لقيمة

Arabic

Root
ل ق م (l-q-m)

Etymology

Diminutive of لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.qaj.ma/

Noun

لُقَيْمَة • (luqayma) f (plural لُقَيْمَات (luqaymāt))

1. snack, bit, morsel (the minimum amount of food in one’s diet that must be eaten in order to keep fit)

   بِحَسْب اِبْن آدَم لُقَيْمَات يُقِمْن صُلْبَه ― biḥasb ibn ʔādam luqaymāt yuqimn ṣulbah ― A few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him.

Declension

Declension of noun لُقَيْمَة (luqayma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُقَيْمَة luqayma	اللُّقَيْمَة al-luqayma	لُقَيْمَة luqaymat
Nominative	لُقَيْمَةٌ luqaymatun	اللُّقَيْمَةُ al-luqaymatu	لُقَيْمَةُ luqaymatu
Accusative	لُقَيْمَةً luqaymatan	اللُّقَيْمَةَ al-luqaymata	لُقَيْمَةَ luqaymata
Genitive	لُقَيْمَةٍ luqaymatin	اللُّقَيْمَةِ al-luqaymati	لُقَيْمَةِ luqaymati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُقَيْمَتَيْن luqaymatayn	اللُّقَيْمَتَيْن al-luqaymatayn	لُقَيْمَتَيْ luqaymatay
Nominative	لُقَيْمَتَانِ luqaymatāni	اللُّقَيْمَتَانِ al-luqaymatāni	لُقَيْمَتَا luqaymatā
Accusative	لُقَيْمَتَيْنِ luqaymatayni	اللُّقَيْمَتَيْنِ al-luqaymatayni	لُقَيْمَتَيْ luqaymatay
Genitive	لُقَيْمَتَيْنِ luqaymatayni	اللُّقَيْمَتَيْنِ al-luqaymatayni	لُقَيْمَتَيْ luqaymatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُقَيْمَات luqaymāt	اللُّقَيْمَات al-luqaymāt	لُقَيْمَات luqaymāt
Nominative	لُقَيْمَاتٌ luqaymātun	اللُّقَيْمَاتُ al-luqaymātu	لُقَيْمَاتُ luqaymātu
Accusative	لُقَيْمَاتٍ luqaymātin	اللُّقَيْمَاتِ al-luqaymāti	لُقَيْمَاتِ luqaymāti
Genitive	لُقَيْمَاتٍ luqaymātin	اللُّقَيْمَاتِ al-luqaymāti	لُقَيْمَاتِ luqaymāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ل ق م
3 terms

Etymology

Diminutive of Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.ɡeː.ma/, [lʊ.ɡe̞ː.ma]

Noun

لُقيمَة • (lugēma) f (plural لُقيمات (lugēmāt))

1. a piece of lokma; an Arabic pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup.

Usage notes

The word is rarely used in its singular form, and the plural form لُقيمات (lugēmāt) is usually used to refer to the pastry.