مخيم

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of خَيَّمَ (ḵayyama, “to pitch one’s tent”) from خَيْمَة (ḵayma, “tent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.xaj.jam/

Noun

مُخَيَّم • (muḵayyam) m (plural مُخَيَّمَات (muḵayyamāt))

1. camp, encampment

Declension

Declension of noun مُخَيَّم (muḵayyam)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَيَّم muḵayyam	الْمُخَيَّم al-muḵayyam	مُخَيَّم muḵayyam
Nominative	مُخَيَّمٌ muḵayyamun	الْمُخَيَّمُ al-muḵayyamu	مُخَيَّمُ muḵayyamu
Accusative	مُخَيَّمًا muḵayyaman	الْمُخَيَّمَ al-muḵayyama	مُخَيَّمَ muḵayyama
Genitive	مُخَيَّمٍ muḵayyamin	الْمُخَيَّمِ al-muḵayyami	مُخَيَّمِ muḵayyami
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَيَّمَيْن muḵayyamayn	الْمُخَيَّمَيْن al-muḵayyamayn	مُخَيَّمَيْ muḵayyamay
Nominative	مُخَيَّمَانِ muḵayyamāni	الْمُخَيَّمَانِ al-muḵayyamāni	مُخَيَّمَا muḵayyamā
Accusative	مُخَيَّمَيْنِ muḵayyamayni	الْمُخَيَّمَيْنِ al-muḵayyamayni	مُخَيَّمَيْ muḵayyamay
Genitive	مُخَيَّمَيْنِ muḵayyamayni	الْمُخَيَّمَيْنِ al-muḵayyamayni	مُخَيَّمَيْ muḵayyamay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَيَّمَات muḵayyamāt	الْمُخَيَّمَات al-muḵayyamāt	مُخَيَّمَات muḵayyamāt
Nominative	مُخَيَّمَاتٌ muḵayyamātun	الْمُخَيَّمَاتُ al-muḵayyamātu	مُخَيَّمَاتُ muḵayyamātu
Accusative	مُخَيَّمَاتٍ muḵayyamātin	الْمُخَيَّمَاتِ al-muḵayyamāti	مُخَيَّمَاتِ muḵayyamāti
Genitive	مُخَيَّمَاتٍ muḵayyamātin	الْمُخَيَّمَاتِ al-muḵayyamāti	مُخَيَّمَاتِ muḵayyamāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مخيم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN