قسمة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق س م (q-s-m)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qis.ma/

Noun

قِسْمَة • (qisma) f (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

Descendants

Noun

قَسَمَة or قَسِمَة • (qasama or qasima) f (plural قَسَمَات (qasamāt))

  1. facial feature

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق س م
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡis.ma/, [ɡɪs.ma]

Noun

قسمة • (gisma) f (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
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