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قدمس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes concepts related to greatness, largeness, and seniority. It is used to describe large physical objects like rocks, powerful entities like kings or armies, and abstract notions of antiquity and precedence.

Derived headwords

القَدْمُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    great rockclassical

    A large, massive rock.

  2. 2.
    huge armyclassical

    An army that is large and formidable.

  3. 3.
    huge kingclassical

    A king who is large in stature or importance.

  4. 4.
    lordclassical

    A master or a prominent figure.

  5. 5.
    ancientclassical

    Something that is old or has existed for a long time.

  6. 6.
    predecessorclassical

    One who comes before or precedes.

  7. 7.
    leader of the armyclassical

    The foremost part or commander of an army.

  8. 8.
    strongclassical

    Possessing great strength or power.

القَدْمُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    great rockclassical

    A large, massive rock.

القُدَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Possessing great strength or power.

Parallel reading

الصخرة العظيمة
The great rock.
وجيش قدموس: عظيم
And an army, qadmus: great.
والقدموس: الملك الضخم
And al-qadmus: the huge king.
وقيل: هو السيد
And it was said: he is the lord.
والقدموس: القديم
And al-qadmus: the ancient.
ولنا دار ورثناها عن الأقدم
And we have a home which we inherited from the ancients.
وقدموس العسكر: مقدمه
And the qadmus of the army: its vanguard.
بذي قداميس لهام لو دسر
With a leader of the army whose heads, if they were struck, would be formidable.
والقدموس والقدامس: الشديد
And al-qadmus and al-qadāmis: the strong.