ثوم
Arabic
Alternative forms
- فُوم (fūm) — Classical Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯūm-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θuːm/
Noun
ثُوم • (ṯūm) m (collective, singulative ثُومَة f (ṯūma))
- garlic
- beads of silver or gold wherewith the grips of swords are decorated
- p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
- ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس
١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه- 1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver
- 1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ثُوم ṯūm |
الثُّوم aṯ-ṯūm |
ثُوم ṯūm |
| nominative | ثُومٌ ṯūmun |
الثُّومُ aṯ-ṯūmu |
ثُومُ ṯūmu |
| accusative | ثُومًا ṯūman |
الثُّومَ aṯ-ṯūma |
ثُومَ ṯūma |
| genitive | ثُومٍ ṯūmin |
الثُّومِ aṯ-ṯūmi |
ثُومِ ṯūmi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ثُومَة ṯūma |
الثُّومَة aṯ-ṯūma |
ثُومَة ṯūmat |
| nominative | ثُومَةٌ ṯūmatun |
الثُّومَةُ aṯ-ṯūmatu |
ثُومَةُ ṯūmatu |
| accusative | ثُومَةً ṯūmatan |
الثُّومَةَ aṯ-ṯūmata |
ثُومَةَ ṯūmata |
| genitive | ثُومَةٍ ṯūmatin |
الثُّومَةِ aṯ-ṯūmati |
ثُومَةِ ṯūmati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | ثُومَتَيْن ṯūmatayn |
الثُّومَتَيْن aṯ-ṯūmatayn |
ثُومَتَيْ ṯūmatay |
| nominative | ثُومَتَانِ ṯūmatāni |
الثُّومَتَانِ aṯ-ṯūmatāni |
ثُومَتَا ṯūmatā |
| accusative | ثُومَتَيْنِ ṯūmatayni |
الثُّومَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯūmatayni |
ثُومَتَيْ ṯūmatay |
| genitive | ثُومَتَيْنِ ṯūmatayni |
الثُّومَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯūmatayni |
ثُومَتَيْ ṯūmatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ثُومَات ṯūmāt |
الثُّومَات aṯ-ṯūmāt |
ثُومَات ṯūmāt |
| nominative | ثُومَاتٌ ṯūmātun |
الثُّومَاتُ aṯ-ṯūmātu |
ثُومَاتُ ṯūmātu |
| accusative | ثُومَاتٍ ṯūmātin |
الثُّومَاتِ aṯ-ṯūmāti |
ثُومَاتِ ṯūmāti |
| genitive | ثُومَاتٍ ṯūmātin |
الثُّومَاتِ aṯ-ṯūmāti |
ثُومَاتِ ṯūmāti |
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic: ثَوْم (ṯawm)
- Egyptian Arabic: توم (tōm)
- Hijazi Arabic: ثوم (tūm)
- Maltese: tewm
- Moroccan Arabic: توم (tawm, tūm)
- Sudanese Arabic: توم (tōm)
- Yemeni Arabic: ثَوْم (ṯawm)
- → Swahili: saumu
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuːm/, /θuːm/
Noun
ثُوم • (tūm, ṯūm) m (collective, singulative ثُومَة f (tūma, ṯūma))