أعم

See also: اعم

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ع م م (ʕ m m)
15 terms

Elative of عَامّ (ʕāmm, “general”).

Adjective

أَعَمّ • (ʔaʕamm)

1. elative degree of عَامّ (ʕāmm):
   1. more general; most general

Declension

Declension of adjective أَعَمّ (ʔaʕamm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعَمّ ʔaʕamm	الْأَعَمّ al-ʔaʕamm	عُمّى ʕummā	الْعُمّى al-ʕummā
Nominative	أَعَمُّ ʔaʕammu	الْأَعَمُّ al-ʔaʕammu	عُمّى ʕummā	الْعُمّى al-ʕummā
Accusative	أَعَمَّ ʔaʕamma	الْأَعَمَّ al-ʔaʕamma	عُمّى ʕummā	الْعُمّى al-ʕummā
Genitive	أَعَمَّ ʔaʕamma	الْأَعَمِّ al-ʔaʕammi	عُمّى ʕummā	الْعُمّى al-ʕummā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعَمَّيْن ʔaʕammayn	الْأَعَمَّيْن al-ʔaʕammayn	عُمَّيَيْن ʕummayayn	الْعُمَّيَيْن al-ʕummayayn
Nominative	أَعَمَّانِ ʔaʕammāni	الْأَعَمَّانِ al-ʔaʕammāni	عُمَّيَانِ ʕummayāni	الْعُمَّيَانِ al-ʕummayāni
Accusative	أَعَمَّيْنِ ʔaʕammayni	الْأَعَمَّيْنِ al-ʔaʕammayni	عُمَّيَيْنِ ʕummayayni	الْعُمَّيَيْنِ al-ʕummayayni
Genitive	أَعَمَّيْنِ ʔaʕammayni	الْأَعَمَّيْنِ al-ʔaʕammayni	عُمَّيَيْنِ ʕummayayni	الْعُمَّيَيْنِ al-ʕummayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعَمِّين ʔaʕammīn	الْأَعَمِّين al-ʔaʕammīn	عُمَّيَات ʕummayāt	الْعُمَّيَات al-ʕummayāt
Nominative	أَعَمُّونَ ʔaʕammūna	الْأَعَمُّونَ al-ʔaʕammūna	عُمَّيَاتٌ ʕummayātun	الْعُمَّيَاتُ al-ʕummayātu
Accusative	أَعَمِّينَ ʔaʕammīna	الْأَعَمِّينَ al-ʔaʕammīna	عُمَّيَاتٍ ʕummayātin	الْعُمَّيَاتِ al-ʕummayāti
Genitive	أَعَمِّينَ ʔaʕammīna	الْأَعَمِّينَ al-ʔaʕammīna	عُمَّيَاتٍ ʕummayātin	الْعُمَّيَاتِ al-ʕummayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “عم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أعم (form I)

1. أَعُمُّ (ʔaʕummu) /ʔa.ʕum.mu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
2. أَعُمَّ (ʔaʕumma) /ʔa.ʕum.ma/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
3. أَعُمِّ (ʔaʕummi) /ʔa.ʕum.mi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
4. أُعَمُّ (ʔuʕammu) /ʔu.ʕam.mu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
5. أُعَمَّ (ʔuʕamma) /ʔu.ʕam.ma/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)
6. أُعَمِّ (ʔuʕammi) /ʔu.ʕam.mi/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَمَّ (ʕamma)

Etymology 2.1

Verb

أَعْمَ • (ʔaʕma) (form I) /ʔaʕ.ma/

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 2.2

Verb

أعم (form II)

1. أُعَمِّ (ʔuʕammi) /ʔu.ʕam.mi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)
2. أُعَمَّ (ʔuʕamma) /ʔu.ʕam.ma/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

Etymology 2.3

Verb

أعم (form IV)

1. أُعْمِ (ʔuʕmi) /ʔuʕ.mi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)
2. أُعْمَ (ʔuʕma) /ʔuʕ.ma/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)
3. أَعْمِ (ʔaʕmi) /ʔaʕ.mi/: second-person masculine singular imperative of أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)