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

  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

  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.