Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), related to μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”) and μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). The same term has been acquired via Middle Persian as مَرْهَم (marham).
مَلْغَم • (malḡam) m (plural مَلَاغِم (malāḡim))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَلْغَم malḡam |
الْمَلْغَم al-malḡam |
مَلْغَم malḡam |
| Nominative | مَلْغَمٌ malḡamun |
الْمَلْغَمُ al-malḡamu |
مَلْغَمُ malḡamu |
| Accusative | مَلْغَمًا malḡaman |
الْمَلْغَمَ al-malḡama |
مَلْغَمَ malḡama |
| Genitive | مَلْغَمٍ malḡamin |
الْمَلْغَمِ al-malḡami |
مَلْغَمِ malḡami |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَلْغَمَيْن malḡamayn |
الْمَلْغَمَيْن al-malḡamayn |
مَلْغَمَيْ malḡamay |
| Nominative | مَلْغَمَانِ malḡamāni |
الْمَلْغَمَانِ al-malḡamāni |
مَلْغَمَا malḡamā |
| Accusative | مَلْغَمَيْنِ malḡamayni |
الْمَلْغَمَيْنِ al-malḡamayni |
مَلْغَمَيْ malḡamay |
| Genitive | مَلْغَمَيْنِ malḡamayni |
الْمَلْغَمَيْنِ al-malḡamayni |
مَلْغَمَيْ malḡamay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَلَاغِم malāḡim |
الْمَلَاغِم al-malāḡim |
مَلَاغِم malāḡim |
| Nominative | مَلَاغِمُ malāḡimu |
الْمَلَاغِمُ al-malāḡimu |
مَلَاغِمُ malāḡimu |
| Accusative | مَلَاغِمَ malāḡima |
الْمَلَاغِمَ al-malāḡima |
مَلَاغِمَ malāḡima |
| Genitive | مَلَاغِمَ malāḡima |
الْمَلَاغِمِ al-malāḡimi |
مَلَاغِمِ malāḡimi |