لقيمة

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Arabic

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Root
ل ق م (l q m)
4 terms

Etymology

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Diminutive of لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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لُقَيْمَة (luqaymaf (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 صُلْبَهbiḥasb ibn ʔādam luqaymāt yuqimn ṣulbahA few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him.

Declension

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ل ق م
3 terms

Etymology

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Diminutive of Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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لُقيمَة (lugēmaf (plural لُقيمات (lugēmāt))

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

Usage notes

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