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Where does “qama” come from?

qama (English) comes from Persian قمه, from Arabic قمة, from Arabic قم, from Persian قم.

qama (English): A Persian shortsword

Definitions

  1. A Persian shortsword

Ancestry of “qama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقمهmachete
2Arabicقمةtop, peak, crown, highest point, apex, vertex;...
3Arabicقمto sweep, to scoop; to go onto and into, to...
4Persianقم—
Every word from Persian قم →