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.