فم

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See also: قم, and ق. م.

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *pay-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fam/
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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

See also

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. mouth

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. mouth
    Synonym: فا ()