قزم

العربية

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قزم

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish قازمه (kazma, “pickaxe”), from Ottoman Turkish قازمق (kazmak, “to dig out, to excavate”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kaŕ- (“to dig out”). From the common cross-cultural depictions of dwarves working the earth, likely bolstered by the real-life use of smaller individuals in mines to reach inaccessible places.

noun قَزَم · qazam · أَقْزَام · الْقَزَم

dwarf, midget, pigmy
lilliputian
little fellow, shrimp, hop-o'-my-thumb, whippersnapper
disformed, of poor breeding stock
someone of baser lineage, low class

In English

midget person of small stature of adult height less than 4'10"
dwarf a being from folklore, underground-dwelling nature spirit
lilliputian small person or being

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قزم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B2%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}