قمح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق م ح (q m ḥ). Cognate with Aramaic קַמְחָא (qamḥā, flour), Hebrew קֶמַח (qémaḥ, flour), Ge'ez ቀምሕ (ḳämḥ, vegetables; leguminous plant), ቀምሐ (ḳämḥä, to eat upon, to graze), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎎𐎈 (qmḥ, flour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qamħ/

Noun

قَمْح • (qamḥm

  1. wheat
    Synonyms: بُرّ (burr), حِنْطَة (ḥinṭa), طَعَام (ṭaʕām)

Declension

Declension of noun قَمْح (qamḥ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal قَمْح
qamḥ
الْقَمْح
al-qamḥ
قَمْح
qamḥ
nominative قَمْحٌ
qamḥun
الْقَمْحُ
al-qamḥu
قَمْحُ
qamḥu
accusative قَمْحًا
qamḥan
الْقَمْحَ
al-qamḥa
قَمْحَ
qamḥa
genitive قَمْحٍ
qamḥin
الْقَمْحِ
al-qamḥi
قَمْحِ
qamḥi

Descendants

  • Maltese: qamħ
  • Hausa: àlkamā̀

See also

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق م ح
1 term

Etymology

Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡamħ/, [ɡamħ], [qamħ]

Noun

قمح • (gamḥm

  1. wheat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈqa.meħ/

Noun

قمح • (qameḥm

  1. wheat