عم
العربية
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عم¹
Where it comes from
From عَن (ʕan) + مَا (mā).
particle عَمَّ · ʕamma
- from what?
- about what? عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
عم²
verb عَمَّ · ʕamma · يَعُمُّ · عُمُوم · عَامّ
- to be or become general
- to spread, to prevail هُنَالِكَ عَمَّ ٱلْخَيْرُ
verb عَمَّ · ʕamma · يَعُمُّ · عُمُوم · عَامّ
- to comprise, to include, to encompass, to pervade عَمَّ ٱلْمَطَرُ ٱلْأَرْضَ
- to extend, to stretch, to be diffused, to be prevailing
عم³
- /ʕamm/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew עַם (am, “nation, people”).
noun عَمّ · ʕamm · أَعْمام · عُمُوم · عَمَّة
- paternal blood uncle (one's father's brother)
- term of address to an older person
عم⁴
noun عَمٍ · ʕamin · عَمِي · عَمِيَة · عَمُون · عَمِيَات
- blind بَلِ ٱدَّارَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِي ٱلْآخِرَةِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْهَا ۖ بَلْ هُم مِنْهَا عَمُونَ
In English
- uncle brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent
- paternal uncle brother of one's father
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title = {عم},
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