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قمي

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of agreement, conformity, and entering. It also extends to meanings of fatness, domestic tidiness, and a state of humility or confinement.

Derived headwords

قَامَايَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to agree withboth

    To be in conformity or agreement with someone or something.

قَانِيverb
  1. 1.
    to agree withboth

    To be in conformity or agreement with someone or something.

قَامَانِيverb
  1. 1.
    to agree withboth

    To be in conformity or agreement with someone or something.

القَمَىnoun
  1. 1.
    enteringclassical

    The act of entering or going into a place.

  2. 2.
    fatnessclassical

    A state of being fat or corpulent.

  3. 3.
    tidinessclassical

    The act of cleaning and tidying a house, specifically from debris.

قَمَاverb
  1. 1.
    to enterclassical

    To enter or go into a place.

يَقْمُوverb
  1. 1.
    to enterclassical

    To enter or go into a place.

قَمْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    enteringclassical

    The act of entering or going into a place.

قَمْوnoun
  1. 1.
    fatnessclassical

    A state of being fat or corpulent.

القَامِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    humbleclassical

    A woman who is inwardly humble or submissive.

أَقْمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatclassical

    To gain weight and become fat after a period of leanness.

  2. 2.
    to confine oneselfclassical

    To remain in one's home, avoiding conflict or sedition.

  3. 3.
    to humbleclassical

    To cause an enemy to become humbled or abased.

Parallel reading

ما يقاميني الشيء وما يقانيني أي ما يوافقني
What agrees with me and what conforms to me means what is compatible with me.
وقاماني فلان أي وافقني
And so-and-so agreed with me, meaning he conformed to me.
القمى الدخول
Al-qama means entering.
كان النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قمو يقمو إلى منزل عائشة كثيرا أي يدخل
The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to enter Aisha's house often, meaning he would go in.
والقمى: السمن
And al-qama: fatness.
ما أحسن قمو قمو هذه الإبل
How excellent is the fatness of these camels.
والقمى: تنظيف الدار من الكبا
And al-qama: cleaning the house from debris.
القامية من النساء الذليلة في نفسها
Al-qamiya among women refers to one who is inwardly humble.
أقمى الرجل إذا سمن بعد هزال
A man became fat if he gained weight after leanness.
وأقمى إذا لزم البيت فرارا من الفتن
And he became confined if he stayed home fleeing from sedition.
وأقمى عدوه إذا أذله
And he humbled his enemy if he abased him.