ليقامة

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Univerbation of لـ (l-) +‎ إيقامة (īqāma, “provisions or accessories needed to prepare something; anything and in particular ingredients needed to prepare a dish; plural īqāyəm: spices, condiments”), from Classical Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma, “in the plural: provisions, rations”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liː.qaː.ma/

Noun

ليقامة • (līqāma) f

1. mint

   Synonyms: نعناع (naʕnāʕ), لمام (lammām)

2. mix of coriander and parsley

   Synonym: ربيع (rbīʕ)

   Hyponyms: معدنوس (maʕdnūs), قزبور (qazbūr)

Descendants

• → Tashelhit: liqamt