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

> Proto-Semitic *ḳmʕ, 'to subdue, subjugate; to strike down': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳmʕ |
| Meaning | 'to subdue, subjugate; to strike down' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qmʿ (Biella 458); qmʿ (SD 105); qmʿ (Sabaweb lemma 1693); qmʿn (Sabaweb lemma 8703) | Biella 458; SD 105; Sabaweb lemma 1693; Sabaweb lemma 8703 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qamaʿa '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.

## Linked from

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

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