ቁም
/qum/
How to say "stand! (m.sg.)" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "stand! (m.sg.)" is ቁም, pronounced qum.
Dictionary form
ቁም is a form of መቆም (meqom) — “standing; resistance”. Amharic verbs and nouns change shape by person, gender, number, and tense; look up the dictionary form to see the full set.
Also spelled
qum, kum
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ቁም
- Transliteration
- qum
- Part of speech
- noun
- English meaning
- stand! (m.sg.)
Related forms
ካቆመ/kaqome/if he stoppedመቆማችን/meqomachn/our standingእቆማለሁ/iqomalehu/I will standእቆማላቸው/iqomalachew/they will standመቆማቸው/meqomachew/their standingመቆማችሁ/meqomachhu/your standing (pl.)ቆምህ/qomh/stand you (m.)ቆምሽ/qomsh/stand you (f.)ቆሙ/qomu/stand! (pl.)ቆመች/qomech/she stoodቆምኩ/qomku/I stoodቆመህ/qomeh/you stoodይቆማሉ/yqomalu/they will standቆምታለህ/qomtaleh/you will stand / you standቆምን/qomn/we stoodእቆማለች/iqomalech/I will stand (for her)ይቆማሉ/yqomalu/they stopቆሙ/qomu/they stoppedያቆማል/yaqomal/he stopsመቆም/meqom/standing; resistanceቆመ/qome/he stoodቆመሁ/qomehu/I stoodመቆምሽ/meqomsh/your standing (f.)እቆማለን/iqomalen/we will standእቆማላችሁ/iqomalachhu/you (pl) will standመቆምህ/meqomh/your standing (m.)እቆማለህ/iqomaleh/you will standቆም/qom/stand!እቆማለሽ/iqomalesh/you will standልቆም/lqom/let me stopይቆማል/yqomal/it stops / it standsቆመሽ/qomesh/you stood (to a woman)
ቁም in example sentences
ከቤቱ ፊት ለፊት ቁም።
Stop in front of the house.
Frequently asked questions
What does ቁም mean in English?
ቁም (qum) means "stand! (m.sg.)" in English.
How do you pronounce ቁም?
ቁም is pronounced qum.
What part of speech is ቁም?
ቁም is a noun in Amharic.
What is the dictionary form of ቁም?
ቁም is a form of መቆም (meqom), meaning "standing; resistance".
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