فم

See also: قم and ق. م.

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay-. Cognate with Hebrew פֶּה (pé), Aramaic פּוּמָא (pūmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fam/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

فَم • (fam) m (construct state فُو (fū) or فَم (fam), dual فَمَان (famān), plural أَفْوَاه (ʔafwāh))

1. mouth
2. muzzle
3. orifice, aperture, hole, vent
4. mouth (of a river)
5. mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder

   آلَة الْفَم (ʾālat al-fam, “wind instrument”)

Declension

Declension of noun فَم (fam)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَم fam	الْفَم al-fam	فَم‎; فُو fam‎; fū
Nominative	فَمٌ famun	الْفَمُ al-famu	فَمُ‎; فُو famu‎; fū
Accusative	فَمًا faman	الْفَمَ al-fama	فَمَ‎; فَا fama‎; fā
Genitive	فَمٍ famin	الْفَمِ al-fami	فَمِ‎; فِي fami‎; fī
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَمَيْن famayn	الْفَمَيْن al-famayn	فَمَيْ famay
Nominative	فَمَانِ famāni	الْفَمَانِ al-famāni	فَمَا famā
Accusative	فَمَيْنِ famayni	الْفَمَيْنِ al-famayni	فَمَيْ famay
Genitive	فَمَيْنِ famayni	الْفَمَيْنِ al-famayni	فَمَيْ famay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْوَاه ʔafwāh	الْأَفْوَاه al-ʔafwāh	أَفْوَاه ʔafwāh
Nominative	أَفْوَاهٌ ʔafwāhun	الْأَفْوَاهُ al-ʔafwāhu	أَفْوَاهُ ʔafwāhu
Accusative	أَفْوَاهًا ʔafwāhan	الْأَفْوَاهَ al-ʔafwāha	أَفْوَاهَ ʔafwāha
Genitive	أَفْوَاهٍ ʔafwāhin	الْأَفْوَاهِ al-ʔafwāhi	أَفْوَاهِ ʔafwāhi

Derived terms

• فَم الْحُوت (fam al-ḥūt, “Fomalhaut (star)”)
• فَمَوِيّ (famawiyy, “oral”)
• لَا فُضَّ فُوكَ (lā fuḍḍa fūka)
• الذَّهَبِيّ الْفَم (aḏ-ḏahabiyy al-fam, “Chrysostom”)

See also

• (nouns with long construct singular) الْأَسْمَاء السِّتَّة (al-ʔasmāʔ as-sitta); أَب (ʔab), أَخ (ʔaḵ), حَم (ḥam), فَم (fam), ذُو (ḏū), هَن (han) ^{(Category: Arabic nouns with long construct singular)}

---

Egyptian Arabic

Noun

1. mouth
2. muzzle
3. orifice, aperture, hole, vent
4. mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder

Synonyms

• بق

---

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَمّ (famm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /famː/

Noun

فَم • (famm) m (plural أَفْمَام ‎(ʼafmām))

1. mouth