قمح
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق م ح (q-m-ḥ). Cognate with Aramaic קַמְחָא (qamḥā, “flour”), Hebrew קֶמַח (qémaḥ, “flour”), Ge'ez ቀምሕ (ḳämḥ, “vegetables; leguminous plant”), ቀምሐ (ḳämḥä, “to eat upon, to graze”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qamħ/
Noun
قَمْح • (qamḥ) m
- wheat
- Synonyms: بُرّ (burr), حِنْطَة (ḥinṭa), طَعَام (ṭaʿām)
Declension
Declension of noun قَمْح (qamḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمْح qamḥ | الْقَمْح al-qamḥ | قَمْح qamḥ |
| Nominative | قَمْحٌ qamḥun | الْقَمْحُ al-qamḥu | قَمْحُ qamḥu |
| Accusative | قَمْحًا qamḥan | الْقَمْحَ al-qamḥa | قَمْحَ qamḥa |
| Genitive | قَمْحٍ qamḥin | الْقَمْحِ al-qamḥi | قَمْحِ qamḥi |
See also
- قَمْحَة (qamḥa, “grain of wheat”)