ام الفحم

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أُمّ الْفَحْم (ʔumm al-faḥm). Equivalent to إمّ (ʔimm) +‎ الفحم (il-faḥm), literally mother of the coal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔimm il.faħm/, [ˌʔɪm.m‿ɪl.ˈfa.ħ(ɪ)m]

Proper noun[edit]

إمّ الفحم (ʔimm il-faḥmf

  1. Umm al-Fahm (a city in Israel)