قمح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق م ح‎ (q-m-ḥ). Cognate with Aramaic קַמְחָא‎ (qamḥā, “flour”), Hebrew קֶמַח‎ (qémaḥ, “flour”), Ge'ez ቀምሕ (ḳämḥ, “vegetables; leguminous plant”), ቀምሐ (ḳämḥä, “to eat upon, to graze”), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎎𐎈 (qmḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qamħ/

Noun

قَمْح • (qamḥ) m

  1. wheat
    Synonyms: بُرّ‎ (burr), حِنْطَة‎ (ḥinṭa), طَعَام‎ (ṭaʕām)

Declension
Declension of noun قَمْح (qamḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَمْح
qamḥ		 الْقَمْح‎
al-qamḥ		 قَمْح
qamḥ
Nominative قَمْحٌ
qamḥun		 الْقَمْحُ‎
al-qamḥu		 قَمْحُ
qamḥu
Accusative قَمْحًا‎
qamḥan		 الْقَمْحَ‎
al-qamḥa		 قَمْحَ
qamḥa
Genitive قَمْحٍ
qamḥin		 الْقَمْحِ‎
al-qamḥi		 قَمْحِ
qamḥi

Descendants
  • Maltese: qamħ
  • → Hausa: àlkamā̀

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَمْح‎ (qamḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈqa.meħ/

Noun

قمح • (qameḥ) m

  1. wheat
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