قسم

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Arabic

    Etymology 1.1

    Root
    ق س م (q s m)
    14 terms

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قَسَمَ (qasama) I (non-past يَقْسِمُ (yaqsimu), verbal noun قَسْم (qasm))

    1. to divide
      الأستاذ يقسم الفصل إلى مجموعات صغيرة للمناقشة.
      Al-ustādh yaqsimu al-faṣl ilā mujamūʿāt ṣuġayrah lil-munāqashah.
      The teacher divides the class into small groups for discussion.
    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

    Etymology 1.2

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قَسَّمَ (qassama) II (non-past يُقَسِّمُ (yuqassimu), verbal noun تَقْسِيم (taqsīm))

    1. to divide
    2. to distribute
    Conjugation

    Etymology 1.3

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قِسَم (qisampl

    1. plural of قِسْمَة (qisma)

    Etymology 1.4

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قَسْم (qasmm

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

    Etymology 1.5

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قَسَم (qasamm

    1. oath
    Declension
    Descendants

    Etymology 1.6

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /qism/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    قِسْم (qismm (plural أَقْسَام (ʔaqsām))

    1. division, sort, part
    2. department
    3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (grammar) definiteness
    Declension
    Descendants

    Azerbaijani

    Noun

    قسم

    1. Arabic spelling of qəsəm

    Hijazi Arabic

    Root
    ق س م
    4 terms

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic قِسم.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قسم (gisimm (construct state قِسْم (gism), dual قِسْمين (gismēn), plural أقسام (ʔagsām))

    1. section, division, sort, part
    2. department

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic قَسَمَ (qasama).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قَسَم (gasam) I (non-past يِقْسِم (yigsim))

    1. to swear, to make an oath
    2. to divide
    3. to distribute
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of قسم (gasam)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m قسمت (gasamt) قسمت (gasamt) قسم (gasam) قسمنا (gasamna) قسمتوا (gasamtu) قسموا (gasamu)
    f قسمتي (gasamti) قسمت (gasamat)
    non-past m أقسم (ʔagsim) تقسم (tigsim) يقسم (yigsim) نقسم (nigsim) تقسموا (tigsimu) يقسموا (yigsimu)
    f تقسمي (tigsimi) تقسم (tigsim)
    imperative m اقسم (agsim) اقسموا (agsimu)
    f اقسمي (agsimi)

    Etymology 3

    From Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

    Noun

    قسم (gasamm (dual قَسَمين (gasamēn), plural أقسام (ʔagsām))

    1. oath

    Etymology 4

    From Arabic قَسَّمَ (qassama).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قَسَّم (gassam) II (non-past يِقَسِّم (yigassim))

    1. to divide
    2. to distribute
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of قسم (gassam)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m قسمت (gassamt) قسمت (gassamt) قسم (gassam) قسمنا (gassamna) قسمتوا (gassamtu) قسموا (gassamu)
    f قسمتي (gassamti) قسمت (gassamat)
    non-past m أقسم (ʔagassim) تقسم (tigassim) يقسم (yigassim) نقسم (nigassim) تقسموا (tigassimu) يقسموا (yigassimu)
    f تقسمي (tigassimi) تقسم (tigassim)
    imperative m قسم (gassim) قسموا (gassimu)
    f قسمي (gassimi)

    Etymology 5

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قِسَم (gisampl

    1. plural of قِسْمَة (gisma)

    Ottoman Turkish

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

    Noun

    قسم (kasem)

    1. oath
    Descendants

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic قِسْم (qism).

    Noun

    قسم (kısm, vulg. kısım)

    1. part
    Descendants

    Further reading

    Persian

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

    Pronunciation

    Readings
    Classical reading? qasam
    Dari reading? qasam
    Iranian reading? ğasam
    Tajik reading? qasam

    Noun

    Dari قسم
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik қасам

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

    1. oath, swearing
      Synonym: سوگند (sowgand)

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic قِسْم (qism).

    Pronunciation

    Readings
    Classical reading? qism
    Dari reading? qism
    Iranian reading? ğesm
    Tajik reading? qism

    Noun

    Dari قسم
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik қисм

    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.
    Derived terms

    Punjabi

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قَسَم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

    Noun

    قَسَم (qasamf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕ਼ਸਮ)

    1. oath

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “قسم”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْم (qism), from Arabic قِسْم (qism).

    Noun

    قِسْم (qismf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕ਼ਿਸਮ)

    1. kind

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “قِسم”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

    Sindhi

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قَسَم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

    Noun

    قسم (qasamum (Devanagari क़समु)

    1. oath

    Further reading

    • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “قَسَمُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
    • قسم”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْم (qism), from Arabic قِسْم (qism).

    Noun

    قسم (transliteration needed?

    1. kind

    Further reading

    • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “قِسِمُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
    • قسم”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ق س م
    2 terms

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic قَسَمَ (qasama).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قسم (ʔasam) I (present بقسم (biʔsim))

    1. to split, to halve
    2. (mathematics) to divide
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of قسم (ʔasam)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m قسمت (ʔasamt) قسمت (ʔasamt) قسم (ʔasam) قسمنا (ʔasamna) قسمتو (ʔasamtu) قسمو (ʔasamu)
    f قسمتي (ʔasamti) قسمت (ʔasmat)
    present m بقسم (baʔsim) بتقسم (btiʔsim) بقسم (biʔsim) منقسم (mniʔsim) بتقسمو (btiʔsimu) بقسمو (biʔsimu)
    f بتقسمي (btiʔsimi) بتقسم (btiʔsim)
    subjunctive m أقسم (ʔaʔsim) تقسم (tiʔsim) يقسم (yiʔsim) نقسم (niʔsim) تقسمو (tiʔsimu) يقسمو (yiʔsimu)
    f تقسمي (tiʔsimi) تقسم (tiʔsim)
    imperative m اقسم (iʔsim) اقسمو (iʔsimu)
    f اقسمي (iʔsimi)

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic قَسَّمَ (qassama).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قسّم (ʔassam) II (present بقسّم (biʔassem))

    1. to divvy up, to apportion, to allocate
      Synonym: وزّع (wazzaʕ)
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of قسّم (ʔassam)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m قسّمت (ʔassamt) قسّمت (ʔassamt) قسّم (ʔassam) قسّمنا (ʔassamna) قسّمتو (ʔassamtu) قسّمو (ʔassamu)
    f قسّمتي (ʔassamti) قسّمت (ʔassamat)
    present m بقسّم (baʔassem) بتقسّم (bitʔassem) بقسّم (biʔassem) منقسّم (minʔassem) بتقسّمو (bitʔassmu) بقسّمو (biʔassmu)
    f بتقسّمي (bitʔassmi) بتقسّم (bitʔassem)
    subjunctive m اقسّم (aʔassem) تقسّم (tʔassem) يقسّم (yʔassem) نقسّم (nʔassem) تقسّمو (tʔassmu) يقسّمو (yʔassmu)
    f تقسّمي (tʔassmi) تقسّم (tʔassem)
    imperative m قسّم (ʔassem) قسّمو (ʔassmu)
    f قسّمي (ʔassmi)

    See also

    Urdu

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قسم (qism), from Arabic قِسْم (qism, division, sort).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قسم (qismf (Hindi spelling क़िस्म)

    1. kind, type, category, brand
      کس قسم کا چیز ہے یہ؟
      kis qism kā cīz hai yeh?
      What kind of thing is it?

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Classical Persian قسم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam, oath, vow).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قسم (qasamf (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.