أقام

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق و م (q-w-m). Cognate with Hebrew הֵקִים (hekím).

Verb

أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma) IV (non-past يُقِيمُ (yuqīmu), verbal noun إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma) or إِقَام (ʔiqām) or مُقَام (muqām))

  1. to raise, to lift
  2. to set up, to erect
  3. to establish, to found
  4. to appoint, to nominate
  5. to put in charge
  6. (transitive) to awaken
  7. to resurrect, to raise from the dead
  8. to stay, to reside, to abide
  9. to hold (a meeting, a celebration, a competition, a reception, etc.)
  10. to celebrate (a festival)
  11. to persist
  12. to sustain (someone) (of food)
  13. to perform (an action)
  14. to observe (a prayer)

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