لخم

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل خ م
2 terms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.xam/, [ˈla.xam]

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Verb

لخم • (laḵam) I (present بلخم (bilḵim), passive participle ملخوم (malḵūm))

1. to startle, to fluster, to dumbfound

   Synonyms: نقّز (naʔʔaz), فاجأ (fājaʔ)

   لخمتوني لمّا ناديتوني هيك.

   laḵamtūni lamma nādētūni hēk

   You flustered me when you called me over like that.

Conjugation

Conjugation of لخم (laḵam)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	لخمت (laḵamt)	لخمت (laḵamt)	لخم (laḵam)		لخمنا (laḵamna)	لخمتو (laḵamtu)	لخمو (laḵamu)
	f		لخمتي (laḵamti)	لخمت (laḵmat)
present	m	بلخم (balḵim)	بتلخم (btilḵim)	بلخم (bilḵim)		منلخم (mnilḵim)	بتلخمو (btilḵimu)	بلخمو (bilḵimu)
	f		بتلخمي (btilḵimi)	بتلخم (btilḵim)
subjunctive	m	ألخم (ʔalḵim)	تلخم (tilḵim)	يلخم (yilḵim)		نلخم (nilḵim)	تلخمو (tilḵimu)	يلخمو (yilḵimu)
	f		تلخمي (tilḵimi)	تلخم (tilḵim)
imperative	m		الخم (ilḵim)				الخمو (ilḵimu)
	f		الخمي (ilḵimi)