Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ق و م (q-w-m). Cognate with Hebrew הֵקִים (hekím).

Verb edit

أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma) IV, non-past يُقِيمُ‎ (yuqīmu)

  1. to raise, cause to rise, bid to stand
  2. to set up, erect
  3. to establish
  4. to install, invest, appoint to
  5. (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to set in front of, make leader of
  6. (transitive) to awaken
  7. to raise the dead
  8. to straighten
  9. to stay, reside, abide
  10. to break up the camp, depart
  11. to cause to do so
  12. (construed with فِي () or عَلَى (ʕalā)) to persist in
  13. to persevere, endure
  14. to arrange well
  15. to execute, perform
  16. to call for prayer
  17. (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to devote oneself to
  18. to besiege
  19. to carry on (a lawsuit)

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