قسم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق س م (q-s-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.sa.ma/

Verb

قَسَمَ (qasama) I, non-past يَقْسِمُ‎ (yaqsimu)

  1. to divide
  2. to distribute
  3. to determine according to weight and measure
  4. to transact a business with justice and fairness
  5. (transitive) to disperse

Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qas.sa.ma/

Verb

قَسَّمَ (qassama) II, non-past يُقَسِّمُ‎ (yuqassimu)

  1. to divide
  2. to distribute

Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qi.sam/

Noun

قِسَم (qisam) pl

  1. plural of قِسْمَة (qisma)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qasm/

Noun

قَسْم (qasm) m

  1. verbal noun of قَسَمَ (qasama) (form I)
  2. section
  3. department

Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qism/
  • (file)

Noun

قِسْم (qism) m (plural أَقْسَام (ʾaqsām))

  1. division, part

Declension


Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

Noun

Dari Persian قسم
Iranian Persian قسم
Tajiki Persian қасам (qasam)

قسم (qasam) (plural قسم‌ها (qasam-hâ))

  1. oath, swearing

Synonyms

  • قسم خوردن (qasam xordan, to swear)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِسْم (qism)

Noun

قسم (qesm) (plural قسم‌ها (qesm-hâ))

  1. part, portion, division
    • (Translation by Wheeler M. Thackston)
      گره سیورها که بریاضت و تجرد و حکمت در کل ممالک هندوستان امتیاز دارند زمانه را که بزبان هندی "کال" گویند بر دو قسم منقسم ساخته‌اند
      The Seoras, who are famous throughout India for their asceticism, reclusivity, and wisdom, have divided time, which is called kal in the Indian language, into two parts.

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

Noun

قسم (qasam) f (Hindi spelling क़सम)

  1. oath, swearing

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), قسم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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