كم
كَمْ
: see its
syn. كَأَىٍّ or كَأَيِّنْ
voce أَىٌّ.
b2: As an interrogative with the specification suppressed, What number? How many? and, as in an
ex. voce سِقْىٌ, virtually meaning How much? and so in an
ex. voce مَسَافَةٌ and
voce شَبْرٌ. Also How long? as in the
Kur, ii. 161, &c.; a noun signifying a period of time being understood: see also an
ex. voce عَسَفَ, and
voce فَرَشَ.
كَمٌّ and كَمٌ are both
app. right: see قَدْ.
كِمٌّ The calyx of a flower. (
K, &c.)
b2: كِمٌّ The envelope [or spathe] of the طَلْع [or spadix of a palm-tree]: and the covering [or calyx] of flowers or blossoms; as also ↓ كِمَامَةٌ. (
S,
Msb,
K.) كُمَّةٌ A قَلَنْسُوَة: (
TA in art. بطح:) or a round قلنسوة: (
S,
K:)
pl. كِمَامٌ. (
K, *
TA in art. بطح.) كِمَامَةٌ
: see كِمٌّ.
كَمِّيَّةٌ Quantum, or quantity, as answering to “ how many. ”
مُكَمَّمٌ Covered over, or concealed (مَسْتُور). (
S, art. خصب.) See بُرْأَة.
كَمْكَامٌ The cancamum-tree: see بُطْمٌ and ضِرْوٌ.
قمفطش كَمَا فِيْطُوس
χαμαίπιτυς, the ground-pine]: see عَرْصَفٌ.
