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قِمَّة
summit /ˈqɪm.ma/
nounA2#1294 most common
Also: peak, top, summit meeting (politics)
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ قِمَّةُ الجَبَل.
This is the summit of the mountain.
وَصَلْنا إِلى قِمَّةِ الجَبَلِ بَعْدَ ساعَتَيْن.
We reached the mountain's summit after two hours.
تُعْقَدُ القِمَّةُ العَرَبِيَّةُ في الرِّياضِ هٰذا الأُسْبوع.
The Arab summit is being held in Riyadh this week.
يُعَدُّ هٰذا الفيلْمُ قِمَّةً في الإِبْداعِ الفَنّيّ.
This film is regarded as a peak of artistic creativity.
بَلَغَ التَّوَتُّرُ بَيْنَ البَلَدَيْنِ قِمَّتَهُ قُبَيْلَ المُفاوَضات.
Tension between the two countries reached its peak shortly before the negotiations.
ناقَشَ قادَةُ الدُّوَلِ الكُبْرى في القِمَّةِ سُبُلَ الحَدِّ مِنَ الانْبِعاثاتِ الكَرْبونِيَّة.
At the summit, the leaders of the major powers discussed ways to reduce carbon emissions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قِمَّةٌ | قِمَمٌ |
| Genitive | قِمَّةٍ | قِمَمٍ |
| Accusative | قِمَّةً | قِمَماً |
| Vocative | يا قِمَّةُ | يا قِمَمُ |
Word family
قِمَمsummits, peaks (plural)
قَمَّto sweep, gather up
قُمامةrubbish, garbage
قَمّامgarbage collector, scavenger
Etymology
قِمَّة comes from the Arabic root ق م م, which carries the idea of a top or highest point. The same root yields قَمَّ, to sweep or gather up, and قُمامة, sweepings or rubbish. As a noun, قِمَّة names the summit of a mountain and, by extension, the high point of anything. Modern Arabic also uses it for a political summit between leaders.
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