nu.mah denotes a state of sleepiness portrayed as leading to being clothed in rags.

The sole attested use presents sleepiness as a condition associated with being clothed in rags.

1. Sleepiness with a ruinous outcome · dominant

   In Proverbs 23:21, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that links the condition to being clothed with rags; the APB renders the clause, “and drowsiness will clothe with rags.”

   Proverbs 23:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 23:21, the APB presents the term as “drowsiness” in the clause “drowsiness will clothe with rags.” The term's precise English correspondence cannot be established beyond the clause's overall presentation.