أقام

العربية

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أقام

Where it comes from

From the root ق و م (q w m). Cognate with Hebrew הֵקִים (hekím).

verb أَقَامَ · ʔaqāma · يُقِيمُ · إِقَامَة · إِقَام · مُقَام

to raise, to lift
to set up, to erect
to establish, to found
to appoint, to nominate
to put in charge
transitive to awaken
to resurrect, to raise from the dead
to stay, to reside, to abide
to hold (a meeting, a celebration, a competition, a reception, etc.)
to celebrate (a festival)
to persist
to sustain (someone) (of food)
to perform (an action)
to observe (a prayer)

In English

dwell live, reside
live have permanent residence
reside to dwell permanently or for a considerable time
inhabit to live or reside in some place

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MLA

"أقام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

أقام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85

Chicago

"أقام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أقام},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}