قمل

Arabic

Etymology

Likely related to or from a metathesis of Classical Syriac ܩܠܡܐܿ (qlmʾ), itself from Aramaic כלמה, from Akkadian 𒄴 (kalmatu, “insect, bug”); cognate to ك ل م (k-l-m) in the sense of biting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaml/

Noun

قَمْل • (qaml) m (collective, singulative قَمْلَة f (qamla))

1. lice, louse

Declension

Declension of noun قَمْل (qaml)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمْل qaml	الْقَمْل al-qaml	قَمْل qaml
Nominative	قَمْلٌ qamlun	الْقَمْلُ al-qamlu	قَمْلُ qamlu
Accusative	قَمْلًا qamlan	الْقَمْلَ al-qamla	قَمْلَ qamla
Genitive	قَمْلٍ qamlin	الْقَمْلِ al-qamli	قَمْلِ qamli
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمْلَة qamla	الْقَمْلَة al-qamla	قَمْلَة qamlat
Nominative	قَمْلَةٌ qamlatun	الْقَمْلَةُ al-qamlatu	قَمْلَةُ qamlatu
Accusative	قَمْلَةً qamlatan	الْقَمْلَةَ al-qamlata	قَمْلَةَ qamlata
Genitive	قَمْلَةٍ qamlatin	الْقَمْلَةِ al-qamlati	قَمْلَةِ qamlati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمْلَتَيْن qamlatayn	الْقَمْلَتَيْن al-qamlatayn	قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay
Nominative	قَمْلَتَانِ qamlatāni	الْقَمْلَتَانِ al-qamlatāni	قَمْلَتَا qamlatā
Accusative	قَمْلَتَيْنِ qamlatayni	الْقَمْلَتَيْنِ al-qamlatayni	قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay
Genitive	قَمْلَتَيْنِ qamlatayni	الْقَمْلَتَيْنِ al-qamlatayni	قَمْلَتَيْ qamlatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمْلَات qamlāt	الْقَمْلَات al-qamlāt	قَمْلَات qamlāt
Nominative	قَمْلَاتٌ qamlātun	الْقَمْلَاتُ al-qamlātu	قَمْلَاتُ qamlātu
Accusative	قَمْلَاتٍ qamlātin	الْقَمْلَاتِ al-qamlāti	قَمْلَاتِ qamlāti
Genitive	قَمْلَاتٍ qamlātin	الْقَمْلَاتِ al-qamlāti	قَمْلَاتِ qamlāti

Noun

قُمَّل • (qummal) m (collective)

1. lice, biting insects and vermin
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:133:

     فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُفَصَّلَاتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُجْرِمِينَ

     faʔarsalnā ʕalayhimu ṭ-ṭūfāna wal-jarāda wal-qummala waḍ-ḍafādiʕa wad-dama ʔāyātin mufaṣṣalātin fastakbarū wakānū qawman mujrimīna

     We caused to be sent upon them destruction abounding, locusts, lice, frogs, and the blood, as signs of proof discernibly clear, but they had considered themselves of greater importance and had been a people who caused wrongdoing to be encouraged.

2. ticks, mites, small ants
3. maggots, ringworm, weevils, parasites
4. rot, decay

Declension

Declension of noun قُمَّل (qummal)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمَّل qummal	الْقُمَّل al-qummal	قُمَّل qummal
Nominative	قُمَّلٌ qummalun	الْقُمَّلُ al-qummalu	قُمَّلُ qummalu
Accusative	قُمَّلًا qummalan	الْقُمَّلَ al-qummala	قُمَّلَ qummala
Genitive	قُمَّلٍ qummalin	الْقُمَّلِ al-qummali	قُمَّلِ qummali
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمَّلَة qummala	الْقُمَّلَة al-qummala	قُمَّلَة qummalat
Nominative	قُمَّلَةٌ qummalatun	الْقُمَّلَةُ al-qummalatu	قُمَّلَةُ qummalatu
Accusative	قُمَّلَةً qummalatan	الْقُمَّلَةَ al-qummalata	قُمَّلَةَ qummalata
Genitive	قُمَّلَةٍ qummalatin	الْقُمَّلَةِ al-qummalati	قُمَّلَةِ qummalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمَّلَتَيْن qummalatayn	الْقُمَّلَتَيْن al-qummalatayn	قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay
Nominative	قُمَّلَتَانِ qummalatāni	الْقُمَّلَتَانِ al-qummalatāni	قُمَّلَتَا qummalatā
Accusative	قُمَّلَتَيْنِ qummalatayni	الْقُمَّلَتَيْنِ al-qummalatayni	قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay
Genitive	قُمَّلَتَيْنِ qummalatayni	الْقُمَّلَتَيْنِ al-qummalatayni	قُمَّلَتَيْ qummalatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمَّلَات qummalāt	الْقُمَّلَات al-qummalāt	قُمَّلَات qummalāt
Nominative	قُمَّلَاتٌ qummalātun	الْقُمَّلَاتُ al-qummalātu	قُمَّلَاتُ qummalātu
Accusative	قُمَّلَاتٍ qummalātin	الْقُمَّلَاتِ al-qummalāti	قُمَّلَاتِ qummalāti
Genitive	قُمَّلَاتٍ qummalātin	الْقُمَّلَاتِ al-qummalāti	قُمَّلَاتِ qummalāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَمْل (qaml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.mil/, /ɡaml/

Noun

قمل • (gamil) m (collective, singulative قملة f (gamla), paucal قملات (gamlāt))

1. lice, louse

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق م ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَمْل (qaml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qmal/

Noun

قمل • (qmal) m (collective, singulative قملة f (qamla), paucal قملات (qamlāt))

1. lice, louse

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَمْل (qaml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔaml/, [ˈʔa.m(ɪ)l]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaml/, [ˈɡa.m(ɪ)l]

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Noun

قمل • (ʔaml) m (collective, singulative قملة f (ʔamle), paucal قملات (ʔamlāt))

1. lice, louse