رخام

See also: زحام

Arabic

Root
ر خ م (r-ḵ-m)

رُخَام

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.xaːm/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /rxaːm/

Noun

رُخَام • (ruḵām) m (collective, singulative رُخَامَة f (ruḵāma))

1. marble

Declension

Declension of noun رُخَام (ruḵām)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخَام ruḵām	الرُّخَام ar-ruḵām	رُخَام ruḵām
Nominative	رُخَامٌ ruḵāmun	الرُّخَامُ ar-ruḵāmu	رُخَامُ ruḵāmu
Accusative	رُخَامًا ruḵāman	الرُّخَامَ ar-ruḵāma	رُخَامَ ruḵāma
Genitive	رُخَامٍ ruḵāmin	الرُّخَامِ ar-ruḵāmi	رُخَامِ ruḵāmi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخَامَة ruḵāma	الرُّخَامَة ar-ruḵāma	رُخَامَة ruḵāmat
Nominative	رُخَامَةٌ ruḵāmatun	الرُّخَامَةُ ar-ruḵāmatu	رُخَامَةُ ruḵāmatu
Accusative	رُخَامَةً ruḵāmatan	الرُّخَامَةَ ar-ruḵāmata	رُخَامَةَ ruḵāmata
Genitive	رُخَامَةٍ ruḵāmatin	الرُّخَامَةِ ar-ruḵāmati	رُخَامَةِ ruḵāmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخَامَتَيْن ruḵāmatayn	الرُّخَامَتَيْن ar-ruḵāmatayn	رُخَامَتَيْ ruḵāmatay
Nominative	رُخَامَتَانِ ruḵāmatāni	الرُّخَامَتَانِ ar-ruḵāmatāni	رُخَامَتَا ruḵāmatā
Accusative	رُخَامَتَيْنِ ruḵāmatayni	الرُّخَامَتَيْنِ ar-ruḵāmatayni	رُخَامَتَيْ ruḵāmatay
Genitive	رُخَامَتَيْنِ ruḵāmatayni	الرُّخَامَتَيْنِ ar-ruḵāmatayni	رُخَامَتَيْ ruḵāmatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخَامَات ruḵāmāt	الرُّخَامَات ar-ruḵāmāt	رُخَامَات ruḵāmāt
Nominative	رُخَامَاتٌ ruḵāmātun	الرُّخَامَاتُ ar-ruḵāmātu	رُخَامَاتُ ruḵāmātu
Accusative	رُخَامَاتٍ ruḵāmātin	الرُّخَامَاتِ ar-ruḵāmāti	رُخَامَاتِ ruḵāmāti
Genitive	رُخَامَاتٍ ruḵāmātin	الرُّخَامَاتِ ar-ruḵāmāti	رُخَامَاتِ ruḵāmāti

Descendants

• Maltese: rħam

Noun

رَخَّامٌ • (raḵḵāmun) m (plural رَخَّامُونَ (raḵḵāmūna), feminine رَخَّامَة (raḵḵāma))

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Declension

Declension of noun رَخَّام (raḵḵām)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّام raḵḵām	الرَّخَّام ar-raḵḵām	رَخَّام raḵḵām	رَخَّامَة raḵḵāma	الرَّخَّامَة ar-raḵḵāma	رَخَّامَة raḵḵāmat
Nominative	رَخَّامٌ raḵḵāmun	الرَّخَّامُ ar-raḵḵāmu	رَخَّامُ raḵḵāmu	رَخَّامَةٌ raḵḵāmatun	الرَّخَّامَةُ ar-raḵḵāmatu	رَخَّامَةُ raḵḵāmatu
Accusative	رَخَّامًا raḵḵāman	الرَّخَّامَ ar-raḵḵāma	رَخَّامَ raḵḵāma	رَخَّامَةً raḵḵāmatan	الرَّخَّامَةَ ar-raḵḵāmata	رَخَّامَةَ raḵḵāmata
Genitive	رَخَّامٍ raḵḵāmin	الرَّخَّامِ ar-raḵḵāmi	رَخَّامِ raḵḵāmi	رَخَّامَةٍ raḵḵāmatin	الرَّخَّامَةِ ar-raḵḵāmati	رَخَّامَةِ raḵḵāmati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّامَيْن raḵḵāmayn	الرَّخَّامَيْن ar-raḵḵāmayn	رَخَّامَيْ raḵḵāmay	رَخَّامَتَيْن raḵḵāmatayn	الرَّخَّامَتَيْن ar-raḵḵāmatayn	رَخَّامَتَيْ raḵḵāmatay
Nominative	رَخَّامَانِ raḵḵāmāni	الرَّخَّامَانِ ar-raḵḵāmāni	رَخَّامَا raḵḵāmā	رَخَّامَتَانِ raḵḵāmatāni	الرَّخَّامَتَانِ ar-raḵḵāmatāni	رَخَّامَتَا raḵḵāmatā
Accusative	رَخَّامَيْنِ raḵḵāmayni	الرَّخَّامَيْنِ ar-raḵḵāmayni	رَخَّامَيْ raḵḵāmay	رَخَّامَتَيْنِ raḵḵāmatayni	الرَّخَّامَتَيْنِ ar-raḵḵāmatayni	رَخَّامَتَيْ raḵḵāmatay
Genitive	رَخَّامَيْنِ raḵḵāmayni	الرَّخَّامَيْنِ ar-raḵḵāmayni	رَخَّامَيْ raḵḵāmay	رَخَّامَتَيْنِ raḵḵāmatayni	الرَّخَّامَتَيْنِ ar-raḵḵāmatayni	رَخَّامَتَيْ raḵḵāmatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّامِين raḵḵāmīn	الرَّخَّامِين ar-raḵḵāmīn	رَخَّامِي raḵḵāmī	رَخَّامَات raḵḵāmāt	الرَّخَّامَات ar-raḵḵāmāt	رَخَّامَات raḵḵāmāt
Nominative	رَخَّامُونَ raḵḵāmūna	الرَّخَّامُونَ ar-raḵḵāmūna	رَخَّامُو raḵḵāmū	رَخَّامَاتٌ raḵḵāmātun	الرَّخَّامَاتُ ar-raḵḵāmātu	رَخَّامَاتُ raḵḵāmātu
Accusative	رَخَّامِينَ raḵḵāmīna	الرَّخَّامِينَ ar-raḵḵāmīna	رَخَّامِي raḵḵāmī	رَخَّامَاتٍ raḵḵāmātin	الرَّخَّامَاتِ ar-raḵḵāmāti	رَخَّامَاتِ raḵḵāmāti
Genitive	رَخَّامِينَ raḵḵāmīna	الرَّخَّامِينَ ar-raḵḵāmīna	رَخَّامِي raḵḵāmī	رَخَّامَاتٍ raḵḵāmātin	الرَّخَّامَاتِ ar-raḵḵāmāti	رَخَّامَاتِ raḵḵāmāti

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُخَام (ruḵām).

Noun

رخام • (ruham)

1. marble, a metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone

   Synonym: مرمر (mermer)

Derived terms

• رخامه (ruhame, “piece of marble”)
• رخامی (ruhami, “made of marble”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: ruham

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ruham”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3980
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “ruham”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1076
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رخام”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 618b
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Marmor”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 1012
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “رخام”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 2295
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رخام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 969

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُخَام (ruḵām).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾu.ˈxɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊ.xɑ́ːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊ.xɑ́ːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rʊ.xɑ́ːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ru.xɔ́ːm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹo.xɒ́ːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾu.χɔ́m]

Readings
Classical reading?	ruxām
Iranian reading?	roxâm
Tajik reading?	ruxom

Noun

Dari	رخام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рухом

رخام • (roxâm)

1. marble
2. alabaster