كم

See also: کم and گم

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kam/

Adverb

كَمْ (kam)

  1. how many
    كَمْ كِتَابًا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ؟
    kam kitāban turīdu ʔan taštariya?
    How many books do you want to buy?
  2. how much

Etymology 2

Artificial formation from the word above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamm/

Noun

كَمّ (kamm) m

  1. quantity, multitude
    اَلْعِبْرَةُ بِٱلْكَيْفِ لَا بِٱلْكَمِّ
    al-ʕibratu bi-l-kayfi lā bi-l-kammi
    What matters is quality, not quantity.
  2. (physics) quantum
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kum/

Pronoun

ـكُمْ (-kum) m pl (enclitic form of أَنْتُم (ʔantum))

  1. you, your (masculine plural) (bound object pronoun)
    السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ as-salāmu ʿalaykum — "peace be upon you"

Etymology 4

Compare ب ك م (b-k-m).

Verb

كَمَّ (kamma) I, non-past يَكُمُّ‎ (yakummu)

  1. to cover up, to close up by enveloping, to muzzle
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • كِمَام (kimām) and كِمَامَة (kimāma) and مِكَمَّة (mikamma, muzzle)
  • كَمَّمَ (kammama, to muzzle, to muffle)

Noun

كِمّ (kimm) m, plural أَكْمَام (ʔakmām) or أَكِمَّة (ʔakimma) or كِمَام (kimām) or أَكَامِيم (ʔakāmīm)

  1. calyx of a flower, the envelope or spathe of a palm-tree or the like
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: کما (kamâ, kemâ, komâ, mace, the envelope of nutmeg)

Noun

كُمّ (kumm) m, plural أَكْمَام (ʔakmām) or كِمَمَة (kimama)

  1. sleeve of a garment
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: چَم (čam)
  • Persian: کما (kamâ)

Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kem (who). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰢 (kem, who, whoever), Turkish kim (who, whoever).

Pronoun

كم (kim)

  1. (interrogative) who

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كُمّ (kumm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumː/

Noun

كم (kumm) m, plural كمام (kmām)

  1. sleeve (part of a garment that covers the arm)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

ـكو (-ku)

Suffix

ـكم (-kom) pl

  1. Enclitic form of إنتو (ʾintu)
  2. you, your (plural)
See also
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكي (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُم (-hom)
f ـها (-ha)

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَمْ (kam).

Alternative forms

Determiner

كم (kam, kamm)

  1. how many (+ من)
    كم مرّة سمعت: شو ممكن الواحد يعمل بالأردن؟
    kam marra smeʕt: šu mumken il-wāḥad yaʕmel bil-ʔurdun?
    How many times did you hear: What can someone do in Jordan?
  2. a few, some, several (+ من)
    خلّينا نلتقي بالقدس بعد كم يوم.
    ḵallīna niltaʔi bil-ʔuds baʕd kam yōm.
    Let's meet in Jerusalem after a few days.
    Synonym: بعض (baʕḍ)
  3. how long (+ إلـ)
    كم إلها بتتعلّم عربي؟
    kam ʔilha btitʕallam ʕarabi?
    How long has she been learning Arabic?
Usage notes
  • كم (kam) is always followed by a singular noun.
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