شحوم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش ح م (š ḥ m)
3 terms

Noun

شَحُّوم • (šaḥḥūmm

  1. Gagea reticulata
Usage notes

A regionally widespread plant not palatable for men nor for camels, hence few know the name.

Declension
Declension of noun شَحُّوم (šaḥḥūm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شَحُّوم
šaḥḥūm
الشَّحُّوم
aš-šaḥḥūm
شَحُّوم
šaḥḥūm
nominative شَحُّومٌ
šaḥḥūmun
الشَّحُّومُ
aš-šaḥḥūmu
شَحُّومُ
šaḥḥūmu
accusative شَحُّومًا
šaḥḥūman
الشَّحُّومَ
aš-šaḥḥūma
شَحُّومَ
šaḥḥūma
genitive شَحُّومٍ
šaḥḥūmin
الشَّحُّومِ
aš-šaḥḥūmi
شَحُّومِ
šaḥḥūmi

References

  • Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 108, 160, 316

Etymology 2

Noun

شُحُوم • (šuḥūmpl

  1. plural of شَحْم (šaḥm)