لقيمة

Arabic

Root
ل ق م (l-q-m)

Etymology

Diminutive of لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lu.qaj.ma/

Noun

لُقَيْمَة • (luqayma) f (plural لُقَيْمَات (luqaymāt))

  1. snack, bit, morsel (the minimum amount of food in one’s diet that must be eaten in order to keep fit)
    بِحَسْب اِبْن آدَم لُقَيْمَات يُقِمْن صُلْبَهbiḥasb ibn ʔādam luqaymāt yuqimn ṣulbahA few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him.

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ل ق م
3 terms

Etymology

Diminutive of Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lu.ɡeː.ma/, [lʊ.ɡe̞ː.ma]

Noun

لُقيمَة • (lugēma) f (plural لُقيمات (lugēmāt))

  1. a piece of lokma; an Arabic pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup.

Usage notes

The word is rarely used in its singular form, and the plural form لُقيمات (lugēmāt) is usually used to refer to the pastry.

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