كما
See also: کما
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
كَ (ka, “like”) + مَا (mā, “that”). Cognate with Ge'ez ክመ (kəmä), Hebrew כמו.
Conjunction edit
كَمَا • (kamā)
- like, as
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:59:
- وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوا كَمَا ٱسْتَأْذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ
- wa-ʔiḏā balaḡa l-ʔaṭfālu minkumu l-ḥuluma falyastaʔḏinū kamā staʔḏana llaḏīna min qablihim
- And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission as those before them have asked.
Synonyms edit
- مِثْلَمَا (miṯlamā)
Descendants edit
- → Swahili: kama
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
ـكُمَا • (-kumā) m du or f du