طعام

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ع م‎ (ṭ-ʿ-m). Cognate with Hebrew טַעַם‎.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /tˁa.ʕaːm/

Noun

طَعَام • (ṭaʿām) m (plural أَطْعِمَة‎ (ʾaṭʿima))

Declension

Declension of noun طَعَام (ṭaʿām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَعَام ṭaʿām	الطَّعَام‎ aṭ-ṭaʿām	طَعَام ṭaʿām
Nominative	طَعَامٌ ṭaʿāmun	الطَّعَامُ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmu	طَعَامُ ṭaʿāmu
Accusative	طَعَامًا‎ ṭaʿāman	الطَّعَامَ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāma	طَعَامَ ṭaʿāma
Genitive	طَعَامٍ ṭaʿāmin	الطَّعَامِ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmi	طَعَامِ ṭaʿāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَعَامَيْن‎ ṭaʿāmayn	الطَّعَامَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmayn	طَعَامَيْ‎ ṭaʿāmay
Nominative	طَعَامَانِ‎ ṭaʿāmāni	الطَّعَامَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmāni	طَعَامَا‎ ṭaʿāmā
Accusative	طَعَامَيْنِ‎ ṭaʿāmayni	الطَّعَامَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmayni	طَعَامَيْ‎ ṭaʿāmay
Genitive	طَعَامَيْنِ‎ ṭaʿāmayni	الطَّعَامَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭaʿāmayni	طَعَامَيْ‎ ṭaʿāmay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْعِمَة‎ ʾaṭʿima	الْأَطْعِمَة‎ al-ʾaṭʿima	أَطْعِمَة‎ ʾaṭʿimat
Nominative	أَطْعِمَةٌ‎ ʾaṭʿimatun	الْأَطْعِمَةُ‎ al-ʾaṭʿimatu	أَطْعِمَةُ‎ ʾaṭʿimatu
Accusative	أَطْعِمَةً‎ ʾaṭʿimatan	الْأَطْعِمَةَ‎ al-ʾaṭʿimata	أَطْعِمَةَ‎ ʾaṭʿimata
Genitive	أَطْعِمَةٍ‎ ʾaṭʿimatin	الْأَطْعِمَةِ‎ al-ʾaṭʿimati	أَطْعِمَةِ‎ ʾaṭʿimati

Related terms

مَطْعَم‎ (maṭʿam, “restaurant”)
طَعْم‎ (ṭaʿm, “taste”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “طعام”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “طعام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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