عضم

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕadˤm/, [ˈʕɑdˤm]

Noun

عضم • (ʕaḍm) m (collective, singulative عضمة f (ʕaḍma), plural عضام (ʕiḍām))

1. bone(s)
   • 1994, Yusuf al-Qa'id, chapter 2, in لبن العصفور‎^[1]:

     كان جلد على عضم.

     He was all skin and bone.

   • 1994, Yusuf al-Qa'id, chapter 1, in لبن العصفور‎^[2]:

     قليل البخت يلاقي العضم ف الكرشة،.

     The unlucky one finds bones in tripe.

References

• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “عضم”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[3], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 583

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ض م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕadˤm/, [ˈʕɑ.dˤ(ɪ)m]

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Noun

عضم • (ʕaḍm) m (collective, singulative عضمة f (ʕaḍme), plural عضام (ʕḍām))

1. bone