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”), Ugaritic 𐎖𐎎𐎈 (qmḥ, “flour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qamħ/

Noun

قَمْح • (qamḥ) m

  1. wheat
    Synonyms: بُرّ‎ (burr), حِنْطَة‎ (ḥinṭa), طَعَام‎ (ṭaʕām)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • Maltese: qamħ
  • → Hausa: àlkamā̀

See also

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق م ح‎
1 term

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡamħ/, [ɡamħ], [qamħ]

Noun

قمح • (gamḥ) m

  1. wheat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈqa.meħ/

Noun

قمح • (qameḥ) m

  1. wheat
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