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title: "مَطْعَم (maṭʿam) meaning in Arabic: restaurant"
description: "مَطْعَم (maṭʿam) means “restaurant”. Root ط·ع·م, pattern مَفْعَل, level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/matam"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# مَطْعَم

*maṭʿam* · **restaurant**

مَطْعَم (maṭʿam) is an Arabic noun meaning “restaurant”. It is built on the root ط·ع·م in the pattern مَفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ط·ع·م
- Pattern: مَفْعَل
- Level: A0

## Words from the root ط·ع·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ط·ع·م with مَطْعَم; each opens its own entry.

- [طَعَام](https://fasaha.app/w/taam) — ṭaʿām, food (A0)

## How to read مَطْعَم, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ط — طاء (ṭāʾ): an emphatic t
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about مَطْعَم

### What is the root of مَطْعَم?

The root of مَطْعَم is ط·ع·م. Words built on the same root include طَعَام (food).

### What pattern does مَطْعَم follow?

مَطْعَم follows the pattern مَفْعَل, with the root letters ط·ع·م poured into it.

### What level is مَطْعَم?

Fasaha first uses مَطْعَم at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)