قميص
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ق م ص (q-m-ṣ) |
Etymology edit
Probably from Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܡܝܨܬܐ (qamīṣtā, “shirt; undershirt”).
A minority of scholars think that the Latin word is indeed borrowed from Semitic. The principal witness for this theory is a Ugaritic form /qms/, seemingly meaning “garment”. However, this word is not attested in any other old Semitic language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قَمِيص • (qamīṣ) m (plural قُمْصَان (qumṣān) or أَقْمِصَة (ʔaqmiṣa))
- (modern) a short and usually form-fitting upper-body outer garment; a sleeved top; a shirt (such as a T-shirt or a dress shirt)
- (archaic) any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment (such as a housecoat or a nightshirt); a robe
- (Can we date this quote?), ʾAbū Dawūd, السنن [The Traditions]:
- كَانَ أَحَبَّ الثِّيَابِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقَمِيصُ
- kāna ʔaḥabba ṯ-ṯiyābi ʔilā n-nabiyyi ṣallā l-lahu ʕalayhi wasallama al-qamīṣu
- The most lovely garment to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was the robe.
- (Can we date this quote?), al-Tirmiḏī, الجامع الصحيح [The Verifiable Collection]:
- يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادُوكَ عَلَى خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ لَهُمْ
- yā ʕuṯmānu ʔinnahu laʕalla l-laha yuqammiṣuka qamīṣan, faʔin ʔarādūka ʕalā ḵalʕihi falā taḵlaʕhu lahum
- O ʾUṯmān! It may be that ʾAllāh will [one day] vest you with a robe, and if they ever wish you to take it off, do not take it off for them!
- (Can we date this quote?), al-Nasāʾī, السنن الصغرى [The Lesser Collection]:
- قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْإِسْبَالُ فِي الْإِزَارِ، وَالْقَمِيصِ، وَالْعِمَامَةِ مَنْ جَرَّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا خُيَلَاءَ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
- Dangling is about lower garments, the robe, and the headdress: whosoever trails along any of these out of self-delusion, ʾAllāh does not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَمِيص (qamīṣ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَمِيص qamīṣ |
الْقَمِيص al-qamīṣ |
قَمِيص qamīṣ |
| Nominative | قَمِيصٌ qamīṣun |
الْقَمِيصُ al-qamīṣu |
قَمِيصُ qamīṣu |
| Accusative | قَمِيصًا qamīṣan |
الْقَمِيصَ al-qamīṣa |
قَمِيصَ qamīṣa |
| Genitive | قَمِيصٍ qamīṣin |
الْقَمِيصِ al-qamīṣi |
قَمِيصِ qamīṣi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَمِيصَيْن qamīṣayn |
الْقَمِيصَيْن al-qamīṣayn |
قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay |
| Nominative | قَمِيصَانِ qamīṣāni |
الْقَمِيصَانِ al-qamīṣāni |
قَمِيصَا qamīṣā |
| Accusative | قَمِيصَيْنِ qamīṣayni |
الْقَمِيصَيْنِ al-qamīṣayni |
قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay |
| Genitive | قَمِيصَيْنِ qamīṣayni |
الْقَمِيصَيْنِ al-qamīṣayni |
قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُمْصَان qumṣān |
الْقُمْصَان al-qumṣān |
قُمْصَان qumṣān |
| Nominative | قُمْصَانٌ qumṣānun |
الْقُمْصَانُ al-qumṣānu |
قُمْصَانُ qumṣānu |
| Accusative | قُمْصَانًا qumṣānan |
الْقُمْصَانَ al-qumṣāna |
قُمْصَانَ qumṣāna |
| Genitive | قُمْصَانٍ qumṣānin |
الْقُمْصَانِ al-qumṣāni |
قُمْصَانِ qumṣāni |
Derived terms edit
- قَمَّصَ (qammaṣa)
- تَقَمَّصَ (taqammaṣa)
- قَمِيص نَوْم (qamīṣ nawm, “a sleepshirt”)
Descendants edit
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Hijazi Arabic edit
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South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.miːsˤ/, [ʔɑˈmiːsˤ]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.miːsˤ/, [ɡɑˈmiːsˤ]
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