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الفم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the mouth, its parts, and functions. It also extends to metaphorical uses, such as the opening of something or a specific type of conjunction.

Derived headwords

الفَمnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthboth

    The opening in the face of an animal, used for eating, speaking, and breathing.

فُوّهnoun
  1. 1.
    mouth (archaic)classical

    An archaic form or variant of the word 'mouth'.

فَمّnoun
  1. 1.
    mouth (with doubled mim)both

    The word 'mouth' with the letter mim doubled, indicating a specific pronunciation or grammatical form.

فَمparticle
  1. 1.
    then (conjunction)classical

    A particle used as a conjunction, similar to 'then' or 'after that', functioning as an alternative to 'ثمّ'.

Parallel reading

الفم، مثلثة: أصله فوه، وقد تشدد الميم.
The mouth, with three possible pronunciations: its origin is 'fūh', and the mim has been doubled.
وفم من الدباغ: مرة منه.
And 'fam' from tanning: a single instance of it.
وفم: حرف عطف، لغة في ثم.
And 'fam': a conjunction, a dialectal variant of 'thumma'.