يمام
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See also: یمام
Arabic
Etymology
Perhaps blend of يَمّ (yamm, “sea”) + حَمَام (ḥamām, “dove”), particularly listed to mean the blue rock pigeon (Columba livia) and the stock dove (Columba oenas), or of حَمَام (ḥamām) with the Aramaic designation of the dove יוון (yawōn) / יבן (yaḇōn) (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic as well as Christian Palestinian Aramaic, in Classical Syriac ܝܘܢܐ (yawnā)). However most close to Amorite 𒅀𒈠𒀀𒈠 f (ia-ma-a-ma /yamāma/, a female given name, literally “pigeon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
يَمَام • (yamām) m (collective, singulative يَمَامَة f (yamāma))
- names for doves or pigeons, especially Streptopelia of which especially Streptopelia risoria, Columba oenas and Columba livia
Declension
Declension of noun يَمَام (yamām)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَمَام yamām |
الْيَمَام al-yamām |
يَمَام yamām |
| Nominative | يَمَامٌ yamāmun |
الْيَمَامُ al-yamāmu |
يَمَامُ yamāmu |
| Accusative | يَمَامًا yamāman |
الْيَمَامَ al-yamāma |
يَمَامَ yamāma |
| Genitive | يَمَامٍ yamāmin |
الْيَمَامِ al-yamāmi |
يَمَامِ yamāmi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَمَامَة yamāma |
الْيَمَامَة al-yamāma |
يَمَامَة yamāmat |
| Nominative | يَمَامَةٌ yamāmatun |
الْيَمَامَةُ al-yamāmatu |
يَمَامَةُ yamāmatu |
| Accusative | يَمَامَةً yamāmatan |
الْيَمَامَةَ al-yamāmata |
يَمَامَةَ yamāmata |
| Genitive | يَمَامَةٍ yamāmatin |
الْيَمَامَةِ al-yamāmati |
يَمَامَةِ yamāmati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | يَمَامَتَيْن yamāmatayn |
الْيَمَامَتَيْن al-yamāmatayn |
يَمَامَتَيْ yamāmatay |
| Nominative | يَمَامَتَانِ yamāmatāni |
الْيَمَامَتَانِ al-yamāmatāni |
يَمَامَتَا yamāmatā |
| Accusative | يَمَامَتَيْنِ yamāmatayni |
الْيَمَامَتَيْنِ al-yamāmatayni |
يَمَامَتَيْ yamāmatay |
| Genitive | يَمَامَتَيْنِ yamāmatayni |
الْيَمَامَتَيْنِ al-yamāmatayni |
يَمَامَتَيْ yamāmatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَمَامَات yamāmāt |
الْيَمَامَات al-yamāmāt |
يَمَامَات yamāmāt |
| Nominative | يَمَامَاتٌ yamāmātun |
الْيَمَامَاتُ al-yamāmātu |
يَمَامَاتُ yamāmātu |
| Accusative | يَمَامَاتٍ yamāmātin |
الْيَمَامَاتِ al-yamāmāti |
يَمَامَاتِ yamāmāti |
| Genitive | يَمَامَاتٍ yamāmātin |
الْيَمَامَاتِ al-yamāmāti |
يَمَامَاتِ yamāmāti |
Descendants
Further reading
- “ywn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Golinets, Viktor (2016) “Amorite Animal Names: Cognates for the Semitic Etymological Dictionary”, in Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Comparative Semitics and Other Studies (Babel und Bibel; 9), Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, , →ISBN, page 64
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ي م م”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1449 where Columba livia
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
يمام • (ymām) m (collective, singulative يمامة f (ymāma), paucal يمامات (ymāmāt))