*ḳwm: 'height, stature'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḳwm
Meaning	'height, stature'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	qômâ (HALOT 1089)	HALOT 1089	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	qōmǝtā (HALOT 1089)	HALOT 1089	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	qumta (HALOT 1089)	HALOT 1089	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	qawmtā 'height, stature; age; fathom' (Payne Smith 495)	Payne Smith 495
Arabic	qāmat 'stature; height in a standing posture' (Lane 2996); qawām 'stature, goodly stature, tallness' (Lane 2996)	Lane 2996

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Notes

Noun of 1134 *ḳVwVm- 'stand (up), rise'. Geez qumat 'the act of standing, form, existence' (HALOT 1089) has another sense, and tenqom 'height, stature' (LGz. 577) is another formation.

Updated 25 October 2026

*ḳwm: 'height, stature'

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