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قمس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root قمس (q-m-s) primarily relates to the act of submerging, sinking, or disappearing into something, especially water. It extends to concepts of appearing and disappearing, like mirages or celestial bodies, and also describes vigorous movement or disturbance.

Derived headwords

قَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to submerge and riseboth

    To go down into water and then emerge; it can be transitive or intransitive.

  2. 2.
    to sinkboth

    To sink into water, often implying disappearance.

  3. 3.
    to appear and disappearclassical

    Used for things like mirages or landmarks that seem to appear and vanish.

  4. 4.
    to be agitatedclassical

    Describing a child's movement in the womb or vigorous activity.

قمس في الماء يقمس قموسا — He submerged in the water and emerged, a submersion.
انْغَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be submergedboth

    To be immersed or sunk into something, especially water.

فانْغَمَسَ — and he submerged.
أَقْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to submerge (transitive)classical

    To cause something to submerge in water.

  2. 2.
    to setclassical

    Used for celestial bodies, meaning to descend below the horizon.

أَقْمَسْتُهُ في الماء — I submerged him in the water.
قَمُوسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    submersionclassical

    The act of submerging and emerging.

قمس في الماء يقمس قموسا — He submerged in the water and emerged, a submersion.
قَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    diverboth

    One who dives or submerges, especially in water.

  2. 2.
    appearing and disappearingclassical

    Describing something that appears and then vanishes, like a mirage.

والقامس: الغواص — And the qamis: the diver.
القَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    diverboth

    One who dives or submerges, especially in water.

  2. 2.
    deepest part of the seaclassical

    The deepest point or abyss of the sea.

والقامس: الغواص — And the qamis: the diver.
القَمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    divingclassical

    The act of diving or submerging.

وأصل القمس الغوس — And the origin of al-qams is diving.
التَّقْمِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    watering camelsclassical

    The act of watering one's camels thoroughly.

والتقميس: أن يروي الرجل إبله — And al-taqmis: that a man waters his camels thoroughly.
انْقَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to submergeboth

    To sink or submerge oneself into water.

  2. 2.
    to setclassical

    Used for celestial bodies, meaning to descend below the horizon.

وانْقَمَسَ — and it set.
مُنْقَمِسnoun
  1. 1.
    settingclassical

    The act of a celestial body setting below the horizon.

منْقَمِس الثريا — the setting of the Pleiades.
القَامُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    deepest part of the seaboth

    The abyss or deepest part of the sea.

  2. 2.
    middle/bulk of the seaclassical

    The central or largest part of the sea.

بلغ به قاموس البحر — reaching the abyss of the sea with it.
القَوْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    chief/lordclassical

    A noble, chief, or lord.

والقومس: الملك الشريف — And al-qumus: the noble king.
قَامَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to contend withclassical

    To argue with or debate someone, especially someone considered superior.

يقامس حوتا — he contends with a whale (a superior opponent).
قَامَسْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I contended with himclassical

    I debated or argued with him.

وقامسته فقمسته — and I debated him and defeated him.
قَمَسْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I defeated himclassical

    I overcame or defeated him in an argument or contest.

وقامسته فقمسته — and I debated him and defeated him.
قُمَّسnoun
  1. 1.
    chief/lordclassical

    A noble, chief, or lord.

إذ قيل: كان من آل دوفن قُمَّس — when it was said: he was from the noble family of Dufen.
قَمَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    diverclassical

    One who dives or submerges.

وكذلك القماس — And likewise the qamas (diver).
قُومِسname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

بقومس بين الفرجان وصول — in Qumis between the alleys and the open spaces.

Parallel reading

قمس في الماء يقمس [يقمس] قموسا: انغط ثم ارتفع
He submerged in the water and emerged, a submersion.
وكل شيء ينغط في الماء ثم يرتفع، فقد قمس
And everything that sinks in water and then rises has submerged.
وكذلك القنان والإكام إذا اضطرب السراب حولها قمست أي بدت بعد ما تخفى
And likewise, hills and mounds, when the mirage shimmers around them, they 'qamasat' (appear) meaning they become visible after being hidden.
وفيه لغة أخرى: أقمسته في الماء، بالألف
And there is another dialectal form: 'aqmastuhu fi al-ma', with alif.
وأقمسته في الماء، بالألف
I submerged it in the water, with alif.
قمست الإكام في السراب إذا ارتفعت فرأيتها كأنها تطفو
The hills appeared in the mirage when they rose, and you saw them as if they were floating.
والولد إذا اضطرب في سخد السلى قيل: قمس
And when a child struggles in the amniotic fluid, it is said: 'qamasa' (struggled).
وقامس في آله مكفن
And struggling in his membranes, shrouded.
شمر: قمس الرجل في الماء إذا غاب فيه
Shammar said: A man 'qamasa' in the water if he disappeared in it.
قمست الدلو في الماء إذا غابت فيه
The bucket 'qamasat' in the water if it disappeared in it.
وانقمس في الركية إذا وثب فيها
And he plunged into the well if he jumped into it.
قمست به في البئر أي رميت
I 'qamastu' him in the well, meaning I threw him.
إنه الآن لينقمس في رياض الجنة
He will now surely plunge into the gardens of Paradise.
تضحي أعلامها قامسا ويمسي سرابها طامسا
Its landmarks appear in the morning as 'qamis' (visible) and its mirage vanishes in the evening.
وفلان يقامس في سره إذا كان يحنق مرة ويظهر مرة
And so-and-so 'yuqamis' in his secret if he is angry one moment and appears the next.
إنما يقامس حوتا
He is only contending with a whale (a superior opponent).
قامسته فقمسته
I debated him and defeated him.
قمس الولد في بطن أمه: اضطرب
The child 'qamasa' in his mother's womb: he struggled.
والقامس: الغواص
And the qamis: the diver.
وكذلك القماس
And likewise the qamas (diver).
والقمس: الغوص
And al-qams: diving.
والتقميس: أن يروي الرجل إبله
And al-taqmis: that a man waters his camels thoroughly.
أصاب الأرض منقمس الثريا
Rain reached the earth from the setting of the Pleiades.
وهو منقمسها، لغزارة ذلك المطر
And it was setting, due to the abundance of that rain.
وسئل عن المد والجزر قال: ملك موكل بقاموس البحر كلما وضع رجله فيه فاض وإذا رفعها غاض
And he was asked about the ebb and flow of the tide, and he said: An angel is in charge of the abyss of the sea; whenever he places his foot in it, it overflows, and when he lifts it, it recedes.
بلغ به قاموس البحر أي قعره الأقصى
Reaching the abyss of the sea, meaning its furthest depth.
والقومس: الملك الشريف
And al-qumus: the noble king.
وهو القمس؛ عن ابن الأعرابي
And he is al-qums; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
إذ قيل: كان من آل دوفن قمس
When it was said: He was from the noble family of Dufen.
ما زالت الأقدار حتى قذفنني ... بقومس بين الفرجان وصول
Fates continued until they cast me... into Qumis between the alleys and the open spaces.