أجمة
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ (ʾaḡmā, “marsh, swamp”) and Hebrew אֲגַם (ʾaḡamm, “lake, swamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.d͡ʒa.ma/
Noun
أَجَمَة • (ʔajama) f (singulative, collective أَجَم m (ʔajam), plural أُجُم (ʔujum) or آجَام (ʔājām))
- jungle
- a thicket or copse
- dense vegetation which covers the forest floor and may obstruct passage, brushwood, underbrush
Declension
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَجَمَة ʔajama |
الْأَجَمَة al-ʔajama |
أَجَمَة ʔajamat |
| nominative | أَجَمَةٌ ʔajamatun |
الْأَجَمَةُ al-ʔajamatu |
أَجَمَةُ ʔajamatu |
| accusative | أَجَمَةً ʔajamatan |
الْأَجَمَةَ al-ʔajamata |
أَجَمَةَ ʔajamata |
| genitive | أَجَمَةٍ ʔajamatin |
الْأَجَمَةِ al-ʔajamati |
أَجَمَةِ ʔajamati |
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَجَم ʔajam |
الْأَجَم al-ʔajam |
أَجَم ʔajam |
| nominative | أَجَمٌ ʔajamun |
الْأَجَمُ al-ʔajamu |
أَجَمُ ʔajamu |
| accusative | أَجَمًا ʔajaman |
الْأَجَمَ al-ʔajama |
أَجَمَ ʔajama |
| genitive | أَجَمٍ ʔajamin |
الْأَجَمِ al-ʔajami |
أَجَمِ ʔajami |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أَجَمَتَيْن ʔajamatayn |
الْأَجَمَتَيْن al-ʔajamatayn |
أَجَمَتَيْ ʔajamatay |
| nominative | أَجَمَتَانِ ʔajamatāni |
الْأَجَمَتَانِ al-ʔajamatāni |
أَجَمَتَا ʔajamatā |
| accusative | أَجَمَتَيْنِ ʔajamatayni |
الْأَجَمَتَيْنِ al-ʔajamatayni |
أَجَمَتَيْ ʔajamatay |
| genitive | أَجَمَتَيْنِ ʔajamatayni |
الْأَجَمَتَيْنِ al-ʔajamatayni |
أَجَمَتَيْ ʔajamatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَجَمَات ʔajamāt |
الْأَجَمَات al-ʔajamāt |
أَجَمَات ʔajamāt |
| nominative | أَجَمَاتٌ ʔajamātun |
الْأَجَمَاتُ al-ʔajamātu |
أَجَمَاتُ ʔajamātu |
| accusative | أَجَمَاتٍ ʔajamātin |
الْأَجَمَاتِ al-ʔajamāti |
أَجَمَاتِ ʔajamāti |
| genitive | أَجَمَاتٍ ʔajamātin |
الْأَجَمَاتِ al-ʔajamāti |
أَجَمَاتِ ʔajamāti |
| plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أُجُم; آجَام ʔujum; ʔājām |
الْأُجُم; الْآجَام al-ʔujum; al-ʔājām |
أُجُم; آجَام ʔujum; ʔājām |
| nominative | أُجُمٌ; آجَامٌ ʔujumun; ʔājāmun |
الْأُجُمُ; الْآجَامُ al-ʔujumu; al-ʔājāmu |
أُجُمُ; آجَامُ ʔujumu; ʔājāmu |
| accusative | أُجُمًا; آجَامًا ʔujuman; ʔājāman |
الْأُجُمَ; الْآجَامَ al-ʔujuma; al-ʔājāma |
أُجُمَ; آجَامَ ʔujuma; ʔājāma |
| genitive | أُجُمٍ; آجَامٍ ʔujumin; ʔājāmin |
الْأُجُمِ; الْآجَامِ al-ʔujumi; al-ʔājāmi |
أُجُمِ; آجَامِ ʔujumi; ʔājāmi |