كما

See also: کما

Arabic

Etymology 1

كَ (ka, “like”) +‎ مَا (mā, “that”). Cognate with Ge'ez ክመ (kəmä), Hebrew כמו.

Conjunction

كَمَا • (kamā)

1. like, as
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:59:

     وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوا كَمَا ٱسْتَأْذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ

     wa-ʔiḏā balaḡa l-ʔaṭfālu minkumu l-ḥuluma falyastaʔḏinū kamā staʔḏana llaḏīna min qablihim

     And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission as those before them have asked.

Synonyms

• مِثْلَمَا (miṯlamā)

Descendants

• → Swahili: kama

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ـكُمَا • (-kumā) m du or f du

1. you, your (masculine or feminine dual bound object pronoun)