فم

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See also: قم and ق. م.

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fam/
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Noun

فَم (famm (construct state فُو () or فَم (fam), dual فَمَانِ (famāni) or فَمَوَانِ (famawāni) or فَمَيَانِ (famayāni), plural أَفْوَاه (ʔafwāh))

  1. mouth
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:32:
      يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ
      yurīdūna ʔan yuṭfiʔū nūra l-lahi biʔafwāhihim
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:14:
      وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِغِهِ
      wāllaḏīna yadʕūna min dūnihi lā yastajībūna lahum bišayʔin ʔillā kabāsiṭi kaffayhi ʔilā l-māʔi liyabluḡa fāhu wamā huwa bibāliḡihi
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  2. muzzle
  3. orifice, aperture, hole, vent
  4. mouth (of a river), rivermouth
  5. mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder
    آلَةُ الْفَمِʔālatu al-famiwind instrument

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: فم (fumm)
  • Hijazi Arabic: فم (famm, fumm)
  • Maltese: fomm
  • Moroccan Arabic: فم (fumm), فا ()
  • South Levantine Arabic: تم (tumm, timm)

See also

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

فم (fummm (plural أَفْمَام (afmām))

  1. mouth
    Synonym: بق (buʔʔ)
  2. muzzle
  3. orifice, aperture, hole, vent
  4. mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

Noun

فَمّ or فُمّ (famm or fummm (plural أَفْمَام (ʔafmām))

  1. mouth

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

Noun

فم (fummm (plural فواه (fwāh) or فمام (fmām))

  1. mouth
    Synonym: فا ()