*ḳmʕ: 'to subdue, subjugate; to strike down'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḳmʕ
Meaning'to subdue, subjugate; to strike down'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Epigraphic South ArabianSab qmʿ (Biella 458); qmʿ (SD 105); qmʿ (Sabaweb lemma 1693); qmʿn (Sabaweb lemma 8703)Biella 458; SD 105; Sabaweb lemma 1693; Sabaweb lemma 8703gloss withheld
Arabicqamaʿa 'to strike, knock (s.o.) on the head'; 'to tame, subdue, subjugate'; ʾaqmaʿa (IV) 'to tame, subdue, subjugate'; unqumiʿa (VII pass.) 'to be tamed, subjugated, subdued'; qamʿ 'subduing, subjection; punishment' (BK 2 814)BK 2 814

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Notes

Biella 458 sets Arabic qamaʿa 'restrain, subdue' beside the Sabaic. Lane 2560 gives qamaʾa as a synonym of qamaʿa, the latter the original word. 2813 *kVnVʿ- 'subdue' is another root.

Updated 28 October 2026

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