بلغم

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.ɣam/

Noun

بَلْغَم • (balḡamm (plural بَلَاغِم (balāḡim))

  1. phlegm
  2. sputum

Declension

Declension of noun بَلْغَم (balḡam)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَلْغَم
balḡam
الْبَلْغَم
al-balḡam
بَلْغَم
balḡam
nominative بَلْغَمٌ
balḡamun
الْبَلْغَمُ
al-balḡamu
بَلْغَمُ
balḡamu
accusative بَلْغَمًا
balḡaman
الْبَلْغَمَ
al-balḡama
بَلْغَمَ
balḡama
genitive بَلْغَمٍ
balḡamin
الْبَلْغَمِ
al-balḡami
بَلْغَمِ
balḡami
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بَلْغَمَيْن
balḡamayn
الْبَلْغَمَيْن
al-balḡamayn
بَلْغَمَيْ
balḡamay
nominative بَلْغَمَانِ
balḡamāni
الْبَلْغَمَانِ
al-balḡamāni
بَلْغَمَا
balḡamā
accusative بَلْغَمَيْنِ
balḡamayni
الْبَلْغَمَيْنِ
al-balḡamayni
بَلْغَمَيْ
balḡamay
genitive بَلْغَمَيْنِ
balḡamayni
الْبَلْغَمَيْنِ
al-balḡamayni
بَلْغَمَيْ
balḡamay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَلَاغِم
balāḡim
الْبَلَاغِم
al-balāḡim
بَلَاغِم
balāḡim
nominative بَلَاغِمُ
balāḡimu
الْبَلَاغِمُ
al-balāḡimu
بَلَاغِمُ
balāḡimu
accusative بَلَاغِمَ
balāḡima
الْبَلَاغِمَ
al-balāḡima
بَلَاغِمَ
balāḡima
genitive بَلَاغِمَ
balāḡima
الْبَلَاغِمِ
al-balāḡimi
بَلَاغِمِ
balāḡimi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: belgħun
  • Azerbaijani: bəlğəm
  • Indonesian: balgam
  • Middle Armenian: պալղամ (palġam), պլղամ (plġam)
  • Ottoman Turkish: بالغام (balgam)
  • Swahili: balaghamu

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَلْغَم (balġam), from Arabic بَلْغَم (balḡam).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəl.ɣəm/
  • Hyphenation: بَلْ‧غَم
  • Rhymes: -əm

Noun

بَلْغَم • (balġamm (Hindi spelling बलग़म)

  1. phlegm
  2. mucus

Further reading

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بلغم (balġam).

Noun

بَلغَم (balğam)

  1. phlegm
  2. mucus
    Synonym: خراشکے (xarāškē)