# \*ḳwm: 'height, stature'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳwm, 'height, stature': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

- [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>)

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