قرموط

Arabic

Etymology

From the verb قَرْمَطَ (qarmaṭa, “to draw tight”).

Pronunciation
  • (classical literary) IPA(key): /qur.muːtˤ/
  • (modern colloquial) IPA(key): /qar.muːtˤ/

Noun

قُرْمُوط or قَرْمُوط • (qurmūṭ or qarmūṭ) m (collective, singulative قُرْمُوطَة f (qurmūṭa) or قَرْمُوطَة (qarmūṭa))

  1. (originally Egypt) sharptooth catfish (Clarias gen. et spp.), typically the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
  2. (Syria) dwarf, midget
    Synonym: قَزَم (qazam)
  3. (Classical Arabic) scarab dungball
  4. (Classical Arabic) saxaul fruit

Declension
Declension of noun قُرْمُوط (qurmūṭ)‎; قَرْمُوط (qarmūṭ)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُرْمُوط‎; قَرْمُوط
qurmūṭ‎; qarmūṭ		 الْقُرْمُوط‎; الْقَرْمُوط
al-qurmūṭ‎; al-qarmūṭ		 قُرْمُوط‎; قَرْمُوط
qurmūṭ‎; qarmūṭ
Nominative قُرْمُوطٌ‎; قَرْمُوطٌ
qurmūṭun‎; qarmūṭun		 الْقُرْمُوطُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطُ
al-qurmūṭu‎; al-qarmūṭu		 قُرْمُوطُ‎; قَرْمُوطُ
qurmūṭu‎; qarmūṭu
Accusative قُرْمُوطًا‎; قَرْمُوطًا
qurmūṭan‎; qarmūṭan		 الْقُرْمُوطَ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَ
al-qurmūṭa‎; al-qarmūṭa		 قُرْمُوطَ‎; قَرْمُوطَ
qurmūṭa‎; qarmūṭa
Genitive قُرْمُوطٍ‎; قَرْمُوطٍ
qurmūṭin‎; qarmūṭin		 الْقُرْمُوطِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطِ
al-qurmūṭi‎; al-qarmūṭi		 قُرْمُوطِ‎; قَرْمُوطِ
qurmūṭi‎; qarmūṭi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُرْمُوطَة‎; قَرْمُوطَة
qurmūṭa‎; qarmūṭa		 الْقُرْمُوطَة‎; الْقَرْمُوطَة
al-qurmūṭa‎; al-qarmūṭa		 قُرْمُوطَة‎; قَرْمُوطَة
qurmūṭat‎; qarmūṭat
Nominative قُرْمُوطَةٌ‎; قَرْمُوطَةٌ
qurmūṭatun‎; qarmūṭatun		 الْقُرْمُوطَةُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةُ
al-qurmūṭatu‎; al-qarmūṭatu		 قُرْمُوطَةُ‎; قَرْمُوطَةُ
qurmūṭatu‎; qarmūṭatu
Accusative قُرْمُوطَةً‎; قَرْمُوطَةً
qurmūṭatan‎; qarmūṭatan		 الْقُرْمُوطَةَ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةَ
al-qurmūṭata‎; al-qarmūṭata		 قُرْمُوطَةَ‎; قَرْمُوطَةَ
qurmūṭata‎; qarmūṭata
Genitive قُرْمُوطَةٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَةٍ
qurmūṭatin‎; qarmūṭatin		 الْقُرْمُوطَةِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَةِ
al-qurmūṭati‎; al-qarmūṭati		 قُرْمُوطَةِ‎; قَرْمُوطَةِ
qurmūṭati‎; qarmūṭati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُرْمُوطَتَيْن‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْن
qurmūṭatayn‎; qarmūṭatayn		 الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْن‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْن
al-qurmūṭatayn‎; al-qarmūṭatayn		 قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
Nominative قُرْمُوطَتَانِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَانِ
qurmūṭatāni‎; qarmūṭatāni		 الْقُرْمُوطَتَانِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَانِ
al-qurmūṭatāni‎; al-qarmūṭatāni		 قُرْمُوطَتَا‎; قَرْمُوطَتَا
qurmūṭatā‎; qarmūṭatā
Accusative قُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
qurmūṭatayni‎; qarmūṭatayni		 الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
al-qurmūṭatayni‎; al-qarmūṭatayni		 قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
Genitive قُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
qurmūṭatayni‎; qarmūṭatayni		 الْقُرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ
al-qurmūṭatayni‎; al-qarmūṭatayni		 قُرْمُوطَتَيْ‎; قَرْمُوطَتَيْ
qurmūṭatay‎; qarmūṭatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُرْمُوطَات‎; قَرْمُوطَات
qurmūṭāt‎; qarmūṭāt		 الْقُرْمُوطَات‎; الْقَرْمُوطَات
al-qurmūṭāt‎; al-qarmūṭāt		 قُرْمُوطَات‎; قَرْمُوطَات
qurmūṭāt‎; qarmūṭāt
Nominative قُرْمُوطَاتٌ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٌ
qurmūṭātun‎; qarmūṭātun		 الْقُرْمُوطَاتُ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتُ
al-qurmūṭātu‎; al-qarmūṭātu		 قُرْمُوطَاتُ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتُ
qurmūṭātu‎; qarmūṭātu
Accusative قُرْمُوطَاتٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٍ
qurmūṭātin‎; qarmūṭātin		 الْقُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتِ
al-qurmūṭāti‎; al-qarmūṭāti		 قُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتِ
qurmūṭāti‎; qarmūṭāti
Genitive قُرْمُوطَاتٍ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتٍ
qurmūṭātin‎; qarmūṭātin		 الْقُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; الْقَرْمُوطَاتِ
al-qurmūṭāti‎; al-qarmūṭāti		 قُرْمُوطَاتِ‎; قَرْمُوطَاتِ
qurmūṭāti‎; qarmūṭāti

References
  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “قرموط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 434b
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قرموط”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 813b
  • “” in Kremer, Alfred von (1884) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie. II‎ (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 34
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