فحم
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From the root ف ح م (f-ḥ-m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (peḥām, “coal”), Aramaic ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā, “coal”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فَحْم • (faḥm) m (collective, singulative فَحْمَة f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم (fuḥūm))
- cinder
- Coordinate term: جَمْر (jamr, “embers, hot coals”)
- coal; charcoal
- فَحْم حَجَرِيّ ― faḥm ḥajariyy ― coal (carbon rock)
- فَحْم الْخَشَب ― faḥm al-ḵašab ― charcoal
Declension edit
Declension of noun فَحْم (faḥm)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فَحْم faḥm |
الْفَحْم al-faḥm |
فَحْم faḥm |
Nominative | فَحْمٌ faḥmun |
الْفَحْمُ al-faḥmu |
فَحْمُ faḥmu |
Accusative | فَحْمًا faḥman |
الْفَحْمَ al-faḥma |
فَحْمَ faḥma |
Genitive | فَحْمٍ faḥmin |
الْفَحْمِ al-faḥmi |
فَحْمِ faḥmi |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُحُوم fuḥūm |
الْفُحُوم al-fuḥūm |
فُحُوم fuḥūm |
Nominative | فُحُومٌ fuḥūmun |
الْفُحُومُ al-fuḥūmu |
فُحُومُ fuḥūmu |
Accusative | فُحُومًا fuḥūman |
الْفُحُومَ al-fuḥūma |
فُحُومَ fuḥūma |
Genitive | فُحُومٍ fuḥūmin |
الْفُحُومِ al-fuḥūmi |
فُحُومِ fuḥūmi |
Derived terms edit
- فَحْمَة (faḥma, “coal (singulative)”)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic edit
Root |
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ف ح م |
1 term |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فحم • (faḥm) m