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قَمِيص
a shirt
Noun · masculineRoot ق-م-ص
Highlights
Plural
قُمْصَان
Other plural
أَقْمِصَة
قَمِيص in English
Noun · masculine
- a short and usually form-fitting upper-body outer garment; a sleeved top; a shirt (such as a T-shirt or a dress shirt)
- any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment (such as a housecoat or a nightshirt); a robe archaic
كَانَ أَحَبَّ الثِّيَابِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقَمِيصُThe most lovely garment to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was the robe.(Can we date this quote?), ʾAbū Dawūd, السنن [The Traditions]يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادُوكَ عَلَى خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ لَهُمْO ʾUṯmān! It may be that ʾAllāh will [one day] vest you with a robe, and if they ever wish you to take it off, do not take it off for them!(Can we date this quote?), al-Tirmiḏī, الجامع الصحيح [The Verifiable Collection]قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْإِسْبَالُ فِي الْإِزَارِ، وَالْقَمِيصِ، وَالْعِمَامَةِ مَنْ جَرَّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا خُيَلَاءَ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِDangling is about lower garments, the robe, and the headdress: whosoever trails along any of these out of self-delusion, ʾAllāh does not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.(Can we date this quote?), al-Nasāʾī, السنن الصغرى [The Lesser Collection]
Words from the root ق-م-ص
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb.
تَقَمَّصَ
· present يَتَقَمَّصُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to identify as, to impersonate; to wear, to be clothed; to reincarnate, to transmigrate
مُتَقَمِّص
مُتَقَمَّص
a shirt
قَمِيص: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَمِيص |
|---|---|
| Plural | قُمْصَان |
| Alternative plurals | أَقْمِصَة |
قَمِيص in a sentence
Dictionary examples
any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment
كَانَ أَحَبَّ الثِّيَابِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقَمِيصُThe most lovely garment to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was the robe.(Can we date this quote?), ʾAbū Dawūd, السنن [The Traditions]
any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment
يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادُوكَ عَلَى خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ لَهُمْO ʾUṯmān! It may be that ʾAllāh will [one day] vest you with a robe, and if they ever wish you to take it off, do not take it off for them!(Can we date this quote?), al-Tirmiḏī, الجامع الصحيح [The Verifiable Collection]
any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْإِسْبَالُ فِي الْإِزَارِ، وَالْقَمِيصِ، وَالْعِمَامَةِ مَنْ جَرَّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا خُيَلَاءَ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِDangling is about lower garments, the robe, and the headdress: whosoever trails along any of these out of self-delusion, ʾAllāh does not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.(Can we date this quote?), al-Nasāʾī, السنن الصغرى [The Lesser Collection]
From a fully vowelled text
فَأَخَذُوا قَمِيصَ يُوسُفَ وَذَبَحُوا تَيْسًا مِنَ الْمِعْزَى وَغَمَسُوا الْقَمِيصَ فِي الدَّمِ.And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;Genesis 37:31, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَتُخَرِّمُ الْقَمِيصَ مِنْ بُوصٍ، وَتَصْنَعُ الْعِمَامَةَ مِنْ بُوصٍ، وَالْمِنْطَقَةُ تَصْنَعُهَا صَنْعَةَ الطَّرَّازِ.And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.Exodus 28:39, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَكَانَ لَمَّا جَاءَ يُوسُفُ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ خَلَعُوا عَنْ يُوسُفَ قَمِيصَهُ، الْقَمِيصَ الْمُلَوَّنَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ،And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;Genesis 37:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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