قزمة

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma).

Noun

قزمة (qazmaf

  1. (Upper Egypt) pickaxe, mattock
    Synonyms: فَاس (fās), طورية (ṭurya, ṭūriyya), مِسْحَة (misḥa)

References

  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 315–316

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma).

Noun

قزمة (ʾazmif

  1. pickaxe, mattock
    Synonyms: فاس (fēs), مجرفه (majrafi), جاروفه (jarūfi), قدوم (ʔaddūm), طورية (ṭurīyi), منكوش (mankūš)

References

  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 315–316

North Mesopotamian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma).

Noun

قزمة (qazma)

  1. pickaxe, mattock
    Synonyms: فَاس (fās), مَجْرَفة (majrafa)

References

  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 315–316

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.za.me/,
  • IPA(key): /qa.za.ma/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

قزمة (qazamef (plural أقزام (ʔaqzām), masculine قزم (qazam))

  1. feminine of قزم (qazam): dwarf, midget

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma).

Noun

قزمة (qazma)

  1. (archaic) pickaxe, mattock
    Synonyms: فاس (fās), طورية (ṭurya, ṭūriyya), منكاش (minkāš, munkāš), منكوش (mankūš)

References

  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 315–316