فدام

Arabic

Alternative forms
  • ثِدَام (ṯidām)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian pdʾm (padām). Also in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פדאמא / פְּדָמָא (pəḏāmā). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒌋𒌆 (/⁠pasāmu⁠/, “to veil”).

Noun

فَدَام or فِدَام • (fadām or fidām) m (plural فُدُم (fudum) or فُدُوم (fudūm))

  1. a thing bound upon the mouth of something so as to filter immissions
    1. a piece of cloth bound upon the mouths by Zoroastrians in sacral contexts, a mouth-veil used by Magians so as not to pollute the sacred flame by their breath
    2. stopper, strainer, colander, put onto a pitcher (إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq))
    3. stopper, bung, cork, put onto a container of liquid or chemicals to close it
    4. muzzle for beasts

Declension
Declension of noun فَدَام (fadām)‎; فِدَام (fidām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فَدَام‎; فِدَام
fadām‎; fidām		 الْفَدَام‎; الْفِدَام
al-fadām‎; al-fidām		 فَدَام‎; فِدَام
fadām‎; fidām
Nominative فَدَامٌ‎; فِدَامٌ
fadāmun‎; fidāmun		 الْفَدَامُ‎; الْفِدَامُ
al-fadāmu‎; al-fidāmu		 فَدَامُ‎; فِدَامُ
fadāmu‎; fidāmu
Accusative فَدَامًا‎; فِدَامًا
fadāman‎; fidāman		 الْفَدَامَ‎; الْفِدَامَ
al-fadāma‎; al-fidāma		 فَدَامَ‎; فِدَامَ
fadāma‎; fidāma
Genitive فَدَامٍ‎; فِدَامٍ
fadāmin‎; fidāmin		 الْفَدَامِ‎; الْفِدَامِ
al-fadāmi‎; al-fidāmi		 فَدَامِ‎; فِدَامِ
fadāmi‎; fidāmi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فَدَامَيْن‎; فِدَامَيْن
fadāmayn‎; fidāmayn		 الْفَدَامَيْن‎; الْفِدَامَيْن
al-fadāmayn‎; al-fidāmayn		 فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ
fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Nominative فَدَامَانِ‎; فِدَامَانِ
fadāmāni‎; fidāmāni		 الْفَدَامَانِ‎; الْفِدَامَانِ
al-fadāmāni‎; al-fidāmāni		 فَدَامَا‎; فِدَامَا
fadāmā‎; fidāmā
Accusative فَدَامَيْنِ‎; فِدَامَيْنِ
fadāmayni‎; fidāmayni		 الْفَدَامَيْنِ‎; الْفِدَامَيْنِ
al-fadāmayni‎; al-fidāmayni		 فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ
fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Genitive فَدَامَيْنِ‎; فِدَامَيْنِ
fadāmayni‎; fidāmayni		 الْفَدَامَيْنِ‎; الْفِدَامَيْنِ
al-fadāmayni‎; al-fidāmayni		 فَدَامَيْ‎; فِدَامَيْ
fadāmay‎; fidāmay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فُدُم‎; فُدُوم
fudum‎; fudūm		 الْفُدُم‎; الْفُدُوم
al-fudum‎; al-fudūm		 فُدُم‎; فُدُوم
fudum‎; fudūm
Nominative فُدُمٌ‎; فُدُومٌ
fudumun‎; fudūmun		 الْفُدُمُ‎; الْفُدُومُ
al-fudumu‎; al-fudūmu		 فُدُمُ‎; فُدُومُ
fudumu‎; fudūmu
Accusative فُدُمًا‎; فُدُومًا
fuduman‎; fudūman		 الْفُدُمَ‎; الْفُدُومَ
al-fuduma‎; al-fudūma		 فُدُمَ‎; فُدُومَ
fuduma‎; fudūma
Genitive فُدُمٍ‎; فُدُومٍ
fudumin‎; fudūmin		 الْفُدُمِ‎; الْفُدُومِ
al-fudumi‎; al-fudūmi		 فُدُمِ‎; فُدُومِ
fudumi‎; fudūmi

References
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