جحموم

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Algerian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic يَحْمُوم (yaḥmūm, “soot-black”). The unusual change in the first consonant mirrors جربوع (jəṛbuʕ, “gerbil”) (from Arabic يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ)).

Noun

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جحموم (jəḥmum) m.

  1. blackbird

Descendants

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  • → Kabyle: ajeḥmum
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