قميص

Arabic

Root
ق م ص (q-m-ṣ)

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Etymology

Probably from Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܡܝܨܬܐ (qamīṣtā, “shirt; undershirt”).

A minority of scholars think that the Latin word is indeed borrowed from Semitic. The principal witness for this theory is a Ugaritic form /qms/, seemingly meaning “garment”. However, this word is not attested in any other old Semitic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.miːsˤ/

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Noun

قَمِيص • (qamīṣ) m (plural قُمْصَان (qumṣān) or أَقْمِصَة (ʔaqmiṣa))

1. (modern) a short and usually form-fitting upper-body outer garment; a sleeved top; a shirt (such as a T-shirt or a dress shirt)
2. (archaic) any long non-bifurcated sleeved loose-fitting garment (such as a housecoat or a nightshirt); a robe
   • (Can we date this quote?), ʾAbū Dawūd, السنن [The Traditions]:

     كَانَ أَحَبَّ الثِّيَابِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقَمِيصُ

     kāna ʔaḥabba ṯ-ṯiyābi ʔilā n-nabiyyi ṣallā l-lahu ʕalayhi wasallama al-qamīṣu

     The most lovely garment to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was the robe.

   • (Can we date this quote?), al-Tirmiḏī, الجامع الصحيح [The Verifiable Collection]:

     يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادُوكَ عَلَى خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ لَهُمْ

     yā ʕuṯmānu ʔinnahu laʕalla l-laha yuqammiṣuka qamīṣan, faʔin ʔarādūka ʕalā ḵalʕihi falā taḵlaʕhu lahum

     O 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-Nasāʾī, السنن الصغرى [The Lesser Collection]:

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْإِسْبَالُ فِي الْإِزَارِ، وَالْقَمِيصِ، وَالْعِمَامَةِ مَنْ جَرَّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا خُيَلَاءَ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

     Dangling 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.

Declension

Declension of noun قَمِيص (qamīṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمِيص qamīṣ	الْقَمِيص al-qamīṣ	قَمِيص qamīṣ
Nominative	قَمِيصٌ qamīṣun	الْقَمِيصُ al-qamīṣu	قَمِيصُ qamīṣu
Accusative	قَمِيصًا qamīṣan	الْقَمِيصَ al-qamīṣa	قَمِيصَ qamīṣa
Genitive	قَمِيصٍ qamīṣin	الْقَمِيصِ al-qamīṣi	قَمِيصِ qamīṣi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَمِيصَيْن qamīṣayn	الْقَمِيصَيْن al-qamīṣayn	قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay
Nominative	قَمِيصَانِ qamīṣāni	الْقَمِيصَانِ al-qamīṣāni	قَمِيصَا qamīṣā
Accusative	قَمِيصَيْنِ qamīṣayni	الْقَمِيصَيْنِ al-qamīṣayni	قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay
Genitive	قَمِيصَيْنِ qamīṣayni	الْقَمِيصَيْنِ al-qamīṣayni	قَمِيصَيْ qamīṣay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُمْصَان qumṣān	الْقُمْصَان al-qumṣān	قُمْصَان qumṣān
Nominative	قُمْصَانٌ qumṣānun	الْقُمْصَانُ al-qumṣānu	قُمْصَانُ qumṣānu
Accusative	قُمْصَانًا qumṣānan	الْقُمْصَانَ al-qumṣāna	قُمْصَانَ qumṣāna
Genitive	قُمْصَانٍ qumṣānin	الْقُمْصَانِ al-qumṣāni	قُمْصَانِ qumṣāni

Derived terms

• قَمَّصَ (qammaṣa)
• تَقَمَّصَ (taqammaṣa)
• قَمِيص نَوْم (qamīṣ nawm, “a sleepshirt”)

Descendants

• Maltese: qmis
• → English: kamees
• Urdu: قمیض (qamīz)
  • → Assamese: কামিজ (kamiz)
  • → Bengali: কামিজ (kamij)
  • → Hindi: क़मीज़ (qamīz)
  • → Marathi: कमीज (kamīj)
  • → Nepali: कमीज् (kamīj)
  • → Punjabi: ਕਮੀਜ਼ (kamīz)

See also

• دِرْع (dirʕ, “a woman's house dress”)
• بُرْنُس (burnus, “a cloak”)

Hijazi Arabic

قَمِيص

Etymology

From Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.miːsˤ/

Noun

قميص • (gamīṣ) m (plural قُمْصَان (gumṣān))

1. shirt

   Synonym: بلوزة (bulūza, “blouse, t-shirt”)

2. nightgown

   Synonym: قميص نوم (gamīṣ nōm)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔa.miːsˤ/, [ʔɑˈmiːsˤ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.miːsˤ/, [ɡɑˈmiːsˤ]

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Noun

قميص • (ʔamīṣ) m (plural قمصان (ʔumṣān))

1. shirt
2. blouse

   Synonym: بلوزة (blūze)