قمء

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of humility, smallness, and subjugation. It also extends to meanings related to fattening, especially of livestock, and finding a suitable, fertile place.

Derived headwords

قَمَأَverb

1.
to be humbleboth
To be lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
to be fatclassical
Used for livestock becoming fat and plump.

قُمِئَverb

1.
to be humbleboth
To be lowly, small, or submissive.

قَمْءَةnoun

1.
humblenessboth
The state of being lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being fat, especially for livestock.

قِمَاءَةnoun

1.
humblenessboth
The state of being lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being fat, especially for livestock.

قُمُوءًاnoun

1.
fatnessclassical
The state of livestock becoming fat and plump.

قُمَأَةnoun

1.
humblenessboth
The state of being lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being fat, especially for livestock.

قَمِيءadjective

1.
humbleboth
Lowly, small, or submissive.

قَمَاءnoun

1.
humblenessboth
The state of being lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being fat, especially for livestock.

قَمَاءٌnoun

1.
humblenessboth
The state of being lowly, small, or submissive.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being fat, especially for livestock.

اِقْمَأَطَّverb

1.
to become fatclassical
To become fat and plump, used for livestock.

اَقْمَأَverb

1.
to make humbleboth
To make someone or something small, lowly, or submissive.
2.
to pleaseclassical
To cause admiration or delight.
3.
to make fatclassical
To cause livestock to become fat.

قَمَأَهُverb

1.
to subdueclassical
To suppress, humble, or overcome.

القَمْأَةnoun

1.
shady placeclassical
A place that does not receive direct sunlight.
2.
fertilityclassical
Abundant growth and sustenance, especially for pasture.
3.
tranquilityclassical
A state of peace, rest, and ease.

المَقْمَأَةnoun

1.
shady placeclassical
A place that does not receive direct sunlight.

المَقْمُوءَةnoun

1.
shady placeclassical
A place that does not receive direct sunlight.

مَا قَامَأَهُother

1.
what suits itclassical
That which is agreeable or suitable to something.

عَمْرُو بْنُ قُمَيْئَةname

1.
poetclassical
A specific poet named Amr ibn Qumi'a.

تَقَمَّأَverb

1.
to take the bestclassical
To select the choicest or best part of something.
2.
to settle in a placeclassical
To find a place agreeable and remain there.

Parallel reading

قَمَأَ، كَجَمَعَ وَكَرُمَ، قَمْأَةً وَقَمَاءَةً وَقَمِئَةً، بِالضَّمِّ وَالْكَسْرِ: ذَلَّ وَصَغُرَ

Qama'a, like jama'a and karuma, qam'atan and qama'atan and qami'atan, with damma and kasra: it meant to be humble and small.

فَهُوَ قَمِيءٌ، ج: قَمَاءٌ وَقُمَاءٌ، كَجِبَالٍ وَرِخَالٍ

So he is qami' (humble), plural: qama' and quma', like jibāl and rikhāl.

وَالْمَاشِيَةُ قُمُوءًا وَقُمَأَةً وَقَمْئًا وَقَمَاءَةً وَقُمَاءَ: سَمِنَتْ

And the livestock became qamū'an, qama'atan, qam'an, qama'atan, and quma': they became fat.

كَاقْمَأَطَّ

Like iqmaṭṭa (became fat).

وَالْإِبِلُ بِالْمَكَانِ: أَقَامَتْ لِخِصْبِهِ فَسَمِنَتْ

And the camels in a place: they stayed due to its fertility and became fat.

وَقَمَأَهُ، (كَـمَنَعَهُ): قَمَعَهُ

And qama'ahu (like mana'ahu): it meant to subdue him.

وَأَقْمَأَهُ: صَغَّرَهُ وَأَذَلَّهُ، وَأَعْجَبَهُ

And aqma'ahu: it meant to make him small and humble him, and to please him.

(وَالْمَرْعَى الْإِبِلَ: وَافَقَهَا فَسَمَّنَهَا)

(And the pasture agreed with the camels and made them fat).

وَالْقَوْمَ: سَمِنَتْ إِبِلُهُمْ

And the people: their camels became fat.

وَالْقَمْأَةُ: الْمَكَانُ لَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ، كَالْمَقْمَأَةِ وَالْمَقْمُوءَةِ

And al-qam'ah: the place where the sun does not shine, like al-maqma'ah and al-maqmū'ah.

وَالْخِصْبُ، وَالدَّعَةُ وَيُضَمُّ

And fertility, and tranquility, and it can be with damma.

وَمَا قَامَأَهُ: مَا وَافَقَهُ

And mā qāma'ahu: that which agrees with it.

وَعَمْرُو بْنُ قُمَيْئَةَ، كَسَفِينَةٍ: شَاعِرٌ

And Amr ibn Qumi'a, like safīnah: a poet.

وَتَقَمَّأَ الشَّيْءَ: أَخَذَ خِيَارَهُ

And taqamma'a the thing: he took its choicest part.

وَالْمَكَانَ: وَافَقَهُ فَأَقَامَ بِهِ، كَقَمَأَ

And the place: he found it agreeable and stayed there, like qama'a.