فحم

See also: فخم‎ and قحم‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ح م‎ (f-ḥ-m). Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם‎ (peḥām, “coal”), Aramaic ܦܲܚܡܵܐ‎ (paḥmā, “coal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faħm/
  • (file)

Noun

فَحْم • (faḥm) m (collective, singulative فَحْمَة‎ f (faḥma), plural فُحُوم‎ (fuḥūm))

  1. cinder
    Coordinate term: جَمْر‎ (jamr, “embers, hot coals”)
  2. coal; charcoal
    ‏فَحْم حَجَرِيّ‎ ― faḥm ḥajariyy ― coal (carbon rock)
    ‏فَحْم الْخَشَب‎ ― faḥm al-ḵašab ― charcoal

Declension

Derived terms

  • فَحْمَة‎ (faḥma, “coal (singulative)”)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ح م‎

Etymology

From Arabic فَحْم‎ (faḥm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faħm/, [ˈfa.ħ(ɪ)m]
  • (file)

Noun

فحم • (faḥm) m

  1. (uncountable) coal
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