فدام
Arabic
Alternative forms
- ثِدَام (ṯidām)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Persian pdʾm (padām). Also in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פדאמא / פְּדָמָא (pəḏāmā). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒌋𒌆 (/pasāmu/, “to veil”).
Noun
فَدَام or فِدَام • (fadām or fidām) m (plural فُدُم (fudum) or فُدُوم (fudūm))
- a thing bound upon the mouth of something so as to filter immissions
- a piece of cloth bound upon the mouths by Zoroastrians in sacral contexts, a mouth-veil used by Magians so as not to pollute the sacred flame by their breath
- stopper, strainer, colander, put onto a pitcher (إِبْرِيق (ʾibrīq))
- stopper, bung, cork, put onto a container of liquid or chemicals to close it
- muzzle for beasts
Declension
Declension of noun فَدَام (fadām); فِدَام (fidām)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَدَام; فِدَام fadām; fidām | الْفَدَام; الْفِدَام al-fadām; al-fidām | فَدَام; فِدَام fadām; fidām |
| Nominative | فَدَامٌ; فِدَامٌ fadāmun; fidāmun | الْفَدَامُ; الْفِدَامُ al-fadāmu; al-fidāmu | فَدَامُ; فِدَامُ fadāmu; fidāmu |
| Accusative | فَدَامًا; فِدَامًا fadāman; fidāman | الْفَدَامَ; الْفِدَامَ al-fadāma; al-fidāma | فَدَامَ; فِدَامَ fadāma; fidāma |
| Genitive | فَدَامٍ; فِدَامٍ fadāmin; fidāmin | الْفَدَامِ; الْفِدَامِ al-fadāmi; al-fidāmi | فَدَامِ; فِدَامِ fadāmi; fidāmi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَدَامَيْن; فِدَامَيْن fadāmayn; fidāmayn | الْفَدَامَيْن; الْفِدَامَيْن al-fadāmayn; al-fidāmayn | فَدَامَيْ; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay; fidāmay |
| Nominative | فَدَامَانِ; فِدَامَانِ fadāmāni; fidāmāni | الْفَدَامَانِ; الْفِدَامَانِ al-fadāmāni; al-fidāmāni | فَدَامَا; فِدَامَا fadāmā; fidāmā |
| Accusative | فَدَامَيْنِ; فِدَامَيْنِ fadāmayni; fidāmayni | الْفَدَامَيْنِ; الْفِدَامَيْنِ al-fadāmayni; al-fidāmayni | فَدَامَيْ; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay; fidāmay |
| Genitive | فَدَامَيْنِ; فِدَامَيْنِ fadāmayni; fidāmayni | الْفَدَامَيْنِ; الْفِدَامَيْنِ al-fadāmayni; al-fidāmayni | فَدَامَيْ; فِدَامَيْ fadāmay; fidāmay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُدُم; فُدُوم fudum; fudūm | الْفُدُم; الْفُدُوم al-fudum; al-fudūm | فُدُم; فُدُوم fudum; fudūm |
| Nominative | فُدُمٌ; فُدُومٌ fudumun; fudūmun | الْفُدُمُ; الْفُدُومُ al-fudumu; al-fudūmu | فُدُمُ; فُدُومُ fudumu; fudūmu |
| Accusative | فُدُمًا; فُدُومًا fuduman; fudūman | الْفُدُمَ; الْفُدُومَ al-fuduma; al-fudūma | فُدُمَ; فُدُومَ fuduma; fudūma |
| Genitive | فُدُمٍ; فُدُومٍ fudumin; fudūmin | الْفُدُمِ; الْفُدُومِ al-fudumi; al-fudūmi | فُدُمِ; فُدُومِ fudumi; fudūmi |
References
- “pdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 166
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