qasam

Maltese

Root
q-s-m
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.sam/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَسَمَ (qasama).

Verb

qasam (imperfect jaqsam, past participle maqsum, verbal noun qsim)

1. to divide, split (make into parts)
2. to distribute, apportion (allot parts of)
3. to cross, to go across
4. to matter, to be relevant
5. to be heartbroken [with qalb]

   Ommi qasmet qalbha. ― My mother was heartbroken.

Conjugation

Conjugation of qasam
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qsamt	qsamt	qasam		qsamna	qsamtu	qasmu
	f			qasmet
imperfect	m	naqsam	taqsam	jaqsam		naqsmu	taqsmu	jaqsmu
	f			taqsam
imperative			aqsam				aqsmu

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِسْم (qism).

Noun

qasam m (plural oqsma or qsam or qsum, diminutive qsajjam or qsajjem)

1. portion, section, branch, area
2. (especially) a section of land, a plot, estate

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai قسم, from Classical Persian قَسَم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

Noun

Other scripts
Cyrillic	қасам (qasam)‍
Latin	‍
Perso-Arabic

qasam (plural qasamlar)

1. oath

   Synonym: ont