قمقم

Arabic

Etymology 1

From a reduplicated onomatopoeic root. Compare غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, “gurgle”), وَسْوَسَ (waswasa, “whisper”).

Verb

قَمْقَمَ • (qamqama) Iq (non-past يُقَمْقِمُ (yuqamqimu), verbal noun قَمْقَمَة (qamqama))

to grumble, to mutter, to complain

Conjugation

Conjugation of قَمْقَمَ (Iq, sound, full passive, verbal noun قَمْقَمَة)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					قَمْقَمَة qamqama
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُقَمْقِم muqamqim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُقَمْقَم muqamqam
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَمْقَمْتُ qamqamtu	قَمْقَمْتَ qamqamta	قَمْقَمَ qamqama	قَمْقَمْتُمَا qamqamtumā	قَمْقَمَا qamqamā	قَمْقَمْنَا qamqamnā	قَمْقَمْتُمْ qamqamtum	قَمْقَمُوا qamqamū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَمْقَمْتُ qamqamtu	قَمْقَمْتِ qamqamti	قَمْقَمَتْ qamqamat	قَمْقَمْتُمَا qamqamtumā	قَمْقَمَتَا qamqamatā	قَمْقَمْنَا qamqamnā	قَمْقَمْتُنَّ qamqamtunna	قَمْقَمْنَ qamqamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَمْقِمُ ʔuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمُ tuqamqimu	يُقَمْقِمُ yuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمَانِ tuqamqimāni	يُقَمْقِمَانِ yuqamqimāni	نُقَمْقِمُ nuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمُونَ tuqamqimūna	يُقَمْقِمُونَ yuqamqimūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَمْقِمُ ʔuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمِينَ tuqamqimīna	تُقَمْقِمُ tuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمَانِ tuqamqimāni	تُقَمْقِمَانِ tuqamqimāni	نُقَمْقِمُ nuqamqimu	تُقَمْقِمْنَ tuqamqimna	يُقَمْقِمْنَ yuqamqimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَمْقِمَ ʔuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمَ tuqamqima	يُقَمْقِمَ yuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	يُقَمْقِمَا yuqamqimā	نُقَمْقِمَ nuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمُوا tuqamqimū	يُقَمْقِمُوا yuqamqimū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَمْقِمَ ʔuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمِي tuqamqimī	تُقَمْقِمَ tuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	نُقَمْقِمَ nuqamqima	تُقَمْقِمْنَ tuqamqimna	يُقَمْقِمْنَ yuqamqimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَمْقِمْ ʔuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمْ tuqamqim	يُقَمْقِمْ yuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	يُقَمْقِمَا yuqamqimā	نُقَمْقِمْ nuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمُوا tuqamqimū	يُقَمْقِمُوا yuqamqimū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَمْقِمْ ʔuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمِي tuqamqimī	تُقَمْقِمْ tuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	تُقَمْقِمَا tuqamqimā	نُقَمْقِمْ nuqamqim	تُقَمْقِمْنَ tuqamqimna	يُقَمْقِمْنَ yuqamqimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَمْقِمْ qamqim		قَمْقِمَا qamqimā			قَمْقِمُوا qamqimū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		قَمْقِمِي qamqimī		قَمْقِمَا qamqimā			قَمْقِمْنَ qamqimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُمْقِمْتُ qumqimtu	قُمْقِمْتَ qumqimta	قُمْقِمَ qumqima	قُمْقِمْتُمَا qumqimtumā	قُمْقِمَا qumqimā	قُمْقِمْنَا qumqimnā	قُمْقِمْتُمْ qumqimtum	قُمْقِمُوا qumqimū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُمْقِمْتُ qumqimtu	قُمْقِمْتِ qumqimti	قُمْقِمَتْ qumqimat	قُمْقِمْتُمَا qumqimtumā	قُمْقِمَتَا qumqimatā	قُمْقِمْنَا qumqimnā	قُمْقِمْتُنَّ qumqimtunna	قُمْقِمْنَ qumqimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَمْقَمُ ʔuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمُ tuqamqamu	يُقَمْقَمُ yuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمَانِ tuqamqamāni	يُقَمْقَمَانِ yuqamqamāni	نُقَمْقَمُ nuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمُونَ tuqamqamūna	يُقَمْقَمُونَ yuqamqamūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَمْقَمُ ʔuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمِينَ tuqamqamīna	تُقَمْقَمُ tuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمَانِ tuqamqamāni	تُقَمْقَمَانِ tuqamqamāni	نُقَمْقَمُ nuqamqamu	تُقَمْقَمْنَ tuqamqamna	يُقَمْقَمْنَ yuqamqamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَمْقَمَ ʔuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمَ tuqamqama	يُقَمْقَمَ yuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	يُقَمْقَمَا yuqamqamā	نُقَمْقَمَ nuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمُوا tuqamqamū	يُقَمْقَمُوا yuqamqamū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَمْقَمَ ʔuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمِي tuqamqamī	تُقَمْقَمَ tuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	نُقَمْقَمَ nuqamqama	تُقَمْقَمْنَ tuqamqamna	يُقَمْقَمْنَ yuqamqamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَمْقَمْ ʔuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمْ tuqamqam	يُقَمْقَمْ yuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	يُقَمْقَمَا yuqamqamā	نُقَمْقَمْ nuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمُوا tuqamqamū	يُقَمْقَمُوا yuqamqamū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَمْقَمْ ʔuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمِي tuqamqamī	تُقَمْقَمْ tuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	تُقَمْقَمَا tuqamqamā	نُقَمْقَمْ nuqamqam	تُقَمْقَمْنَ tuqamqamna	يُقَمْقَمْنَ yuqamqamna

Synonyms

تَقَمْقَمَ (taqamqama)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic קוּמְקְמָא (qumqəmā, “cooking vessel; cooling vessel”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡒𐡌 (qwqm), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆪𒆪𒁍 (/⁠kukkubu, quqquba⁠/, “a smaller container used as an alabastron, libation jar, or drikining flask; originally a drinking pouch made from an animal's stomach, any similar pouch with a small opening”), considered possibly a loan or developed from Sumerian 𒂁𒃻𒋫𒆸 (/⁠gugguru⁠/, “tall earthen vessel with a narrow opening”); whence ultimately also Ancient Greek κούκκουμα (koúkkouma), diminutive κουκκούμιον (koukkoúmion), and Latin cucuma, compare Classical Syriac ܩܘܿܩܡܳܐ (qūqəmā, “pot”), absolute state ܩܘܿܩܽܡ (qūqum). The Persian (qomqome), now more popular than the Arabic word, has been borrowed from Aramaic into Middle Persian (KWKMʾ).

Alternative forms

قُمْقُمَة (qumquma)

Noun

قُمْقُم • (qumqum) m (plural قَمَاقِم (qamāqim))

bulbous flask with a neck used for dispersing perfume

Declension

Declension of noun قُمْقُم (qumqum)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمْقُم qumqum	الْقُمْقُم al-qumqum	قُمْقُم qumqum
Nominative	قُمْقُمٌ qumqumun	الْقُمْقُمُ al-qumqumu	قُمْقُمُ qumqumu
Accusative	قُمْقُمًا qumquman	الْقُمْقُمَ al-qumquma	قُمْقُمَ qumquma
Genitive	قُمْقُمٍ qumqumin	الْقُمْقُمِ al-qumqumi	قُمْقُمِ qumqumi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمْقُمَيْن qumqumayn	الْقُمْقُمَيْن al-qumqumayn	قُمْقُمَيْ qumqumay
Nominative	قُمْقُمَانِ qumqumāni	الْقُمْقُمَانِ al-qumqumāni	قُمْقُمَا qumqumā
Accusative	قُمْقُمَيْنِ qumqumayni	الْقُمْقُمَيْنِ al-qumqumayni	قُمْقُمَيْ qumqumay
Genitive	قُمْقُمَيْنِ qumqumayni	الْقُمْقُمَيْنِ al-qumqumayni	قُمْقُمَيْ qumqumay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمَاقِم qamāqim	الْقَمَاقِم al-qamāqim	قَمَاقِم qamāqim
Nominative	قَمَاقِمُ qamāqimu	الْقَمَاقِمُ al-qamāqimu	قَمَاقِمُ qamāqimu
Accusative	قَمَاقِمَ qamāqima	الْقَمَاقِمَ al-qamāqima	قَمَاقِمَ qamāqima
Genitive	قَمَاقِمَ qamāqima	الْقَمَاقِمِ al-qamāqimi	قَمَاقِمِ qamāqimi

Descendants

→ Bengali: কুমকুম (kumkum)

References

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