first known Muslim to write a history of India; he resided for 17 years at Delhi as nadim (boon companion) of Sultan Muhammad ibn Tughluq.
E. Cobham Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:
Boon Companion: A convivial companion. A bon vivant is one fond of good living. “Who leads a good life is sure to live well.” (French, bon, good.)
Kenneth G. Wilson’s The Columbia Guide to Standard American English:
A boon companion: a cliché that is the only use left of boon as adjective, meaning “favorable, pleasant, convivial”
Barani also spelled BARNI, the first known Muslim to write a history of India; he resided for 17 years at Delhi as nadim (boon companion) of Sultan Muhammad ibn Tughluq.
E. Cobham Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:
Boon Companion: A convivial companion. A bon vivant is one fond of good living. “Who leads a good life is sure to live well.” (French, bon, good.)
Kenneth G. Wilson’s The Columbia Guide to Standard American English:
A boon companion: a cliché that is the only use left of boon as adjective, meaning “favorable, pleasant, convivial”
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intimate companion, drinking companion
Both of the above answers are correct, but partial. Ajeeb Dictionary (on ajeeb.com) defines äÏíã (pronounced NADEEM, sometimes spelled NADIM), as follows:
1. boon companion, close or intimate companion, friend, fellow, crony, consort, comrade, companion, compeer, associate, chum, pal
2. drinking companion
Al-Munjid Arabic dictionary agrees.
Fuad
1. boon companion, close or intimate companion, friend, fellow, crony, consort, comrade, companion, compeer, associate, chum, pal
2. drinking companion
Al-Munjid Arabic dictionary agrees.
Fuad
Reference:
http://dictionary.ajeeb.com/idrisidic_1.asp?Site=0&Src_L=ara_ara1&DestLang=En&lpcWord=%e4%cf%ed%e3
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Nadine
but it is french...
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bringer of drink
CNN: `Bringer of drink' defies Islamic law - Oct. 3, 1995
... Nadim Khoury is man with a mission, and it's all in his name. In Arabic, Nadim means "bringer of drink." The goal he and his wife, Suhair, have adopted is to ...
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9510/palestine_beer/
... Nadim Khoury is man with a mission, and it's all in his name. In Arabic, Nadim means "bringer of drink." The goal he and his wife, Suhair, have adopted is to ...
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9510/palestine_beer/
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