مومس
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مُومِسَة (mūmisa)
Etymology
From the root و م س (w m s) meaning "to rub or polish with a rag", likening them to a dirty, filthy, used-up rag; parallel semantic development is found in the word شرموطة.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muː.mis/
Noun
مُومِس • (mūmis) f (plural مُومِسات (mūmisāt))
- (derogatory) wench, hooker, tramp
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُومِس mūmis |
الْمُومِس al-mūmis |
مُومِس mūmis |
| nominative | مُومِسٌ mūmisun |
الْمُومِسُ al-mūmisu |
مُومِسُ mūmisu |
| accusative | مُومِسًا mūmisan |
الْمُومِسَ al-mūmisa |
مُومِسَ mūmisa |
| genitive | مُومِسٍ mūmisin |
الْمُومِسِ al-mūmisi |
مُومِسِ mūmisi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مُومِسَيْن mūmisayn |
الْمُومِسَيْن al-mūmisayn |
مُومِسَيْ mūmisay |
| nominative | مُومِسَانِ mūmisāni |
الْمُومِسَانِ al-mūmisāni |
مُومِسَا mūmisā |
| accusative | مُومِسَيْنِ mūmisayni |
الْمُومِسَيْنِ al-mūmisayni |
مُومِسَيْ mūmisay |
| genitive | مُومِسَيْنِ mūmisayni |
الْمُومِسَيْنِ al-mūmisayni |
مُومِسَيْ mūmisay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُومِسات mūmisāt |
الْمُومِسات al-mūmisāt |
مُومِسات mūmisāt |
| nominative | مُومِساتٌ mūmisātun |
الْمُومِساتُ al-mūmisātu |
مُومِساتُ mūmisātu |
| accusative | مُومِساتٍ mūmisātin |
الْمُومِساتِ al-mūmisāti |
مُومِساتِ mūmisāti |
| genitive | مُومِساتٍ mūmisātin |
الْمُومِساتِ al-mūmisāti |
مُومِساتِ mūmisāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مومس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN