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فحم

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See also: فخم and قحم

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ف ح م (f-ḥ-m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (peḥām, coal), Aramaic ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā, coal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faħm/
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Noun

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فَحْم (faḥmm (collective, singulative فَحْمَة f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم (fuḥūm))

  1. cinder
    Coordinate term: جَمْر (jamr, embers, hot coals)
  2. coal; charcoal
    فَحْم حَجَرِيّfaḥm ḥajariyycoal (carbon rock)
    فَحْم الْخَشَبfaḥm al-ḵašabcharcoal

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف ح م
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic فَحْم (faḥm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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فحم (faḥmm

  1. (uncountable) coal