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قام

[qaːm]

verb

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. to stand up
  2. used to form the inchoative
  3. The act of moving from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
Examples

قام من الكرسي باش يسلم عليا.

He stood up from the chair to greet me.

Pronunciationqaːm

Part of speechverb

Usage noteAlso functions as an auxiliary verb to indicate the start of an action.

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