جحموم

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Algerian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic يَحْمُوم (yaḥmūm, soot-black). The unusual change in the first consonant mirrors جربوع (jəṛbuʕ, gerbil) (from Arabic يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ)).

Noun[edit]

جحموم (jəḥmumm.

  1. blackbird

Descendants[edit]

  • Kabyle: ajeḥmum