جغمة

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic جُغْمَة‎ (juḡma), likely a variant of غَمْجَة‎ (ḡamja, “draught, sip”) also of uncertain etymology. Compare Moroccan Arabic جغمة‎ (juḡma)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuɣ.ma/, [d͡ʒʊɣ.ma], [ʒʊɣ.ma]

Noun

جغمة • (juḡma) f (plural جغم‎ (juḡam) or جغمات‎ (juḡmāt))

  1. sip: a small mouthful of drink.
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