qam

See also: QAM

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʕam/ [ˈʕam]
• Hyphenation: qam

Noun

qám

1. Apocopic form of qammí

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 26

Gothic

Romanization

qam

1. Romanization of 𐌵𐌰𐌼

Maltese

Root
q-w-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قامَ (qāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːm/

Verb

qam (imperfect jqum)

1. to get up; to stand up; to rise
2. to awake; to wake up

   Synonym: stenbaħ

Usage notes

• In order to specify the meaning of “get up”, one can say qam mis-sodda (literally “he got up from the bed”) or the like.

Conjugation

Conjugation of qam

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qomt	qomt	qam	qomna	qomtu	qamu
	f			qamet
imperfect	m	nqum	tqum	jqum	nqumu	tqumu	jqumu
	f			tqum
imperative			qum			qumu

Paiwan

Alternative forms

• 'am

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀəm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qam/

Noun

qam

1. pangolin

References

• “qam”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014

Quechua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈqam/
  • (Ayacucho) IPA^(key): [ˈχam]
  • (Cuzco-Collao) IPA^(key): [ˈqɑŋ]

Pronoun

qam

1. (personal, in the singular) you.

See also

Quechua personal pronouns

	singular	plural
first person	ñuqa	ñuqanchik (inclusive) ñuqayku (exclusive)
second person	qam	qamkuna
third person	pay	paykuna

Zazaki

Noun

qam (m)

1. shallow