قمين
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ق م ن (q-m-n)
Adjective
قَمِين • (qamīn)
- apt, suitable, leading to [+ بِ (object)]
Declension
Declension of adjective قَمِين (qamīn)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قَمِين qamīn | الْقَمِين al-qamīn | قَمِينَة qamīna | الْقَمِينَة al-qamīna |
| Nominative | قَمِينٌ qamīnun | الْقَمِينُ al-qamīnu | قَمِينَةٌ qamīnatun | الْقَمِينَةُ al-qamīnatu |
| Accusative | قَمِينًا qamīnan | الْقَمِينَ al-qamīna | قَمِينَةً qamīnatan | الْقَمِينَةَ al-qamīnata |
| Genitive | قَمِينٍ qamīnin | الْقَمِينِ al-qamīni | قَمِينَةٍ qamīnatin | الْقَمِينَةِ al-qamīnati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قَمِينَيْن qamīnayn | الْقَمِينَيْن al-qamīnayn | قَمِينَتَيْن qamīnatayn | الْقَمِينَتَيْن al-qamīnatayn |
| Nominative | قَمِينَانِ qamīnāni | الْقَمِينَانِ al-qamīnāni | قَمِينَتَانِ qamīnatāni | الْقَمِينَتَانِ al-qamīnatāni |
| Accusative | قَمِينَيْنِ qamīnayni | الْقَمِينَيْنِ al-qamīnayni | قَمِينَتَيْنِ qamīnatayni | الْقَمِينَتَيْنِ al-qamīnatayni |
| Genitive | قَمِينَيْنِ qamīnayni | الْقَمِينَيْنِ al-qamīnayni | قَمِينَتَيْنِ qamīnatayni | الْقَمِينَتَيْنِ al-qamīnatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قُمَنَاء qumanāʾ | الْقُمَنَاء al-qumanāʾ | قَمِينَات qamīnāt | الْقَمِينَات al-qamīnāt |
| Nominative | قُمَنَاءُ qumanāʾu | الْقُمَنَاءُ al-qumanāʾu | قَمِينَاتٌ qamīnātun | الْقَمِينَاتُ al-qamīnātu |
| Accusative | قُمَنَاءَ qumanāʾa | الْقُمَنَاءَ al-qumanāʾa | قَمِينَاتٍ qamīnātin | الْقَمِينَاتِ al-qamīnāti |
| Genitive | قُمَنَاءَ qumanāʾa | الْقُمَنَاءِ al-qumanāʾi | قَمِينَاتٍ qamīnātin | الْقَمِينَاتِ al-qamīnāti |
Etymology 2
From Aramaic קמין / ܩܡܝܢ (qamīn, “oven, furnace”), from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “oven, furnace”).
Alternative forms
- قَمِينَة (qamīna)
Noun
قَمِين • (qamīn) m (plural قَمِينَات (qamīnāt))
- oven, furnace, kiln
Declension
Declension of noun قَمِين (qamīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمِين qamīn | الْقَمِين al-qamīn | قَمِين qamīn |
| Nominative | قَمِينٌ qamīnun | الْقَمِينُ al-qamīnu | قَمِينُ qamīnu |
| Accusative | قَمِينًا qamīnan | الْقَمِينَ al-qamīna | قَمِينَ qamīna |
| Genitive | قَمِينٍ qamīnin | الْقَمِينِ al-qamīni | قَمِينِ qamīni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَمِينَيْن qamīnayn | الْقَمِينَيْن al-qamīnayn | قَمِينَيْ qamīnay |
| Nominative | قَمِينَانِ qamīnāni | الْقَمِينَانِ al-qamīnāni | قَمِينَا qamīnā |
| Accusative | قَمِينَيْنِ qamīnayni | الْقَمِينَيْنِ al-qamīnayni | قَمِينَيْ qamīnay |
| Genitive | قَمِينَيْنِ qamīnayni | الْقَمِينَيْنِ al-qamīnayni | قَمِينَيْ qamīnay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمِينَات qamīnāt | الْقَمِينَات al-qamīnāt | قَمِينَات qamīnāt |
| Nominative | قَمِينَاتٌ qamīnātun | الْقَمِينَاتُ al-qamīnātu | قَمِينَاتُ qamīnātu |
| Accusative | قَمِينَاتٍ qamīnātin | الْقَمِينَاتِ al-qamīnāti | قَمِينَاتِ qamīnāti |
| Genitive | قَمِينَاتٍ qamīnātin | الْقَمِينَاتِ al-qamīnāti | قَمِينَاتِ qamīnāti |
References
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