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قاوَم
to resist /qaː.ˈwaː.ma/
verbB1#2974 most common
Also: to oppose, to withstand
Example sentences
الجسم يقاوم المرض.
The body resists disease.
قاوم الرجل اللص.
The man resisted the thief.
يجب أن نقاوم الإغراء.
We must resist temptation.
قاومت الشركة محاولات الاستحواذ عليها.
The company resisted attempts to take it over.
قاوم الثوار الاحتلال لعقود قبل أن ينالوا استقلالهم.
The rebels resisted the occupation for decades before gaining their independence.
على الرغم من الضغوط المتزايدة، ظل الكاتب يقاوم إغراء تبسيط أفكاره لإرضاء الجمهور.
Despite mounting pressure, the writer kept resisting the temptation to simplify his ideas to please the audience.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أقاوم | قاومتُ | سأقاوم |
| 2sg | تقاوم | قاومتَ | ستقاوم |
| 3sg | يقاوم | قاوَم | سيقاوم |
| 1pl | نقاوم | قاومنا | سنقاوم |
| 2pl | تقاومون | قاومتم | ستقاومون |
| 3pl | يقاومون | قاوموا | سيقاومون |
Word family
مقاومةresistance
مقاوِمresistant; a resistor
قامto stand, riseقائمstanding, existing, upright
استقامto become straight or upright
Etymology
قاوَم comes from the triliteral Semitic root ق-و-م (q-w-m), whose core sense is standing or rising, as in قام, meaning to stand up. Arabic builds قاوَم on the Form III pattern فاعَل, which typically adds a reciprocal or effortful sense to the root, so the meaning shifts from standing to standing against someone or something. The same root shows up across Semitic languages, not just Arabic.
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