قمح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق م ح (q-m-ḥ). Cognate with Aramaic קַמְחָא (qamḥā, “flour”), Hebrew קֶמַח (qémaḥ, “flour”), Ge'ez ቀምሕ (ḳämḥ, “vegetables; leguminous plant”), ቀምሐ (ḳämḥä, “to eat upon, to graze”), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎎𐎈 (qmḥ, “flour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qamħ/

Noun

قَمْح • (qamḥ) m

1. wheat

   Synonyms: بُرّ (burr), حِنْطَة (ḥinṭa), طَعَام (ṭaʕām)

Declension

Declension of noun قَمْح (qamḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمْح qamḥ	الْقَمْح al-qamḥ	قَمْح qamḥ
Nominative	قَمْحٌ qamḥun	الْقَمْحُ al-qamḥu	قَمْحُ qamḥu
Accusative	قَمْحًا qamḥan	الْقَمْحَ al-qamḥa	قَمْحَ qamḥa
Genitive	قَمْحٍ qamḥin	الْقَمْحِ al-qamḥi	قَمْحِ qamḥi

Descendants

• Maltese: qamħ
• → Hausa: àlkamā̀
  • → Yoruba: àlìkámà

See also

• قَمْحَة (qamḥa, “grain of wheat”)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق م ح
1 term

Etymology

Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamħ/, [ɡamħ], [qamħ]

Noun

قمح • (gamḥ) m

1. wheat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈqa.meħ/

Noun

قمح • (qameḥ) m

1. wheat