Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ق س م (q s m)
14 terms

Compare قَسَمَ (qasama, to divide, to foreordain).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قِسْمَة (qismaf (plural قِسْمَات (qismāt) or قِسَم (qisam))

  1. dividing, division, distribution, allotment, apportionment, splitting, carving up
  2. (arithmetic) division
  3. lot, destiny, foreordained fate, kismet
  4. partition, allocation, fraction, piece, quotient, quota

Declension

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Descendants

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Noun

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قَسَمَة or قَسِمَة (qasama or qasimaf (plural قَسَمَات (qasamāt))

  1. facial feature

Declension

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق س م
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡis.ma/, [ɡɪs.ma]

Noun

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قسمة (gismaf (plural قِسمات or قِسَم (gisam))

  1. dividing, division, distribution, allotment, apportionment, splitting, carving up
  2. (arithmetic) division
  3. lot, destiny, foreordained fate, kismet
  4. partition, allocation, fraction, piece, quotient, quota