يم

See also: یم

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamm-. Compare Classical Syriac ܝܡܐ (yammāʾ), Hebrew יָם (yām), and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎎 (ym).

Noun

يَمّ (yamm) m (plural يُمُوم (yumūm))

  1. open sea
  2. (Syrian) side

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Beja: يم (yam)
  • Persian: یم (yam)

References

  • Stefan Weninger, The Semitic Languages: An International Handbook, Walter de Gruyter, 2011, →ISBN, page 191

Beja

Noun

يَم (yam)

  1. water

References

  • Klaus and Charlotte Wedekind, Abuzeinab Musa, Beja Pedagogical Grammar (2005)
  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
  • Václav Blažek, A Lexicostatitical comparison of Omotic languages, in In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology, page 122

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəm/

Verb

يم (yëm) (simple past وم)

  1. (I) am.
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