← Back to Lisan al-Arab

بوم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the owl, a nocturnal bird of prey. It details the specific term for a male owl and its collective noun, as well as its plural forms. The root also touches upon the sound associated with owls.

Derived headwords

البُومnoun
  1. 1.
    owlboth

    The owl, a nocturnal bird of prey. This term can refer to both the male and female of the species.

بُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    male owlboth

    The specific term for a male owl. It is the singular form, with 'بوم' being the collective noun.

بَوَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of owlsclassical

    The sound or cry made by owls. It is described as a vocalization associated with these birds.

أبوامnoun
  1. 1.
    owls (plural)classical

    The broken plural form of 'بوم' (owl), referring to multiple owls.

Parallel reading

البوم: ذكر الهام، واحدته بومة.
The owl: the male of the owl, its singular is 'būmah'.
وهو عربي صحيح.
And it is a correct Arabic word.
يقال: بوم بوام صوات.
It is said: 'būm būwāmun ṣawātu' (owls, their cries are sounds).
البوم والبومة طائر يقع على الذكر والأنثى حتى تقول صدى أو فياد، فيختص بالذكر.
Al-būm and al-būmah are birds that apply to the male and female until you say 'ṣadā' or 'fiyād', then it is specific to the male.
يجمع بوم على أبوام
'Būm' is pluralized as 'abwām'.
وأغضف قد غادرته وادرعته، ... بمستنبح الأبوام، جم العوازف
And a thicket I left behind and donned, ... near the howling of owls, abundant in its calls.