قزم

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Arabic

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Etymology

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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

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قَزَم (qazamm (plural أَقْزَام (ʔaqzām))

  1. dwarf, midget, pigmy
  2. lilliputian
  3. little fellow, shrimp, hop-o'-my-thumb, whippersnapper
  4. disformed, of poor breeding stock
  5. someone of baser lineage, low class

Declension

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Derived terms

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic قَزَم (qazam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qa.zam/, [ˈqa.zam]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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قزم (qazamm (plural أقزام (ʔaqzām), feminine قزمة (qazame))

  1. dwarf, midget