kammiyya

quantity, amount

كَمِّيَّة

Word

Noun

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ك م م

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 8 entries
  • كَمْ What number? How many?
    : see its syn. كَأَىٍّ or كَأَيِّنْ voce أَىٌّ. ― -b2- As an interrogative with the specification suppressed, What number? How many? and, as in an ex. voce سِقْىٌ, virtually meaning How much? and so in an ex. voce مَسَافَةٌ and voce شَبْرٌ. Also How long? as in the Kur, ii. 161, &c.; a noun signifying a period of time being understood: see also an ex. voce عَسَفَ, and voce فَرَشَ.
  • كَمٌّ Open entry
    and كَمٌ are both app. right: see قَدْ.
  • كِمٌّ calyx of a flower
    The calyx of a flower. (K, &c.) ― -b2- كِمٌّ The envelope [or spathe] of the طَلْع [or spadix of a palm-tree]: and the covering [or calyx] of flowers or blossoms; as also ↓ كِمَامَةٌ. (S, Msb, K.)
  • كُمَّةٌ a round
    A قَلَنْسُوَة: (TA in art. بطح:) or a round قلنسوة: (S, K:) pl. كِمَامٌ. (K, * TA in art. بطح.)
  • كِمَامَةٌ Open entry
    : see كِمٌّ.
  • كَمِّيَّةٌ Quantum, or quantity
    Quantum, or quantity, as answering to “ how many. ”
  • مُكَمَّمٌ Covered over, or concealed
    Covered over, or concealed (مَسْتُور). (S, art. خصب.) See بُرْأَة.
  • كَمْكَامٌ cancamum-tree
    The cancamum-tree: see بُطْمٌ and ضِرْوٌ.

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