كومة

See also: کومه

Arabic

Alternative forms

• كَوْم (kawm)

Etymology

Root
ك و م (k w m)
2 terms

Unknown. Compare كِمّ (kimm, “calyx of a flower, the envelope or spathe of a palm-tree or the like”), or perhaps even كُمّ (kumm, “sleeve”) as the body stacks up thickness in this area, and also أَكَمَة (ʔakama, “hill, mound”). Seemingly related to Amharic ክምችት (kəmčət), አከማቸ (ʾäkämačä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaw.ma/
  • (Iraq) IPA^(key): [ˈkɐw.mɐ]

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Noun

كَوْمَة or كُومَة • (kawma or kūma) f (plural كُوَم (kuwam) or أَكْوَام (ʔakwām))

1. pile, stack, heap
2. (computer science) heap

Declension

Declension of noun كَوْمَة (kawma); كُومَة (kūma)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَوْمَة; كُومَة kawma; kūma	الْكَوْمَة; الْكُومَة al-kawma; al-kūma	كَوْمَة; كُومَة kawmat; kūmat
nominative	كَوْمَةٌ; كُومَةٌ kawmatun; kūmatun	الْكَوْمَةُ; الْكُومَةُ al-kawmatu; al-kūmatu	كَوْمَةُ; كُومَةُ kawmatu; kūmatu
accusative	كَوْمَةً; كُومَةً kawmatan; kūmatan	الْكَوْمَةَ; الْكُومَةَ al-kawmata; al-kūmata	كَوْمَةَ; كُومَةَ kawmata; kūmata
genitive	كَوْمَةٍ; كُومَةٍ kawmatin; kūmatin	الْكَوْمَةِ; الْكُومَةِ al-kawmati; al-kūmati	كَوْمَةِ; كُومَةِ kawmati; kūmati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَوْمَتَيْن; كُومَتَيْن kawmatayn; kūmatayn	الْكَوْمَتَيْن; الْكُومَتَيْن al-kawmatayn; al-kūmatayn	كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay
nominative	كَوْمَتَانِ; كُومَتَانِ kawmatāni; kūmatāni	الْكَوْمَتَانِ; الْكُومَتَانِ al-kawmatāni; al-kūmatāni	كَوْمَتَا; كُومَتَا kawmatā; kūmatā
accusative	كَوْمَتَيْنِ; كُومَتَيْنِ kawmatayni; kūmatayni	الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ; الْكُومَتَيْنِ al-kawmatayni; al-kūmatayni	كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay
genitive	كَوْمَتَيْنِ; كُومَتَيْنِ kawmatayni; kūmatayni	الْكَوْمَتَيْنِ; الْكُومَتَيْنِ al-kawmatayni; al-kūmatayni	كَوْمَتَيْ; كُومَتَيْ kawmatay; kūmatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُوَم; أَكْوَام kuwam; ʔakwām	الْكُوَم; الْأَكْوَام al-kuwam; al-ʔakwām	كُوَم; أَكْوَام kuwam; ʔakwām
nominative	كُوَمٌ; أَكْوَامٌ kuwamun; ʔakwāmun	الْكُوَمُ; الْأَكْوَامُ al-kuwamu; al-ʔakwāmu	كُوَمُ; أَكْوَامُ kuwamu; ʔakwāmu
accusative	كُوَمًا; أَكْوَامًا kuwaman; ʔakwāman	الْكُوَمَ; الْأَكْوَامَ al-kuwama; al-ʔakwāma	كُوَمَ; أَكْوَامَ kuwama; ʔakwāma
genitive	كُوَمٍ; أَكْوَامٍ kuwamin; ʔakwāmin	الْكُوَمِ; الْأَكْوَامِ al-kuwami; al-ʔakwāmi	كُوَمِ; أَكْوَامِ kuwami; ʔakwāmi

Derived terms

• كَوَّمَ (kawwama, “to pile up”)
• تَكَوَّمَ (takawwama, “to pile up; to be piled up”)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: كومه (küme)
  • Turkish: küme
  • → Armenian: քիւմէ (kʻiwmē)

References

• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1127, declares from Egyptian km (“heap of burning charcoals”), but this is badly attested, written with a particular sign, after Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume V, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 122.
• Peust, Carsten (2010), Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎^[2] (in German), Göttingen, page 56, does not etymologize, particularly not from Egyptian, which he would know, but noting an influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for some occurrence of the word in placenames in Egypt.
• Vollers, Karl (1893), “Vier Lehnwörter im Arabischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎^[3] (in German), volume 8, pages 104–105, suspects from an unknown Egyptian, noting the influence of Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē) for the frequent occurrence in Egypt.
• Dr. Professor, J.M. Khalifeh (19 August 2026 (last accessed)), “Operating Systems Lecture Notes”, in Manara University‎^[4] (in Arabic) (pdf), archived from the original on 19 August 2026

Iraqi Arabic

Root
ك و م
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː.ma/, [ˈkɔː.mɐ]

  • Audio:

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Determiner

كومة (kōma)

1. a lot, many

   كومة نسوان چانن بالعرس.

   kōmat niswān čānan bi-l-ʕiris.

   There were many women at the wedding party.

   كومة قش ― kōmat qašš ― a lot of hay

Synonyms

• هواية (hwāya)

Adverb

كومة (kōma)

1. a lot, a great deal

   احبچ كومة ― aḥabbič kōma ― I love you f sg so much.

Synonyms

• هواية (hwāya)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaw.ma/, [ˈkɐw.mɐ]

  • Audio:

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Noun

كومة (kawma) f (plural كومات (kawmāt))

1. pile, stack

   كومة قش ― kawmat qašš ― a stack of hay

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك و م
1 term

Alternative forms

• كوم (kōm)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː.me/, [ˈkoː.me]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

كومة • (kōme) f (plural كوام (kwām))

1. heap, pile

   Synonym: صفطة (ṣafṭa)