فحم

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faħm/
  • (file)
    • (Gulf) IPA(key): /ˈfɐħəm/

Noun

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

  1. (usually uncountable) coal, charcoal
    فَحْم حَجَرِيّfaḥm ḥajariyycoal (carbon rock)
    فَحْم الْخَشَبfaḥm al-ḵašabcharcoal

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
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