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ق وم

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of standing, rising, or being upright. It extends to meanings of existence, resurrection, leadership, and sustenance. Derived terms often relate to the act of standing, the state of being established, or a position of authority.

Derived headwords

قَامَverb
  1. 1.
    to stand upboth

    To rise to an upright position, to stand on one's feet.

  2. 2.
    to riseboth

    To get up from a seated or lying position, or to emerge from a state of inactivity.

  3. 3.
    to be establishedboth

    To be set up, founded, or existing.

  4. 4.
    to undertakeboth

    To embark upon or carry out a task or action.

  5. 5.
    to rise (resurrect)classical

    To be resurrected or brought back to life.

قِيَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    resurrectionboth

    The day of resurrection, when all creatures will stand before God.

  2. 2.
    standing upclassical

    The act of rising or standing up.

قِيَامnoun
  1. 1.
    standingboth

    The act of standing or rising.

  2. 2.
    diarrheaclassical

    A specific term for diarrhea used in Mecca.

قَيُّومname
  1. 1.
    Everlastingboth

    A name of God, meaning the Self-Subsisting, the Everlasting.

  2. 2.
    titleboth

    A given name or title derived from the attribute of God.

قَوَامnoun
  1. 1.
    sustenanceboth

    That by which something is sustained or maintained; livelihood.

  2. 2.
    statureboth

    A balanced and upright form or build.

قَائِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    listboth

    A written or printed series of names or items.

  2. 2.
    legboth

    A support or leg of an object, like a table.

  3. 3.
    standingclassical

    The state of being upright or in operation, as in a game.

مَقَامnoun
  1. 1.
    stationboth

    A place where one stands; a position or rank.

  2. 2.
    speechboth

    A discourse, sermon, or oration.

مُقَامnoun
  1. 1.
    residenceboth

    A place of dwelling or staying.

قَائِمadjective
  1. 1.
    standingboth

    In an upright position.

  2. 2.
    existingboth

    Being in existence; present.

  3. 3.
    in chargeboth

    Holding authority or responsibility.

قَوَّامadjective
  1. 1.
    uprightclassical

    One who stands firm or maintains uprightness.

قَوَّامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uprightnessclassical

    The quality of being upright or just.

قَائِمِيname
  1. 1.
    al-Qaimiboth

    A nisba (attribution) to someone named Al-Qaim.

قَيُّومِيname
  1. 1.
    al-Qayumiboth

    A nisba (attribution) to someone named Al-Qayum.

قَامَ عَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be in charge ofboth

    To assume leadership or responsibility over something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to demand fromboth

    To seek payment or fulfillment from someone.

قَامَ لِـverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyclassical

    To submit to or obey someone.

Parallel reading

والقيامة: يوم البعث يقوم فيه الخلق بين يدي الحي القيوم
And Al-Qiyamah: the Day of Resurrection, when creation will stand before the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting.
قام الخلق من قبورهم قياما وقيامة
The creation will rise from their graves, standing and resurrected.
يوم القيامة يوم الجمعة
The Day of Resurrection is Friday.
أتظلم رجلا يوم القيامة
Would you wrong a man on the Day of Resurrection?
وبه قوام، كسحاب: يقوم كثيرا من قلق به
And by it (sustenance), there is sustenance, like the clouds: it greatly helps one with anxiety.
القيام للإسهال بلغة مكة
Al-Qiyam is (a term for) diarrhea in the language of Mecca.
ولم يقم له: لم يطعه
And 'he did not stand for him' means 'he did not obey him'.
وقام الأمير على الرعية: وليها
And the prince stood over the subjects: meaning he ruled them.
وقامت لعبة الشطرنج: صارت قائمة
And the chess game commenced: it became active/standing.
وقام على غريمه: طالبه
And he stood over his debtor: meaning he demanded from him.
وقام بين يدي الأمير بمقامة حسنة وبمقامات
And he stood before the prince with a good speech and with speeches.
وهو مجاز
And this is metaphorical.
عمر بن محمد بن عبد الله نسب إلى جده قيوم
Umar bin Muhammad bin Abdullah was attributed to his grandfather Qayum.
وهو لقب جده جعفر بن أحمد بن جعفر النهراوني القيومي
And it is the title of his grandfather Ja'far bin Ahmad bin Ja'far Al-Nahrawani Al-Qayumi.
عفيف القائمي مولى القائم بأمر الله
Afif Al-Qaimi, the freedman of Al-Qaim bi-Amr Allah.
وقيوم أبو يحيى الأزدي: صحابي، له وفادة
And Qayum Abu Yahya Al-Azdi: a companion, who had a delegation.
وسماه صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم عبد القيوم
And the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, named him Abd Al-Qayum.