فحم

See also: فخم and قحم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ح م (f ḥ m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (peḥām, “coal”), Aramaic ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā, “coal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faħm/
  • Audio:(file)
    • (Gulf) IPA(key): /ˈfɐħəm/

Noun

فَحْم • (faḥm) m (collective, singulative فَحْمَة f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم (fuḥūm))

  1. cinder
    Coordinate term: جَمْر (jamr, “embers, hot coals”)
  2. coal; charcoal
    فَحْم حَجَرِيّ ― faḥm ḥajariyy ― coal (carbon rock)
    فَحْم الْخَشَب ― faḥm al-ḵašab ― charcoal

Declension

Declension of noun فَحْم (faḥm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal فَحْم
faḥm 		الْفَحْم
al-faḥm 		فَحْم
faḥm
nominative فَحْمٌ
faḥmun 		الْفَحْمُ
al-faḥmu 		فَحْمُ
faḥmu
accusative فَحْمًا
faḥman 		الْفَحْمَ
al-faḥma 		فَحْمَ
faḥma
genitive فَحْمٍ
faḥmin 		الْفَحْمِ
al-faḥmi 		فَحْمِ
faḥmi
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal فُحُوم
fuḥūm 		الْفُحُوم
al-fuḥūm 		فُحُوم
fuḥūm
nominative فُحُومٌ
fuḥūmun 		الْفُحُومُ
al-fuḥūmu 		فُحُومُ
fuḥūmu
accusative فُحُومًا
fuḥūman 		الْفُحُومَ
al-fuḥūma 		فُحُومَ
fuḥūma
genitive فُحُومٍ
fuḥūmin 		الْفُحُومِ
al-fuḥūmi 		فُحُومِ
fuḥūmi

Derived terms

  • فَحْمَة (faḥma, “coal (singulative)”)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ح م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَحْم (faḥm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faħm/, [ˈfa.ħ(ɪ)m]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

فحم • (faḥm) m

  1. (uncountable) coal
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