لحم
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ArabicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Semitic [Term?], from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *laḥam- (“food”). Cognate with Aramaic לַחְמָא (laḥmā), Classical Syriac ܠܚܡܐ (laḥmā), Hebrew לֶחֶם (léḥem), Ugaritic 𐎍𐎈𐎎 (lḥm /laḥmu/), 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