كومة
See also: کومه
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كَوْم (kawm)
Etymology
Unknown. Compare كِمّ (kimm, “calyx of a flower, the envelope or spathe of a palm-tree or the like”), or perhaps even كُمّ (kumm, “sleeve”) as the body stacks up thickness in this area, and also أَكَمَة (ʾakama, “hill, mound”).
Noun
كَوْمَة or كُومَة • (kawma or kūma) f (plural كُوَم (kuwam) or أَكْوَام (ʾakwām))
- pile, stack, heap
Declension
Declension of noun كَوْمَة (kawma); كُومَة (kūma)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَوْمَة; كُومَة kawma; kūma | الْكَوْمَة; الْكُومَة al-kawma; al-kūma | كَوْمَة; كُومَة kawmat; kūmat |
| Nominative | كَوْمَةٌ; كُومَةٌ kawmatun; kūmatun | الْكَوْمَةُ; الْكُومَةُ al-kawmatu; al-kūmatu | كَوْمَةُ; كُومَةُ kawmatu; kūmatu |
| Accusative | كَوْمَةً; كُومَةً kawmatan; kūmatan | الْكَوْمَةَ; الْكُومَةَ al-kawmata; al-kūmata | كَوْمَةَ; كُومَةَ kawmata; kūmata |
| Genitive | كَوْمَةٍ; كُومَةٍ kawmatin; kūmatin | الْكَوْمَةِ; الْكُومَةِ al-kawmati; al-kūmati | كَوْمَةِ; كُومَةِ kawmati; kūmati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَوْمَتَيْن; كُومَتَيْن kawmatayn; kūmatayn | الْكَوْمَتَيْن; الْكُومَتَيْن al-kawmatayn; al-kūmatayn | كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay |
| Nominative | كَوْمَتَانِ; كُومَتَانِ kawmatāni; kūmatāni | الْكَوْمَتَانِ; الْكُومَتَانِ al-kawmatāni; al-kūmatāni | كَوْمَتَا; كُومَتَا kawmatā; kūmatā |
| Accusative | كَوْمَتَيْنِ; كُومَتَيْنِ kawmatayni; kūmatayni | الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ; الْكُومَتَيْنِ al-kawmatayni; al-kūmatayni | كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay |
| Genitive | كَوْمَتَيْنِ; كُومَتَيْنِ kawmatayni; kūmatayni | الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ; الْكُومَتَيْنِ al-kawmatayni; al-kūmatayni | كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُوَم; أَكْوَام kuwam; ʾakwām | الْكُوَم; الْأَكْوَام al-kuwam; al-ʾakwām | كُوَم; أَكْوَام kuwam; ʾakwām |
| Nominative | كُوَمٌ; أَكْوَامٌ kuwamun; ʾakwāmun | الْكُوَمُ; الْأَكْوَامُ al-kuwamu; al-ʾakwāmu | كُوَمُ; أَكْوَامُ kuwamu; ʾakwāmu |
| Accusative | كُوَمًا; أَكْوَامًا kuwaman; ʾakwāman | الْكُوَمَ; الْأَكْوَامَ al-kuwama; al-ʾakwāma | كُوَمَ; أَكْوَامَ kuwama; ʾakwāma |
| Genitive | كُوَمٍ; أَكْوَامٍ kuwamin; ʾakwāmin | الْكُوَمِ; الْأَكْوَامِ al-kuwami; al-ʾakwāmi | كُوَمِ; أَكْوَامِ kuwami; ʾakwāmi |
Derived terms
- كَوَّمَ (kawwama, “to pile up”)
- تَكَوَّمَ (takawwama, “to pile up; to be piled up”)
References
- Corriente, Federico; Pereira, Christophe; Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017) Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, page 1127, declares from Egyptian km (“heap of burning charcoals”), but this is badly attested, written with a particular sign, after Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume V, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 122.
- Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8) (in German), Göttingen, page 56, does not etymologize, particularly not from Egyptian, which he would know, but noting an influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for some occurrence of the word in placenames in Egypt.
- Vollers, Karl (1893), “Vier Lehnwörter im Arabischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 8, pages 104–105, suspects from an unknown Egyptian, noting the influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for the frequent occurrence in Egypt.
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ك و م |
Alternative forms
- كوم (kōm)
Etymology
From Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koː.me/, [ˈkoː.me]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
كومة • (kōme) f (plural كوام (kwām))
- heap, pile
- Synonym: صفطة (ṣafṭa)