فحم
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف ح م (f-ḥ-m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (peḥām, “coal”)
Pronunciation
Noun
فَحْم • (faḥm) m (collective, singulative فَحْمَة f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم (fuḥūm))
- (usually uncountable) coal, charcoal
- فَحْم حَجَرِيّ ― faḥm ḥajariyy ― coal (carbon rock)
- فَحْم الْخَشَب ― faḥm al-ḵašab ― charcoal
Declension
Declension of noun فَحْم (faḥm)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فَحْم faḥm |
الْفَحْم al-faḥm |
فَحْم faḥm |
Nominative | فَحْمٌ faḥmun |
الْفَحْمُ al-faḥmu |
فَحْمُ faḥmu |
Accusative | فَحْمًا faḥman |
الْفَحْمَ al-faḥma |
فَحْمَ faḥma |
Genitive | فَحْمٍ faḥmin |
الْفَحْمِ al-faḥmi |
فَحْمِ faḥmi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فَحْمَيْن faḥmayn |
الْفَحْمَيْن al-faḥmayn |
فَحْمَيْ faḥmay |
Nominative | فَحْمَانِ faḥmāni |
الْفَحْمَانِ al-faḥmāni |
فَحْمَا faḥmā |
Accusative | فَحْمَيْنِ faḥmayni |
الْفَحْمَيْنِ al-faḥmayni |
فَحْمَيْ faḥmay |
Genitive | فَحْمَيْنِ faḥmayni |
الْفَحْمَيْنِ al-faḥmayni |
فَحْمَيْ faḥmay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُحُوم fuḥūm |
الْفُحُوم al-fuḥūm |
فُحُوم fuḥūm |
Nominative | فُحُومٌ fuḥūmun |
الْفُحُومُ al-fuḥūmu |
فُحُومُ fuḥūmu |
Accusative | فُحُومًا fuḥūman |
الْفُحُومَ al-fuḥūma |
فُحُومَ fuḥūma |
Genitive | فُحُومٍ fuḥūmin |
الْفُحُومِ al-fuḥūmi |
فُحُومِ fuḥūmi |
Derived terms
- فَحْمَة (faḥma, “coal (singulative)”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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