قمع

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ق م ع (q-m-ʕ)

Verb[edit]

قَمَعَ (qamaʕa) I, non-past يَقْمَعُ‎ (yaqmaʕu)

  1. to suppress, to quell, to stifle

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

قَمْع (qamʕm

  1. verbal noun of قَمَعَ (qamaʕa) (form I)

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

قَمْع or قِمْع (qamʕ or qimʕm (plural أَقْمَاع (ʔaqmāʕ) or قُمُوع (qumūʕ))

  1. cone, cupule, funnel

Declension[edit]

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قَمْع (qamʕ, funnel).

Noun[edit]

قمع (kamʿ)

  1. funnel, a tool in the shape of an inverted hollow cone for channeling liquids
    Synonym: خونی (huni)
  2. (anatomy) infundibulum, choana, a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
Derived terms[edit]
  • قمعی (kamʿî, infundibuliform)

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قَمْع (qamʕ, suppression).

Noun[edit]

قمع (kamʿ)

  1. stroke with a mallet or club
  2. act of knocking one on the head
  3. subjugation, suppression, submission
Descendants[edit]
  • Turkish: kam

Further reading[edit]