I never had occasion to use the expression Na’eeman!, Comfort!- whose answer is, Allah Yin’am ‘Alayk, May Allah Give Comfort to You- which we were taught in our Egyptian Arabic class is said to compliment a new haircut. The same N-’-M root also gives the word Na’am, with a double meaning- the first the interjection Yes!, the second the noun Livestock. I guess that a newly roached donkey qualifies for both.
©David Melody