Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ق ط م (q-ṭ-m), "to bite on, to cut off, to break off".

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قَطْمَة (qaṭmaf (plural قَطْمات (qaṭmāt))

  1. bite, bite, morsel

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قطمة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ط م
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَطْمَة (qaṭma).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قَطْمَة (gaṭmaf (plural قَطْمات (gaṭmāt))

  1. bite: a small mouthful of food.
    Synonym: لُقْمَة (lugma)