Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root غ ي م (ḡ-y-m). Cognate with Ge'ez ጊሜ (gime), Classical Syriac ܥܝܡܐ.

Noun edit

غَيْم (ḡaymf (collective, singulative غَيْمَة f (ḡayma), plural غُيُوم (ḡuyūm) or غِيَام (ḡiyām))

  1. clouds
    Synonyms: سَحَاب (saḥāb), غَمَام (ḡamām), عَنَان (ʕanān)

Declension edit

Verb edit

غَيَّمَ (ḡayyama) II, non-past يُغَيِّمُ‎ (yuḡayyimu)

  1. (intransitive) to emit clouds

Conjugation edit

Pashto edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

غيم (ǧëyëm)

  1. first-person singular simple present of غوول

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
غ ي م
3 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic غَيْم (ḡaym).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣeːm/, [ɣeːm]
  • (file)

Noun edit

غيم (ḡēmm (collective, singulative غيمة f (ḡēme), plural غيوم (ḡyūm))

  1. (collective) clouds

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic غَيَّمَ (ḡayyama).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣaj.jam/, [ˈɣaj.jam]
  • (file)

Verb edit

غيّم (ḡayyam) II (present بغيّم (biḡayyem), active participle مغيّم (mḡayyem))

  1. to become cloudy
    (الدنيا) عم بتغيّم.(id-dinya) ʕam bitḡayyem.It's cloudy.
Usage notes edit
  • This verb is usually conjugated in the feminine 3rd-person singular form, as الدنيا (id-dinya) is the implied subject.
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of غيّم (ḡayyam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m غيّمت (ḡayyamt) غيّمت (ḡayyamt) غيّم (ḡayyam) غيّمنا (ḡayyamna) غيّمتو (ḡayyamtu) غيّمو (ḡayyamu)
f غيّمتي (ḡayyamti) غيّمت (ḡayyamat)
present m بغيّم (baḡayyem) بتغيّم (bitḡayyem) بغيّم (biḡayyem) منغيّم (minḡayyem) بتغيّمو (bitḡayymu) بغيّمو (biḡayymu)
f بتغيّمي (bitḡayymi) بتغيّم (bitḡayyem)
subjunctive m اغيّم (aḡayyem) تغيّم (tḡayyem) يغيّم (yḡayyem) نغيّم (nḡayyem) تغيّمو (tḡayymu) يغيّمو (yḡayymu)
f تغيّمي (tḡayymi) تغيّم (tḡayyem)
imperative m غيّم (ḡayyem) غيّمو (ḡayymu)
f غيّمي (ḡayymi)
See also edit
Weather · الطقس (iṭ-ṭaʔs)
Sunny Rainy Snowy Cloudy Dark
Verb شمّس (šammas) شتّى (šatta) تلّج (tallaj) غيّم (ḡayyam) عتّم (ʕattam)
Adjective مشمّس (mšammes) مشتّي (mšatti) متلّج (mtallej) مغيّم (mḡayyem) عتم (ʕitm)
Noun شمس (šams) شتا (šita) تلج (tilj) غيم (ḡēm) عتمة (ʕatme)