كومة

See also: کومه

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Compare كِمّ (kimm, “calyx of a flower, the envelope or spathe of a palm-tree or the like”), or perhaps even كُمّ (kumm, “sleeve”) as the body stacks up thickness in this area, and also أَكَمَة (ʔakama, “hill, mound”).

Noun

كَوْمَة or كُومَة • (kawma or kūma) f (plural كُوَم (kuwam) or أَكْوَام (ʔakwām))

  1. pile, stack, heap

Declension
Declension of noun كَوْمَة (kawma)‎; كُومَة (kūma)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَوْمَة‎; كُومَة
kawma‎; kūma		 الْكَوْمَة‎; الْكُومَة
al-kawma‎; al-kūma		 كَوْمَة‎; كُومَة
kawmat‎; kūmat
Nominative كَوْمَةٌ‎; كُومَةٌ
kawmatun‎; kūmatun		 الْكَوْمَةُ‎; الْكُومَةُ
al-kawmatu‎; al-kūmatu		 كَوْمَةُ‎; كُومَةُ
kawmatu‎; kūmatu
Accusative كَوْمَةً‎; كُومَةً
kawmatan‎; kūmatan		 الْكَوْمَةَ‎; الْكُومَةَ
al-kawmata‎; al-kūmata		 كَوْمَةَ‎; كُومَةَ
kawmata‎; kūmata
Genitive كَوْمَةٍ‎; كُومَةٍ
kawmatin‎; kūmatin		 الْكَوْمَةِ‎; الْكُومَةِ
al-kawmati‎; al-kūmati		 كَوْمَةِ‎; كُومَةِ
kawmati‎; kūmati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَوْمَتَيْن‎; كُومَتَيْن
kawmatayn‎; kūmatayn		 الْكَوْمَتَيْن‎; الْكُومَتَيْن
al-kawmatayn‎; al-kūmatayn		 كَوْمَتَيْ‎; كُومَتَيْ
kawmatay‎; kūmatay
Nominative كَوْمَتَانِ‎; كُومَتَانِ
kawmatāni‎; kūmatāni		 الْكَوْمَتَانِ‎; الْكُومَتَانِ
al-kawmatāni‎; al-kūmatāni		 كَوْمَتَا‎; كُومَتَا
kawmatā‎; kūmatā
Accusative كَوْمَتَيْنِ‎; كُومَتَيْنِ
kawmatayni‎; kūmatayni		 الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ‎; الْكُومَتَيْنِ
al-kawmatayni‎; al-kūmatayni		 كَوْمَتَيْ‎; كُومَتَيْ
kawmatay‎; kūmatay
Genitive كَوْمَتَيْنِ‎; كُومَتَيْنِ
kawmatayni‎; kūmatayni		 الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ‎; الْكُومَتَيْنِ
al-kawmatayni‎; al-kūmatayni		 كَوْمَتَيْ‎; كُومَتَيْ
kawmatay‎; kūmatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُوَم‎; أَكْوَام
kuwam‎; ʔakwām		 الْكُوَم‎; الْأَكْوَام
al-kuwam‎; al-ʔakwām		 كُوَم‎; أَكْوَام
kuwam‎; ʔakwām
Nominative كُوَمٌ‎; أَكْوَامٌ
kuwamun‎; ʔakwāmun		 الْكُوَمُ‎; الْأَكْوَامُ
al-kuwamu‎; al-ʔakwāmu		 كُوَمُ‎; أَكْوَامُ
kuwamu‎; ʔakwāmu
Accusative كُوَمًا‎; أَكْوَامًا
kuwaman‎; ʔakwāman		 الْكُوَمَ‎; الْأَكْوَامَ
al-kuwama‎; al-ʔakwāma		 كُوَمَ‎; أَكْوَامَ
kuwama‎; ʔakwāma
Genitive كُوَمٍ‎; أَكْوَامٍ
kuwamin‎; ʔakwāmin		 الْكُوَمِ‎; الْأَكْوَامِ
al-kuwami‎; al-ʔakwāmi		 كُوَمِ‎; أَكْوَامِ
kuwami‎; ʔakwāmi

Derived terms
  • كَوَّمَ (kawwama, “to pile up”)
  • تَكَوَّمَ (takawwama, “to pile up; to be piled up”)

References
  • Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1127, declares from Egyptian km (“heap of burning charcoals”), but this is badly attested, written with a particular sign, after Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume V, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 122.
  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎ (in German), Göttingen, page 56, does not etymologize, particularly not from Egyptian, which he would know, but noting an influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for some occurrence of the word in placenames in Egypt.
  • Vollers, Karl (1893) “Vier Lehnwörter im Arabischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎ (in German), volume 8, pages 104–105, suspects from an unknown Egyptian, noting the influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for the frequent occurrence in Egypt.

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ك و م
1 term

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koː.me/, [ˈkoː.me]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

كومة • (kōme) f (plural كوام (kwām))

  1. heap, pile
    Synonym: صفطة (ṣafṭa)
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