لحم

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic [Term?], from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *laḥam- (“food”). Cognate with Aramaic לַחְמָא‎ (laḥmā), Classical Syriac ܠܚܡܐ‎ (laḥmā), Hebrew לֶחֶם‎ (léḥem), Ugaritic 𐎍𐎈𐎎 (lḥm /laḥmu/), all meaning “food” or “bread”. The varying semantic developments are due to the differing agriculture and diets of the Arabian Peninsula and the Fertile Crescent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laħm/

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Noun

لَحْم • (laḥm) m (collective, singulative لَحْمَة‎ (laḥma), plural لُحُوم‎ (luḥūm) or لِحَام‎ (liḥām) or لِحْمَان‎ (liḥmān) or لُحْمَان‎ (luḥmān) or أَلْحُم‎ (ʾalḥum))

1. meat, flesh
2. pulp

Declension

Declension of noun لَحْم (laḥm)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْم laḥm	اللَّحْم‎ al-laḥm	لَحْم laḥm
Nominative	لَحْمٌ laḥmun	اللَّحْمُ‎ al-laḥmu	لَحْمُ laḥmu
Accusative	لَحْمًا‎ laḥman	اللَّحْمَ‎ al-laḥma	لَحْمَ laḥma
Genitive	لَحْمٍ laḥmin	اللَّحْمِ‎ al-laḥmi	لَحْمِ laḥmi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْمَة‎ laḥma	اللَّحْمَة‎ al-laḥma	لَحْمَة‎ laḥmat
Nominative	لَحْمَةٌ‎ laḥmatun	اللَّحْمَةُ‎ al-laḥmatu	لَحْمَةُ‎ laḥmatu
Accusative	لَحْمَةً‎ laḥmatan	اللَّحْمَةَ‎ al-laḥmata	لَحْمَةَ‎ laḥmata
Genitive	لَحْمَةٍ‎ laḥmatin	اللَّحْمَةِ‎ al-laḥmati	لَحْمَةِ‎ laḥmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْمَتَيْن‎ laḥmatayn	اللَّحْمَتَيْن‎ al-laḥmatayn	لَحْمَتَيْ‎ laḥmatay
Nominative	لَحْمَتَانِ‎ laḥmatāni	اللَّحْمَتَانِ‎ al-laḥmatāni	لَحْمَتَا‎ laḥmatā
Accusative	لَحْمَتَيْنِ‎ laḥmatayni	اللَّحْمَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḥmatayni	لَحْمَتَيْ‎ laḥmatay
Genitive	لَحْمَتَيْنِ‎ laḥmatayni	اللَّحْمَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḥmatayni	لَحْمَتَيْ‎ laḥmatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْمَات‎ laḥmāt	اللَّحْمَات‎ al-laḥmāt	لَحْمَات‎ laḥmāt
Nominative	لَحْمَاتٌ‎ laḥmātun	اللَّحْمَاتُ‎ al-laḥmātu	لَحْمَاتُ‎ laḥmātu
Accusative	لَحْمَاتٍ‎ laḥmātin	اللَّحْمَاتِ‎ al-laḥmāti	لَحْمَاتِ‎ laḥmāti
Genitive	لَحْمَاتٍ‎ laḥmātin	اللَّحْمَاتِ‎ al-laḥmāti	لَحْمَاتِ‎ laḥmāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُحُوم‎‎; لِحَام‎‎; لِحْمَان‎‎; لُحْمَان‎‎; أَلْحُم‎ luḥūm‎; liḥām‎; liḥmān‎; luḥmān‎; ʾalḥum	اللُّحُوم‎‎; اللِّحَام‎‎; اللِّحْمَان‎‎; اللُّحْمَان‎‎; الْأَلْحُم‎ al-luḥūm‎; al-liḥām‎; al-liḥmān‎; al-luḥmān‎; al-ʾalḥum	لُحُوم‎‎; لِحَام‎‎; لِحْمَان‎‎; لُحْمَان‎‎; أَلْحُم‎ luḥūm‎; liḥām‎; liḥmān‎; luḥmān‎; ʾalḥum
Nominative	لُحُومٌ‎‎; لِحَامٌ‎‎; لِحْمَانٌ‎‎; لُحْمَانٌ‎‎; أَلْحُمٌ‎ luḥūmun‎; liḥāmun‎; liḥmānun‎; luḥmānun‎; ʾalḥumun	اللُّحُومُ‎‎; اللِّحَامُ‎‎; اللِّحْمَانُ‎‎; اللُّحْمَانُ‎‎; الْأَلْحُمُ‎ al-luḥūmu‎; al-liḥāmu‎; al-liḥmānu‎; al-luḥmānu‎; al-ʾalḥumu	لُحُومُ‎‎; لِحَامُ‎‎; لِحْمَانُ‎‎; لُحْمَانُ‎‎; أَلْحُمُ‎ luḥūmu‎; liḥāmu‎; liḥmānu‎; luḥmānu‎; ʾalḥumu
Accusative	لُحُومًا‎‎; لِحَامًا‎‎; لِحْمَانًا‎‎; لُحْمَانًا‎‎; أَلْحُمًا‎ luḥūman‎; liḥāman‎; liḥmānan‎; luḥmānan‎; ʾalḥuman	اللُّحُومَ‎‎; اللِّحَامَ‎‎; اللِّحْمَانَ‎‎; اللُّحْمَانَ‎‎; الْأَلْحُمَ‎ al-luḥūma‎; al-liḥāma‎; al-liḥmāna‎; al-luḥmāna‎; al-ʾalḥuma	لُحُومَ‎‎; لِحَامَ‎‎; لِحْمَانَ‎‎; لُحْمَانَ‎‎; أَلْحُمَ‎ luḥūma‎; liḥāma‎; liḥmāna‎; luḥmāna‎; ʾalḥuma
Genitive	لُحُومٍ‎‎; لِحَامٍ‎‎; لِحْمَانٍ‎‎; لُحْمَانٍ‎‎; أَلْحُمٍ‎ luḥūmin‎; liḥāmin‎; liḥmānin‎; luḥmānin‎; ʾalḥumin	اللُّحُومِ‎‎; اللِّحَامِ‎‎; اللِّحْمَانِ‎‎; اللُّحْمَانِ‎‎; الْأَلْحُمِ‎ al-luḥūmi‎; al-liḥāmi‎; al-liḥmāni‎; al-luḥmāni‎; al-ʾalḥumi	لُحُومِ‎‎; لِحَامِ‎‎; لِحْمَانِ‎‎; لُحْمَانِ‎‎; أَلْحُمِ‎ luḥūmi‎; liḥāmi‎; liḥmāni‎; luḥmāni‎; ʾalḥumi

Related terms

• بَيْت لَحْم‎ (bayt laḥm)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لحم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Anagrams

• ملح‎
• محل‎
• حمل‎
• حلم‎