قزم
Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma, “pickaxe”), from Ottoman Turkish قازمق (kazmak, “to dig out, to excavate”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ- (“to dig out”). From the common cross-cultural depictions of dwarves working the earth, likely bolstered by the real-life use of smaller individuals in mines to reach inaccessible places.
Noun
قَزَم • (qazam) m (plural أَقْزَام (ʾaqzām))
- dwarf, midget, pigmy
- lilliputian
- little fellow, shrimp, hop-o'-my-thumb, whippersnapper
- disformed, of poor breeding stock
- someone of baser lineage, low class
Declension
Declension of noun قَزَم (qazam)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَزَم qazam |
الْقَزَم al-qazam |
قَزَم qazam |
| Nominative | قَزَمٌ qazamun |
الْقَزَمُ al-qazamu |
قَزَمُ qazamu |
| Accusative | قَزَمًا qazaman |
الْقَزَمَ al-qazama |
قَزَمَ qazama |
| Genitive | قَزَمٍ qazamin |
الْقَزَمِ al-qazami |
قَزَمِ qazami |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَزَمَيْن qazamayn |
الْقَزَمَيْن al-qazamayn |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
| Nominative | قَزَمَانِ qazamāni |
الْقَزَمَانِ al-qazamāni |
قَزَمَا qazamā |
| Accusative | قَزَمَيْنِ qazamayni |
الْقَزَمَيْنِ al-qazamayni |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
| Genitive | قَزَمَيْنِ qazamayni |
الْقَزَمَيْنِ al-qazamayni |
قَزَمَيْ qazamay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَقْزَام ʾaqzām |
الْأَقْزَام al-ʾaqzām |
أَقْزَام ʾaqzām |
| Nominative | أَقْزَامٌ ʾaqzāmun |
الْأَقْزَامُ al-ʾaqzāmu |
أَقْزَامُ ʾaqzāmu |
| Accusative | أَقْزَامًا ʾaqzāman |
الْأَقْزَامَ al-ʾaqzāma |
أَقْزَامَ ʾaqzāma |
| Genitive | أَقْزَامٍ ʾaqzāmin |
الْأَقْزَامِ al-ʾaqzāmi |
أَقْزَامِ ʾaqzāmi |
Derived terms
- قُزَيْمِيّ (quzaymiyy, “dwarflike, nano-”)
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