See also: ابهام and اتهام

Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

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Etymology 1 edit

Verbal noun of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, to make obscure) from ب ه م (b-h-m).

Noun edit

إِبْهَام (ʔibhāmm

  1. verbal noun of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, to make obscure) (form IV)
  2. obscurity, vagueness, ambiguity
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Lisan ud-Dawat Gujarati: ابهام (ibhām)
  • Persian: ابهام (ebhâm)

Etymology 2 edit

With labial assimilation – not found in بَنَان (banān, fingers) – related to Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (ŠU.ŠI /⁠ubānu⁠/, finger), Eblaite [script needed] (ba-ʾà-núm /⁠bahānum⁠/), Hebrew בֹּהֶן (bṓhen, thumb), Mehri hābḗn (thumb), Harsusi ḥābēn.

Noun edit

إِبْهَام (ʔibhāmf (dual إِبْهَامَانِ (ʔibhāmāni), plural أَبَاهِيم (ʔabāhīm))

  1. thumb
  2. big toe
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