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قِسْم
section /ˈqism/
nounA1#612 most common
Also: part, department, division
Example sentences
هٰذَا قِسْمٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a large section.
أَدْرُسُ فِي قِسْمِ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.
I study in the Arabic language department.
يَقَعُ قِسْمُ الأَطْفَالِ فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّانِي.
The children's section is on the second floor.
تَتَكَوَّنُ الجَامِعَةُ مِنْ عِدَّةِ أَقْسَامٍ عِلْمِيَّةٍ.
The university is made up of several academic departments.
عُيِّنَ رَئِيسًا لِقِسْمِ الجِرَاحَةِ فِي المُسْتَشْفَى.
He was appointed head of the surgery department at the hospital.
يَتَوَزَّعُ المُوَظَّفُونَ عَلَى أَقْسَامِ الشَّرِكَةِ المُخْتَلِفَةِ بِحَسَبِ تَخَصُّصَاتِهِمْ.
The employees are spread across the company's different departments according to their specializations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قِسْمٌ | أَقْسَامٌ |
| Genitive | قِسْمٍ | أَقْسَامٍ |
| Accusative | قِسْمًا | أَقْسَامًا |
| Vocative | يَا قِسْمُ | يَا أَقْسَامُ |
Word family
قَسَّمَto divide, distribute
تَقْسِيمdivision, partitioning
قِسْمَةdivision; fate, destiny
أَقْسَامsections, departments (plural of قِسْم)
قَاسِمdivisor; common factor
Etymology
قِسْم comes from the Semitic root ق-س-م (q-s-m), to divide or apportion. The noun names a part that results from dividing a whole, so a portion, section, or division. In modern Arabic it most often denotes an administrative or academic department.
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