لحم
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ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *laḥam- (“food”). Cognate with Aramaic לַחְמָא (laḥmā), Classical Syriac ܠܚܡܐ (laḥmā), Hebrew לֶחֶם (léḥem), all meaning “food” or “bread”. The varying semantic developments are due to the differing agriculture and diets of the Arabian peninsula and the Fertile Crescent.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
لَحْم • (laḥm) m (collective, singulative لَحْمَة (laḥma), plural لُحُوم (luḥūm) or لِحَام (liḥām) or لِحْمَان (liḥmān) or لُحْمَان (luḥmān) or أَلْحُم (ʾalḥum))
DeclensionEdit
Declension of noun لَحْم (laḥm)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَحْم laḥm |
اللَّحْم al-laḥm |
لَحْم laḥm |
| Nominative | لَحْمٌ laḥmun |
اللَّحْمُ al-laḥmu |
لَحْمُ laḥmu |
| Accusative | لَحْمًا laḥman |
اللَّحْمَ al-laḥma |
لَحْمَ laḥma |
| Genitive | لَحْمٍ laḥmin |
اللَّحْمِ al-laḥmi |
لَحْمِ laḥmi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَحْمَة laḥma |
اللَّحْمَة al-laḥma |
لَحْمَة laḥmat |
| Nominative | لَحْمَةٌ laḥmatun |
اللَّحْمَةُ al-laḥmatu |
لَحْمَةُ laḥmatu |
| Accusative | لَحْمَةً laḥmatan |
اللَّحْمَةَ al-laḥmata |
لَحْمَةَ laḥmata |
| Genitive | لَحْمَةٍ laḥmatin |
اللَّحْمَةِ al-laḥmati |
لَحْمَةِ laḥmati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لَحْمَتَيْن laḥmatayn |
اللَّحْمَتَيْن al-laḥmatayn |
لَحْمَتَيْ laḥmatay |
| Nominative | لَحْمَتَانِ laḥmatāni |
اللَّحْمَتَانِ al-laḥmatāni |
لَحْمَتَا laḥmatā |
| Accusative | لَحْمَتَيْنِ laḥmatayni |
اللَّحْمَتَيْنِ al-laḥmatayni |
لَحْمَتَيْ laḥmatay |
| Genitive | لَحْمَتَيْنِ laḥmatayni |
اللَّحْمَتَيْنِ al-laḥmatayni |
لَحْمَتَيْ laḥmatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَحْمَات laḥmāt |
اللَّحْمَات al-laḥmāt |
لَحْمَات laḥmāt |
| Nominative | لَحْمَاتٌ laḥmātun |
اللَّحْمَاتُ al-laḥmātu |
لَحْمَاتُ laḥmātu |
| Accusative | لَحْمَاتٍ laḥmātin |
اللَّحْمَاتِ al-laḥmāti |
لَحْمَاتِ laḥmāti |
| Genitive | لَحْمَاتٍ laḥmātin |
اللَّحْمَاتِ al-laḥmāti |
لَحْمَاتِ laḥmāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُحُوم; لِحَام; لِحْمَان; لُحْمَان; أَلْحُم luḥūm; liḥām; liḥmān; luḥmān; ʾalḥum |
اللُّحُوم; اللِّحَام; اللِّحْمَان; اللُّحْمَان; الْأَلْحُم al-luḥūm; al-liḥām; al-liḥmān; al-luḥmān; al-ʾalḥum |
لُحُوم; لِحَام; لِحْمَان; لُحْمَان; أَلْحُم luḥūm; liḥām; liḥmān; luḥmān; ʾalḥum |
| Nominative | لُحُومٌ; لِحَامٌ; لِحْمَانٌ; لُحْمَانٌ; أَلْحُمٌ luḥūmun; liḥāmun; liḥmānun; luḥmānun; ʾalḥumun |
اللُّحُومُ; اللِّحَامُ; اللِّحْمَانُ; اللُّحْمَانُ; الْأَلْحُمُ al-luḥūmu; al-liḥāmu; al-liḥmānu; al-luḥmānu; al-ʾalḥumu |
لُحُومُ; لِحَامُ; لِحْمَانُ; لُحْمَانُ; أَلْحُمُ luḥūmu; liḥāmu; liḥmānu; luḥmānu; ʾalḥumu |
| Accusative | لُحُومًا; لِحَامًا; لِحْمَانًا; لُحْمَانًا; أَلْحُمًا luḥūman; liḥāman; liḥmānan; luḥmānan; ʾalḥuman |
اللُّحُومَ; اللِّحَامَ; اللِّحْمَانَ; اللُّحْمَانَ; الْأَلْحُمَ al-luḥūma; al-liḥāma; al-liḥmāna; al-luḥmāna; al-ʾalḥuma |
لُحُومَ; لِحَامَ; لِحْمَانَ; لُحْمَانَ; أَلْحُمَ luḥūma; liḥāma; liḥmāna; luḥmāna; ʾalḥuma |
| Genitive | لُحُومٍ; لِحَامٍ; لِحْمَانٍ; لُحْمَانٍ; أَلْحُمٍ luḥūmin; liḥāmin; liḥmānin; luḥmānin; ʾalḥumin |
اللُّحُومِ; اللِّحَامِ; اللِّحْمَانِ; اللُّحْمَانِ; الْأَلْحُمِ al-luḥūmi; al-liḥāmi; al-liḥmāni; al-luḥmāni; al-ʾalḥumi |
لُحُومِ; لِحَامِ; لِحْمَانِ; لُحْمَانِ; أَلْحُمِ luḥūmi; liḥāmi; liḥmāni; luḥmāni; ʾalḥumi |
Related termsEdit
- بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm)
ReferencesEdit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لحم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen