Girl · Arabic (Persian and Urdu usage) · Muslim
Naghma
نغمہSay it NUGH-ma
- Meaning today
- Melody, song, tune
- Original meaning
- "a soft, sweet voice; a musical sound or tone; melody, song" Steingass, p. 1413
- Say it
- NUGH-ma
- Written
- نغمہ
- Other spellings
- Nagma, Naghmah, Nagmah
Naghma
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Naghma meaning
Naghma (نغمہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Persian and Urdu usage).
A soft, sweet voice; a musical sound or tone; melody, song
Also used to mean: tune
Naghma (نغمہ) is the Arabic word naghma, which Persian and Urdu took over as the everyday word for a melody or tune. Steingass's dictionary defines it as a soft, sweet voice, a musical sound or tone, and a melody, song, modulation or trill, and lists naghma-pardāz, "a singer or musician", beside it. Name lists give Naghma as "melody" or "song", exactly the dictionary sense. The word is common in Urdu poetry and film songs, and the name is also spelled Nagma. The Hindi and South Indian film actress Nagma uses this spelling as her screen name.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1413 · entry naghmat, naghma (نغمة) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, naghma, p. 1413
Spellings
Naghma · Nagma · Naghmah · Nagmah