إبهام
العربية
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إبهام¹
- /ib.haːm/
Rhymes with -aːm
Where it comes from
Verbal noun of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, “to make obscure”) from ب ه م (b h m).
noun إِبْهَام · ʔibhām · الْإِبْهَام · إِبْهَامٌ
- verbal noun of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, “to make obscure”) (form IV)
- obscurity, vagueness, ambiguity
إبهام²
- /ib.haːm/
Rhymes with -aːm
Where it comes from
With labial assimilation – not found in بَنَان (banān, “fingers”) – related to Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (ubānum, “finger”), Eblaite 𒁀𒂍𒈝 (ba-ʾà-núm /bahānum/), Hebrew בֹּהֶן (bṓhen, “thumb”), Mehri hābḗn (“thumb”), Harsusi ḥābēn.
noun إِبْهَام · ʔibhām · إِبْهَامَان · أَبَاهِيم · الْإِبْهَام
- thumb
- big toe
In English
Talk about this word "إبهام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. إبهام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85 "إبهام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85.Cite this
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