قوم

See also: قوْم and ق و م

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق و م (q-w-m); compare قَامَ (qāma, to rise).

Verb

قَوَّمَ (qawwama) II, non-past يُقَوِّمُ‎ (yuqawwimu)

  1. (transitive) to raise
  2. (transitive) to evaluate
  3. (transitive) to adjust
Conjugation
References
  • Mace, John (2007), قوم”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /qowm/

Noun

قَوْم (qawm) m

  1. verbal noun of قَامَ (qāma, to get up) (form I)
  2. standing up, rising, placing upright, remaining, abiding
Declension
References

Noun

قَوْم (qawm) m or f (plural أَقْوَام (ʾaqwām))

  1. people, nation, tribe
  2. some people, someone, a certain
  3. family
  4. sect
Declension
References

Azerbaijani

Noun

قوم (qum)

  1. Alternative spelling of قۇم

Noun

قوم (qom)

  1. Alternative spelling of قوْم

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْم (qawm).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian قوم
Iranian Persian قوم
Tajiki Persian қавм (qavm)

قوم (qoum) (plural اقوام (aqvâm))

  1. people, nation, tribe
    • 1048-1131, Omar Khayyám, Rubáiyát
      قومی متفکرند اندر ره دین qoum-i motefakker-and andar rah-e din
      قومی به گمان فتاده در راه یقین qoum-i be-gamân fetâde dar râh-e yaqin
      می‌ترسم از آنکه بانگ آید روزی mi-tarsam az ân-ke bâng âyad ruzi
      کای بی‌خبران راه نه آنست و نه این k"ey bi-xabarân! râh na ân-ast o na in"
  2. ethnic group

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْم (qawm).

Noun

قوم (qaum) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੌਮ)

  1. nation, people

Synonyms

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