فم

See also: قم and ق. م.

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay-. Cognate with Hebrew פֶּה (pé), Aramaic פּוּמָא (pūmā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fam/
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Noun

فَم • (fam) m (construct state فُو (fū) or فَم (fam), dual فَمَان (famān) or فَمَوَان (famawān) or فَمَيَان (famayān), plural أَفْوَاه (ʔafwāh))

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
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
muzzle
orifice, aperture, hole, vent
mouth (of a river), rivermouth
mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder
آلَة الْفَم (ʔālat al-fam, “wind instrument”)

Declension

Declension of noun فَم (fam)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَم fam	الْفَم al-fam	فَم‎; فُو fam‎; fū
Nominative	فَمٌ famun	الْفَمُ al-famu	فَمُ‎; فُو famu‎; fū
Accusative	فَمًا faman	الْفَمَ al-fama	فَمَ‎; فَا fama‎; fā
Genitive	فَمٍ famin	الْفَمِ al-fami	فَمِ‎; فِي fami‎; fī
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَمَيْن‎; فَمَوَيْن‎; فَمَيَيْن famayn‎; famawayn‎; famayayn	الْفَمَيْن‎; الْفَمَوَيْن‎; الْفَمَيَيْن al-famayn‎; al-famawayn‎; al-famayayn	فَمَيْ‎; فَمَوَيْ‎; فَمَيَيْ famay‎; famaway‎; famayay
Nominative	فَمَانِ‎; فَمَوَانِ‎; فَمَيَانِ famāni‎; famawāni‎; famayāni	الْفَمَانِ‎; الْفَمَوَانِ‎; الْفَمَيَانِ al-famāni‎; al-famawāni‎; al-famayāni	فَمَا‎; فَمَوَا‎; فَمَيَا famā‎; famawā‎; famayā
Accusative	فَمَيْنِ‎; فَمَوَيْنِ‎; فَمَيَيْنِ famayni‎; famawayni‎; famayayni	الْفَمَيْنِ‎; الْفَمَوَيْنِ‎; الْفَمَيَيْنِ al-famayni‎; al-famawayni‎; al-famayayni	فَمَيْ‎; فَمَوَيْ‎; فَمَيَيْ famay‎; famaway‎; famayay
Genitive	فَمَيْنِ‎; فَمَوَيْنِ‎; فَمَيَيْنِ famayni‎; famawayni‎; famayayni	الْفَمَيْنِ‎; الْفَمَوَيْنِ‎; الْفَمَيَيْنِ al-famayni‎; al-famawayni‎; al-famayayni	فَمَيْ‎; فَمَوَيْ‎; فَمَيَيْ famay‎; famaway‎; famayay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْوَاه ʔafwāh	الْأَفْوَاه al-ʔafwāh	أَفْوَاه ʔafwāh
Nominative	أَفْوَاهٌ ʔafwāhun	الْأَفْوَاهُ al-ʔafwāhu	أَفْوَاهُ ʔafwāhu
Accusative	أَفْوَاهًا ʔafwāhan	الْأَفْوَاهَ al-ʔafwāha	أَفْوَاهَ ʔafwāha
Genitive	أَفْوَاهٍ ʔafwāhin	الْأَفْوَاهِ al-ʔafwāhi	أَفْوَاهِ ʔafwāhi

Derived terms

فَم الْحُوت (fam al-ḥūt, “Fomalhaut (star)”)
فَمَوِيّ (famawiyy, “oral”)
لَا فُضَّ فُوكَ (lā fuḍḍa fūka)
الذَّهَبِيّ الْفَم (aḏ-ḏahabiyy al-fam, “Chrysostom”)

Descendants

Maltese: fomm

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Noun

فم • (fumm) m (plural أَفْمَام (afmām))

mouth
Synonym: بق (buʔʔ)
muzzle
orifice, aperture, hole, vent
mouthpiece (of pipe or cigarette), cigarette holder

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /famm/, /fumm/

Noun

فَمّ or فُمّ • (famm or fumm) m (plural أَفْمَام (ʔafmām))

mouth

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَم (fam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fumː/
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Noun

فم • (fumm) m (plural فواه (fwāh) or فمام (fmām))

mouth
Synonym: فا (fā)

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