قمل
Arabic
Etymology
Likely related to or from a metathesis of Classical Syriac ܩܠܡܐܿ (qlmʾ), itself from Aramaic כלמה, from Akkadian 𒄴 (kalmatu, “insect, bug”); cognate to ك ل م (k-l-m) in the sense of biting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaml/
- (Hejazi) IPA(key): [ɡamɪl, ɡaml]
Noun
قَمْل • (qaml) m (collective, singulative قَمْلَة f (qamla))
- lice, louse
Declension
Declension of noun قَمْل (qaml)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمْل qaml | الْقَمْل al-qaml | قَمْل qaml |
| Nominative | قَمْلٌ qamlun | الْقَمْلُ al-qamlu | قَمْلُ qamlu |
| Accusative | قَمْلًا qamlan | الْقَمْلَ al-qamla | قَمْلَ qamla |
| Genitive | قَمْلٍ qamlin | الْقَمْلِ al-qamli | قَمْلِ qamli |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمْلَة qamla | الْقَمْلَة al-qamla | قَمْلَة qamlat |
| Nominative | قَمْلَةٌ qamlatun | الْقَمْلَةُ al-qamlatu | قَمْلَةُ qamlatu |
| Accusative | قَمْلَةً qamlatan | الْقَمْلَةَ al-qamlata | قَمْلَةَ qamlata |
| Genitive | قَمْلَةٍ qamlatin | الْقَمْلَةِ al-qamlati | قَمْلَةِ qamlati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَمْلَتَيْن qamlatayn | الْقَمْلَتَيْن al-qamlatayn | قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay |
| Nominative | قَمْلَتَانِ qamlatāni | الْقَمْلَتَانِ al-qamlatāni | قَمْلَتَا qamlatā |
| Accusative | قَمْلَتَيْنِ qamlatayni | الْقَمْلَتَيْنِ al-qamlatayni | قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay |
| Genitive | قَمْلَتَيْنِ qamlatayni | الْقَمْلَتَيْنِ al-qamlatayni | قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمْلَات qamlāt | الْقَمْلَات al-qamlāt | قَمْلَات qamlāt |
| Nominative | قَمْلَاتٌ qamlātun | الْقَمْلَاتُ al-qamlātu | قَمْلَاتُ qamlātu |
| Accusative | قَمْلَاتٍ qamlātin | الْقَمْلَاتِ al-qamlāti | قَمْلَاتِ qamlāti |
| Genitive | قَمْلَاتٍ qamlātin | الْقَمْلَاتِ al-qamlāti | قَمْلَاتِ qamlāti |
Noun
قُمَّل • (qummal) m (collective)
- lice, biting insects and vermin
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:133:
- فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُفَصَّلَاتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُجْرِمِينَ
- faʾarsalnā ʿalayhimu ṭ-ṭūfāna wal-jarāda wal-qummala waḍ-ḍafādiʿa wad-dama ʾāyātin mufaṣṣalātin fastakbarū wakānū qawman mujrimīna
- We caused to be sent upon them destruction abounding, locusts, lice, frogs, and the blood, as signs of proof discernibly clear, but they had considered themselves of greater importance and had been a people who caused wrongdoing to be encouraged.
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- ticks, mites, small ants
- maggots, ringworm, weevils, parasites
- rot, decay
Declension
Declension of noun قُمَّل (qummal)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُمَّل qummal | الْقُمَّل al-qummal | قُمَّل qummal |
| Nominative | قُمَّلٌ qummalun | الْقُمَّلُ al-qummalu | قُمَّلُ qummalu |
| Accusative | قُمَّلًا qummalan | الْقُمَّلَ al-qummala | قُمَّلَ qummala |
| Genitive | قُمَّلٍ qummalin | الْقُمَّلِ al-qummali | قُمَّلِ qummali |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُمَّلَة qummala | الْقُمَّلَة al-qummala | قُمَّلَة qummalat |
| Nominative | قُمَّلَةٌ qummalatun | الْقُمَّلَةُ al-qummalatu | قُمَّلَةُ qummalatu |
| Accusative | قُمَّلَةً qummalatan | الْقُمَّلَةَ al-qummalata | قُمَّلَةَ qummalata |
| Genitive | قُمَّلَةٍ qummalatin | الْقُمَّلَةِ al-qummalati | قُمَّلَةِ qummalati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قُمَّلَتَيْن qummalatayn | الْقُمَّلَتَيْن al-qummalatayn | قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay |
| Nominative | قُمَّلَتَانِ qummalatāni | الْقُمَّلَتَانِ al-qummalatāni | قُمَّلَتَا qummalatā |
| Accusative | قُمَّلَتَيْنِ qummalatayni | الْقُمَّلَتَيْنِ al-qummalatayni | قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay |
| Genitive | قُمَّلَتَيْنِ qummalatayni | الْقُمَّلَتَيْنِ al-qummalatayni | قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُمَّلَات qummalāt | الْقُمَّلَات al-qummalāt | قُمَّلَات qummalāt |
| Nominative | قُمَّلَاتٌ qummalātun | الْقُمَّلَاتُ al-qummalātu | قُمَّلَاتُ qummalātu |
| Accusative | قُمَّلَاتٍ qummalātin | الْقُمَّلَاتِ al-qummalāti | قُمَّلَاتِ qummalāti |
| Genitive | قُمَّلَاتٍ qummalātin | الْقُمَّلَاتِ al-qummalāti | قُمَّلَاتِ qummalāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَمْل (qaml).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qmal/
Noun
قمل • (qmal) m (collective, singulative قملة f (qamla), plural قملات (qamlāt))
- lice, louse
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَمْل (qaml).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔaml/, [ˈʔa.m(ɪ)l]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaml/, [ˈɡa.m(ɪ)l]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
قمل • (ʔaml) m (collective, singulative قملة f (ʔamle), paucal قملات (ʔamlāt))
- lice, louse