| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | qm . |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic, to enclose. camisado, camisole, chemise, chemisette, from Late Greek kamision, probably from a Semitic source akin to Ugaritic qm, a garment, Arabic qam , shirt, both akin to Hebrew q ma, to enclose with the hand, grasp. 2. camise, from Arabic qam, shirt. |
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