شمام
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Arabic
Etymology
Formed as a characteristic adjective from the root ش م م (š-m-m) related to smell.
Pronunciation
Noun
شَمَّام • (šammām) m (collective, singulative شَمَّامَة f (šammāma))
- apple melon (Cucumis melo var. dudaim) (originally, in Classical Arabic)
- cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupo syn. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
Declension
Declension of noun شَمَّام (šammām)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَّام šammām |
الشَّمَّام aš-šammām |
شَمَّام šammām |
| Nominative | شَمَّامٌ šammāmun |
الشَّمَّامُ aš-šammāmu |
شَمَّامُ šammāmu |
| Accusative | شَمَّامًا šammāman |
الشَّمَّامَ aš-šammāma |
شَمَّامَ šammāma |
| Genitive | شَمَّامٍ šammāmin |
الشَّمَّامِ aš-šammāmi |
شَمَّامِ šammāmi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَّامَة šammāma |
الشَّمَّامَة aš-šammāma |
شَمَّامَة šammāmat |
| Nominative | شَمَّامَةٌ šammāmatun |
الشَّمَّامَةُ aš-šammāmatu |
شَمَّامَةُ šammāmatu |
| Accusative | شَمَّامَةً šammāmatan |
الشَّمَّامَةَ aš-šammāmata |
شَمَّامَةَ šammāmata |
| Genitive | شَمَّامَةٍ šammāmatin |
الشَّمَّامَةِ aš-šammāmati |
شَمَّامَةِ šammāmati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَمَّامَتَيْن šammāmatayn |
الشَّمَّامَتَيْن aš-šammāmatayn |
شَمَّامَتَيْ šammāmatay |
| Nominative | شَمَّامَتَانِ šammāmatāni |
الشَّمَّامَتَانِ aš-šammāmatāni |
شَمَّامَتَا šammāmatā |
| Accusative | شَمَّامَتَيْنِ šammāmatayni |
الشَّمَّامَتَيْنِ aš-šammāmatayni |
شَمَّامَتَيْ šammāmatay |
| Genitive | شَمَّامَتَيْنِ šammāmatayni |
الشَّمَّامَتَيْنِ aš-šammāmatayni |
شَمَّامَتَيْ šammāmatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَّامَات šammāmāt |
الشَّمَّامَات aš-šammāmāt |
شَمَّامَات šammāmāt |
| Nominative | شَمَّامَاتٌ šammāmātun |
الشَّمَّامَاتُ aš-šammāmātu |
شَمَّامَاتُ šammāmātu |
| Accusative | شَمَّامَاتٍ šammāmātin |
الشَّمَّامَاتِ aš-šammāmāti |
شَمَّامَاتِ šammāmāti |
| Genitive | شَمَّامَاتٍ šammāmātin |
الشَّمَّامَاتِ aš-šammāmāti |
شَمَّامَاتِ šammāmāti |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: շամամ (šamam)
- → Malayalam: ഷമാം (ṣamāṁ)
- → Persian: شمام (šammâm)
- → Tigrinya: ሸማም (šämam)
References
- Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 514