سقم

Arabic

Root
س ق م (s-q-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.qam/
• IPA^(key): /suqm/

Noun

سَقَم or سُقْم • (saqam or suqm) m (plural أَسْقَام (ʔasqām))

1. sickness, disease, illness

   Synonym: مَرَض (maraḍ)

   • 1377 C.E., Ibn Khaldun, تاريخ ابن خلدون, 1st edition, volume 1, Beirut: Dar Al-Fikr, published 1981, page 386:

     وَٱنْصِبْ لِمَرْضَى الْمُسْلِمِين دُورًا تَأْوِيهِمْ وَقُوَّامًا يَرْفِقُونَ بِهِمْ وَأَطِبَّاءَ يُعَالِجُونَ أَسْقَامَهُمْ وَأَسْعِفْهُمْ بِشَهَوَاتِهِمْ مَا لَمْ يُؤَدِّ ذٰلِكَ إِلَى إِسْرَافٍ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.

     wanṣib limarḍā l-muslimīn dūran taʔwīhim waquwwāman yarfiqūna bihim waʔaṭibbāʔa yuʕālijūna ʔasqāmahum waʔasʕifhum bišahawātihim mā lam yuʔaddi ḏālika ʔilā ʔisrāfin fī bayti l-māli.

     Set up houses for Muslims who are ill, to shelter them. (Appoint) attendants in these houses who will handle them kindly, and (appoint) physicians who will treat their diseases. Comply with their desires so long as it does not lead to waste in the treasury.

Declension

Declension of noun سَقَم (saqam)‎; سُقْم (suqm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَقَم‎; سُقْم saqam‎; suqm	السَّقَم‎; السُّقْم as-saqam‎; as-suqm	سَقَم‎; سُقْم saqam‎; suqm
Nominative	سَقَمٌ‎; سُقْمٌ saqamun‎; suqmun	السَّقَمُ‎; السُّقْمُ as-saqamu‎; as-suqmu	سَقَمُ‎; سُقْمُ saqamu‎; suqmu
Accusative	سَقَمًا‎; سُقْمًا saqaman‎; suqman	السَّقَمَ‎; السُّقْمَ as-saqama‎; as-suqma	سَقَمَ‎; سُقْمَ saqama‎; suqma
Genitive	سَقَمٍ‎; سُقْمٍ saqamin‎; suqmin	السَّقَمِ‎; السُّقْمِ as-saqami‎; as-suqmi	سَقَمِ‎; سُقْمِ saqami‎; suqmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَقَمَيْن‎; سُقْمَيْن saqamayn‎; suqmayn	السَّقَمَيْن‎; السُّقْمَيْن as-saqamayn‎; as-suqmayn	سَقَمَيْ‎; سُقْمَيْ saqamay‎; suqmay
Nominative	سَقَمَانِ‎; سُقْمَانِ saqamāni‎; suqmāni	السَّقَمَانِ‎; السُّقْمَانِ as-saqamāni‎; as-suqmāni	سَقَمَا‎; سُقْمَا saqamā‎; suqmā
Accusative	سَقَمَيْنِ‎; سُقْمَيْنِ saqamayni‎; suqmayni	السَّقَمَيْنِ‎; السُّقْمَيْنِ as-saqamayni‎; as-suqmayni	سَقَمَيْ‎; سُقْمَيْ saqamay‎; suqmay
Genitive	سَقَمَيْنِ‎; سُقْمَيْنِ saqamayni‎; suqmayni	السَّقَمَيْنِ‎; السُّقْمَيْنِ as-saqamayni‎; as-suqmayni	سَقَمَيْ‎; سُقْمَيْ saqamay‎; suqmay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْقَام ʔasqām	الْأَسْقَام al-ʔasqām	أَسْقَام ʔasqām
Nominative	أَسْقَامٌ ʔasqāmun	الْأَسْقَامُ al-ʔasqāmu	أَسْقَامُ ʔasqāmu
Accusative	أَسْقَامًا ʔasqāman	الْأَسْقَامَ al-ʔasqāma	أَسْقَامَ ʔasqāma
Genitive	أَسْقَامٍ ʔasqāmin	الْأَسْقَامِ al-ʔasqāmi	أَسْقَامِ ʔasqāmi

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س ق م
1 term

Etymology

A secondary form from اسْتَقَام from the root ق و م (q-w-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saq.qam/

Verb

سقّم • (saqqam) II (non-past يسقّم (ysaqqam))

1. to fix

   Synonyms: صلح (ṣlaḥ), صلّح (ṣallaḥ), عدّل (ʕaddal), صوّب (ṣawwab), صاوب (ṣāweb), صايب (ṣāyib)

2. to do

   Synonyms: دار (dār), عمل (ʕmal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of سقم
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	سقّمت (saqqamt)	سقّمتي (saqqamti)	سقّم (saqqam)		سقّمنا (saqqamna)	سقّمتوا (saqqamtu)	سقّموا (saqqmu)
	f			سقّمت (saqqmāt)
non-past	m	نسقّم (nsaqqam)	تسقّم (tsaqqam)	يسقّم (ysaqqam)		نسقّموا (nsaqqmu)	تسقّموا (tsaqqmu)	يسقّموا (ysaqqmu)
	f		تسقّمي (tsaqqmi)	تسقّم (tsaqqam)
imperative	m		سقّم (saqqam)				سقّموا (saqqmu)
	f		سقّمي (saqqmi)