Arabic edit

Root
ق و م (q-w-m)

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of قَاوَمَ (qāwama, to resist).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مُقَاوَمَة (muqāwamaf

  1. resistance
  2. (construed with the genitive) struggle, fight (against)
  3. opposition
  4. (electricity) resistance, resistivity

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Descendants edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN