فحم

See also: فخم and قحم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ح م (f-ḥ-m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (peḥām, “coal”), Aramaic ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā, “coal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faħm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

فَحْم • (faḥm) m (collective, singulative فَحْمَة f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم (fuḥūm))

  1. cinder
    Coordinate term: جَمْر (jamr, “embers, hot coals”)
  2. coal; charcoal
    فَحْم حَجَرِيّ ― faḥm ḥajariyy ― coal (carbon rock)
    فَحْم الْخَشَب ― faḥm al-ḵašab ― charcoal

Declension
Declension of noun فَحْم (faḥm)
Singular basic singular triptote
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
  • فَحْمَة (faḥma, “coal (singulative)”)

References
  • 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
Root
ف ح م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَحْم (faḥm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faħm/, [ˈfa.ħ(ɪ)m]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

فحم • (faḥm) m

  1. (uncountable) coal
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