فدام

Arabic

Alternative forms

• ثِدَام (ṯidām)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian pdʾm (padām). Also in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פדאמא / פְּדָמָא (pəḏāmā). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒌋𒌆 (/⁠pasāmu⁠/, “to veil”).

Noun

فَدَام or فِدَام • (fadām or fidām) m (plural فُدُم (fudum) or فُدُوم (fudūm))

1. a thing bound upon the mouth of something so as to filter immissions
   1. a piece of cloth bound upon the mouths by Zoroastrians in sacral contexts, a mouth-veil used by Magians so as not to pollute the sacred flame by their breath
   2. stopper, strainer, colander, put onto a pitcher (إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq))
   3. stopper, bung, cork, put onto a container of liquid or chemicals to close it
   4. muzzle for beasts

Declension

Declension of noun فَدَام (fadām)‎; فِدَام (fidām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَدَام‎; فِدَام fadām‎; fidām	الْفَدَام‎; الْفِدَام al-fadām‎; al-fidām	فَدَام‎; فِدَام fadām‎; fidām
Nominative	فَدَامٌ‎; فِدَامٌ fadāmun‎; fidāmun	الْفَدَامُ‎; الْفِدَامُ al-fadāmu‎; al-fidāmu	فَدَامُ‎; فِدَامُ fadāmu‎; fidāmu
Accusative	فَدَامًا‎; فِدَامًا fadāman‎; fidāman	الْفَدَامَ‎; الْفِدَامَ al-fadāma‎; al-fidāma	فَدَامَ‎; فِدَامَ fadāma‎; fidāma
Genitive	فَدَامٍ‎; فِدَامٍ fadāmin‎; fidāmin	الْفَدَامِ‎; الْفِدَامِ al-fadāmi‎; al-fidāmi	فَدَامِ‎; فِدَامِ fadāmi‎; fidāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَدَامَيْن‎; فِدَامَيْن fadāmayn‎; fidāmayn	الْفَدَامَيْن‎; الْفِدَامَيْن al-fadāmayn‎; al-fidāmayn	فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Nominative	فَدَامَانِ‎; فِدَامَانِ fadāmāni‎; fidāmāni	الْفَدَامَانِ‎; الْفِدَامَانِ al-fadāmāni‎; al-fidāmāni	فَدَامَا‎; فِدَامَا fadāmā‎; fidāmā
Accusative	فَدَامَيْنِ‎; فِدَامَيْنِ fadāmayni‎; fidāmayni	الْفَدَامَيْنِ‎; الْفِدَامَيْنِ al-fadāmayni‎; al-fidāmayni	فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Genitive	فَدَامَيْنِ‎; فِدَامَيْنِ fadāmayni‎; fidāmayni	الْفَدَامَيْنِ‎; الْفِدَامَيْنِ al-fadāmayni‎; al-fidāmayni	فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُدُم‎; فُدُوم fudum‎; fudūm	الْفُدُم‎; الْفُدُوم al-fudum‎; al-fudūm	فُدُم‎; فُدُوم fudum‎; fudūm
Nominative	فُدُمٌ‎; فُدُومٌ fudumun‎; fudūmun	الْفُدُمُ‎; الْفُدُومُ al-fudumu‎; al-fudūmu	فُدُمُ‎; فُدُومُ fudumu‎; fudūmu
Accusative	فُدُمًا‎; فُدُومًا fuduman‎; fudūman	الْفُدُمَ‎; الْفُدُومَ al-fuduma‎; al-fudūma	فُدُمَ‎; فُدُومَ fuduma‎; fudūma
Genitive	فُدُمٍ‎; فُدُومٍ fudumin‎; fudūmin	الْفُدُمِ‎; الْفُدُومِ al-fudumi‎; al-fudūmi	فُدُمِ‎; فُدُومِ fudumi‎; fudūmi

References

• “pdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فدام”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 245
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• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فدام”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2352–2353
• Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 888
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