قوام
Root: قولون
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
قوام qawām upright posture, erect bearing; straightness; stature, physique, build, frame; figure, body (of a person); rightness, properness, proper condition, normal state; strength, vigor, stamina; firmness, consistency; support, stay, prop; livelihood, living
Entry 2
قوام qiwām support, stay, prop; basis, foundation; stock, supply; sustenance, subsistence, livelihood │ قوام اهله q. ahlihī the provider, or supporter, of his family
Entry 3
قوام qawwām manager, director, superintendent, caretaker, keeper, custodian, guardian (على of s.th.)
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