قزم
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma, “pickaxe”), from Ottoman Turkish قازمق (kazmak, “to dig out, to excavate”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ- (“to dig out”). From the common cross-cultural depictions of dwarves working the earth, likely bolstered by the real-life use of smaller individuals in mines to reach inaccessible places.
Noun
[edit]قَزَم • (qazam) m (plural أَقْزَام (ʔaqzām))
- dwarf, midget, pigmy
- lilliputian
- little fellow, shrimp, hop-o'-my-thumb, whippersnapper
- disformed, of poor breeding stock
- someone of baser lineage, low class
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun قَزَم (qazam)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَزَم qazam |
الْقَزَم al-qazam |
قَزَم qazam |
Nominative | قَزَمٌ qazamun |
الْقَزَمُ al-qazamu |
قَزَمُ qazamu |
Accusative | قَزَمًا qazaman |
الْقَزَمَ al-qazama |
قَزَمَ qazama |
Genitive | قَزَمٍ qazamin |
الْقَزَمِ al-qazami |
قَزَمِ qazami |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَزَمَيْن qazamayn |
الْقَزَمَيْن al-qazamayn |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
Nominative | قَزَمَانِ qazamāni |
الْقَزَمَانِ al-qazamāni |
قَزَمَا qazamā |
Accusative | قَزَمَيْنِ qazamayni |
الْقَزَمَيْنِ al-qazamayni |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
Genitive | قَزَمَيْنِ qazamayni |
الْقَزَمَيْنِ al-qazamayni |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَقْزَام ʔaqzām |
الْأَقْزَام al-ʔaqzām |
أَقْزَام ʔaqzām |
Nominative | أَقْزَامٌ ʔaqzāmun |
الْأَقْزَامُ al-ʔaqzāmu |
أَقْزَامُ ʔaqzāmu |
Accusative | أَقْزَامًا ʔaqzāman |
الْأَقْزَامَ al-ʔaqzāma |
أَقْزَامَ ʔaqzāma |
Genitive | أَقْزَامٍ ʔaqzāmin |
الْأَقْزَامِ al-ʔaqzāmi |
أَقْزَامِ ʔaqzāmi |
Derived terms
[edit]- قُزَيْمِيّ (quzaymiyy, “dwarflike, nano-”)
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Arabic قَزَم (qazam).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]قزم • (qazam) m (plural أقزام (ʔaqzām), feminine قزمة (qazame))
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