فدام
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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))
- a thing bound upon the mouth of something so as to filter immissions
- 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
- stopper, strainer, colander, put onto a pitcher (إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq))
- stopper, bung, cork, put onto a container of liquid or chemicals to close it
- 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 (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 245
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 166
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 3
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “فدام”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 324–325
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “فدام”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, 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
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فدام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 779