قرموط

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Arabic

قَرموط إفريقيClarias gariepinus

Etymology

From the verb قَرْمَطَ (qarmaṭa, to draw tight).

Pronunciation

  • (classical literary) IPA(key): /qur.muːtˤ/
  • (modern colloquial) IPA(key): /qar.muːtˤ/

Noun

قُرْمُوط or قَرْمُوط (qurmūṭ or qarmūṭm (collective, singulative قُرْمُوطَة f (qurmūṭa) or قَرْمُوطَة (qarmūṭa))

  1. (originally Egypt) sharptooth catfish (Clarias gen. et spp.), typically the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
  2. (Syria) dwarf, midget
    Synonym: قَزَم (qazam)
  3. (Classical Arabic) scarab dungball
  4. (Classical Arabic) saxaul fruit

Declension

Declension of noun قُرْمُوط (qurmūṭ)‎; قَرْمُوط (qarmūṭ)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal قُرْمُوط‎; قَرْمُوط
qurmūṭ‎; qarmūṭ
الْقُرْمُوط‎; الْقَرْمُوط
al-qurmūṭ‎; al-qarmūṭ
قُرْمُوط‎; قَرْمُوط
qurmūṭ‎; qarmūṭ
nominative قُرْمُوطٌ‎; قَرْمُوطٌ
qurmūṭun‎; qarmūṭun
الْقُرْمُوطُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطُ
al-qurmūṭu‎; al-qarmūṭu
قُرْمُوطُ‎; قَرْمُوطُ
qurmūṭu‎; qarmūṭu
accusative قُرْمُوطًا‎; قَرْمُوطًا
qurmūṭan‎; qarmūṭan
الْقُرْمُوطَ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَ
al-qurmūṭa‎; al-qarmūṭa
قُرْمُوطَ‎; قَرْمُوطَ
qurmūṭa‎; qarmūṭa
genitive قُرْمُوطٍ‎; قَرْمُوطٍ
qurmūṭin‎; qarmūṭin
الْقُرْمُوطِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطِ
al-qurmūṭi‎; al-qarmūṭi
قُرْمُوطِ‎; قَرْمُوطِ
qurmūṭi‎; qarmūṭi
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal قُرْمُوطَة‎; قَرْمُوطَة
qurmūṭa‎; qarmūṭa
الْقُرْمُوطَة‎; الْقَرْمُوطَة
al-qurmūṭa‎; al-qarmūṭa
قُرْمُوطَة‎; قَرْمُوطَة
qurmūṭat‎; qarmūṭat
nominative قُرْمُوطَةٌ‎; قَرْمُوطَةٌ
qurmūṭatun‎; qarmūṭatun
الْقُرْمُوطَةُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةُ
al-qurmūṭatu‎; al-qarmūṭatu
قُرْمُوطَةُ‎; قَرْمُوطَةُ
qurmūṭatu‎; qarmūṭatu
accusative قُرْمُوطَةً‎; قَرْمُوطَةً
qurmūṭatan‎; qarmūṭatan
الْقُرْمُوطَةَ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةَ
al-qurmūṭata‎; al-qarmūṭata
قُرْمُوطَةَ‎; قَرْمُوطَةَ
qurmūṭata‎; qarmūṭata
genitive قُرْمُوطَةٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَةٍ
qurmūṭatin‎; qarmūṭatin
الْقُرْمُوطَةِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةِ
al-qurmūṭati‎; al-qarmūṭati
قُرْمُوطَةِ‎; قَرْمُوطَةِ
qurmūṭati‎; qarmūṭati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal قُرْمُوطَتَيْن‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْن
qurmūṭatayn‎; qarmūṭatayn
الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْن‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْن
al-qurmūṭatayn‎; al-qarmūṭatayn
قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
nominative قُرْمُوطَتَانِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَانِ
qurmūṭatāni‎; qarmūṭatāni
الْقُرْمُوطَتَانِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَانِ
al-qurmūṭatāni‎; al-qarmūṭatāni
قُرْمُوطَتَا‎; قَرْمُوطَتَا
qurmūṭatā‎; qarmūṭatā
accusative قُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
qurmūṭatayni‎; qarmūṭatayni
الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
al-qurmūṭatayni‎; al-qarmūṭatayni
قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
genitive قُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
qurmūṭatayni‎; qarmūṭatayni
الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
al-qurmūṭatayni‎; al-qarmūṭatayni
قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal قُرْمُوطَات‎; قَرْمُوطَات
qurmūṭāt‎; qarmūṭāt
الْقُرْمُوطَات‎; الْقَرْمُوطَات
al-qurmūṭāt‎; al-qarmūṭāt
قُرْمُوطَات‎; قَرْمُوطَات
qurmūṭāt‎; qarmūṭāt
nominative قُرْمُوطَاتٌ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٌ
qurmūṭātun‎; qarmūṭātun
الْقُرْمُوطَاتُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتُ
al-qurmūṭātu‎; al-qarmūṭātu
قُرْمُوطَاتُ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتُ
qurmūṭātu‎; qarmūṭātu
accusative قُرْمُوطَاتٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٍ
qurmūṭātin‎; qarmūṭātin
الْقُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتِ
al-qurmūṭāti‎; al-qarmūṭāti
قُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتِ
qurmūṭāti‎; qarmūṭāti
genitive قُرْمُوطَاتٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٍ
qurmūṭātin‎; qarmūṭātin
الْقُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتِ
al-qurmūṭāti‎; al-qarmūṭāti
قُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتِ
qurmūṭāti‎; qarmūṭāti

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “قرموط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 434b
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قرموط”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 813b
  • Kremer, Alfred von (1884) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie. II (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 34