قمع

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Arabic

Root
ق م ع (q m ʕ)
1 term

Verb

قَمَعَ (qamaʕa) I (non-past يَقْمَعُ (yaqmaʕu), verbal noun قَمْع (qamʕ))

  1. to suppress, to quell, to stifle

Conjugation

Noun

قَمْع (qamʕm

  1. verbal noun of قَمَعَ (qamaʕa) (form I)

Declension

Noun

قَمْع or قِمْع (qamʕ or qimʕm (plural أَقْمَاع (ʔaqmāʕ) or قُمُوع (qumūʕ))

  1. cone, cupule, funnel

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَمْع (qamʕ, funnel).

Noun

قمع (kamʿ)

  1. funnel, a tool in the shape of an inverted hollow cone for channeling liquids
    Synonym: خونی (huni)
  2. (anatomy) infundibulum, choana, a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
Derived terms
  • قمعی (kamʿî, infundibuliform)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَمْع (qamʕ, suppression).

Noun

قمع (kamʿ)

  1. stroke with a mallet or club
  2. act of knocking one on the head
  3. subjugation, suppression, submission
Descendants
  • Turkish: kam

Further reading