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 (ʔakama, “hill, mound”).

Noun

كَوْمَة or كُومَة • (kawma or kūma) f (plural كُوَم (kuwam) or أَكْوَام (ʔakwām))

1. 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; ʔakwām	الْكُوَم‎; الْأَكْوَام al-kuwam‎; al-ʔakwām	كُوَم‎; أَكْوَام kuwam‎; ʔakwām
Nominative	كُوَمٌ‎; أَكْوَامٌ kuwamun‎; ʔakwāmun	الْكُوَمُ‎; الْأَكْوَامُ al-kuwamu‎; al-ʔakwāmu	كُوَمُ‎; أَكْوَامُ kuwamu‎; ʔakwāmu
Accusative	كُوَمًا‎; أَكْوَامًا kuwaman‎; ʔakwāman	الْكُوَمَ‎; الْأَكْوَامَ al-kuwama‎; al-ʔakwāma	كُوَمَ‎; أَكْوَامَ kuwama‎; ʔakwāma
Genitive	كُوَمٍ‎; أَكْوَامٍ kuwamin‎; ʔakwāmin	الْكُوَمِ‎; الْأَكْوَامِ al-kuwami‎; al-ʔakwāmi	كُوَمِ‎; أَكْوَامِ kuwami‎; ʔakwāmi

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, →ISBN, 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^[1], volume V, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 122.
• Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎^[2] (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^[3] (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
1 term

Alternative forms

• كوم (kōm)

Etymology

From Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː.me/, [ˈkoː.me]

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Noun

كومة • (kōme) f (plural كوام (kwām))

1. heap, pile

   Synonym: صفطة (ṣafṭa)