قوام

Arabic

Adjective

قَوَّام • (qawwām) (feminine قَوَّامَة (qawwāma), masculine plural قَوَّامُونَ (qawwāmūna), feminine plural قَوَّامَات (qawwāmāt))

  1. literally one who stands up for, who shows support, one who promotes or advocates on behalf of something especially for rights, fairness, or justice
    • Quran 4:33
      اَلرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ
      ar-rijālu qawwāmūna ʕalā n-nisāʔi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

  • قِوَامَة f (qiwāma)

Noun

قِوَام • (qiwām) m

  1. verbal noun of قَاوَمَ (qāwama) (form III)

Declension

Adjective

قُوَّام • (quwwām)

  1. masculine plural of قَائِم (qāʔim)

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔawaːm/, [ʔæwæːm]

Adverb

قوام • (ʔawām)

  1. quickly

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق و م
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.waːm/

Adverb

قوام • (gawām)

  1. faster
  2. quickly
    Synonym: بِسُرْعَة (bisurʕa)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.waːm/, [ʔaˈwæːm]
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Adverb

قوام • (ʔawām)

  1. at once, straight away, immediately, quickly

See also

  • بسرعة (bsurʕa, quickly, at a fast pace)
  • طوالي (ṭawwāli, at once, straight away, immediately)
  • حالا (ḥālan, at once, straight away, immediately)
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