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 (ʔaqzām))

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
singular	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
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَقْزَام ʔaqzām	الْأَقْزَام al-ʔaqzām	أَقْزَام ʔaqzām
nominative	أَقْزَامٌ ʔaqzāmun	الْأَقْزَامُ al-ʔaqzāmu	أَقْزَامُ ʔaqzāmu
accusative	أَقْزَامًا ʔaqzāman	الْأَقْزَامَ al-ʔaqzāma	أَقْزَامَ ʔaqzāma
genitive	أَقْزَامٍ ʔaqzāmin	الْأَقْزَامِ al-ʔaqzāmi	أَقْزَامِ ʔaqzāmi

Derived terms

قُزَيْمِيّ (quzaymiyy, “dwarflike, nano-”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَزَم (qazam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qa.zam/, [ˈqa.zam]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

قزم • (qazam) m (plural أقزام (ʔaqzām), feminine قزمة (qazame))

dwarf, midget