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الفوم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bulbs and their components, extending to include garlic, wheat, chickpeas, and bread made from grains. It also encompasses geographical names derived from these concepts.

Derived headwords

الفُومnoun
  1. 1.
    Garlicboth

    The bulb of the garlic plant, known for its pungent smell and taste.

  2. 2.
    Wheatclassical

    A cereal grain, a staple food that is ground into flour for bread and other products.

  3. 3.
    Chickpeasclassical

    A type of legume, also known as garbanzo beans.

  4. 4.
    Breadclassical

    Food made from flour, water, and usually yeast or leavening agents, baked.

  5. 5.
    Grainsclassical

    All types of cereal grains that are baked into bread.

  6. 6.
    Bulbous knotclassical

    Any knot-like structure, such as that of an onion or garlic bulb, or a large lump.

فَامِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Seller of garlicclassical

    A vendor who sells garlic.

فُومِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Seller of garlicclassical

    A vendor who sells garlic (variant spelling).

الفيُّومname
  1. 1.
    Faiyummodern

    A city and governorate located in Egypt.

أفَامِيَةname
  1. 1.
    Afamiaclassical

    A town located in Syria.

فَامِيَةname
  1. 1.
    Famiaclassical

    A town located in Iraq.

فَامِينname
  1. 1.
    Faminclassical

    A town located in Bukhara.

الفُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ear of grainclassical

    The spike of a cereal plant, such as wheat.

  2. 2.
    Bulbous partclassical

    The part of a plant that grows underground, like a bulb, or a large lump.

فَوَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To cut into piecesclassical

    To cut something into pieces, specifically referring to a large lump.

Parallel reading

الفُوم، بالضم: الثوم
Al-fūm, with damma: garlic.
والحنطة
And wheat.
والخبز
And bread.
وسائر الحبوب التي تخبز
And all other grains that are baked.
وكل عقدة من بصلة أو ثومة أو لقمة عظيمة
And every knot from an onion or a garlic bulb or a large lump.
وبائعه: فامي، مغير عن ms1592 فومي
And its seller: fāmī, changed from fūmī.
والفيوم: د بمصر
And Al-Fayyum: a city in Egypt.
وأفامية: بلدة بالشام
And Afamia: a town in Syria.
وفامية: ة بالعراق
And Famia: a town in Iraq.
وفامين: ة ببخاراء
And Famin: a town in Bukhara.
والفومة، بالضم: السنبلة
And al-fūmah, with damma: the ear of grain.
وما تحمله بين إصبعيك
And what it carries between your two fingers.
وقطعه فوما: كفؤم
And cutting it into pieces: like fūm.