عضم

Chadian Arabic

Root
ع ض م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm).

Noun

عضم • (ʔadumm (collective, singulative عضماي f (ʔadumāy), plural عضام (ʔudām))

  1. bone(s)

References

  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 60

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕadˤm/, [ˈʕɑdˤm]

Noun

عضم • (ʕaḍmm (collective, singulative عضمة f (ʕaḍma), plural عضام (ʕiḍām))

  1. bone(s)
    • 1994, Yusuf al-Qa'id, chapter 2, in لبن العصفور[1]:
      كان جلد على عضم.
      He was all skin and bone.
    • 1994, Yusuf al-Qa'id, chapter 1, in لبن العصفور[2]:
      قليل البخت يلاقي العضم ف الكرشة،.
      The unlucky one finds bones in tripe.

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ض م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕadˤm/, [ˈʕɑ.dˤ(ɪ)m]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

عضم • (ʕaḍmm (collective, singulative عضمة f (ʕaḍme), plural عضام (ʕḍām))

  1. bone