"qasma" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔas.ma/ Forms: qasmiet [plural], qsami [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Etymology: From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|قِسْمَة}} Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=qasmiet|p2=qsami|p2q=sense 􂀽3 only}} qasma f (plural qasmiet or (sense 3 only) qsami)
  1. division Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-qasma-mt-noun-mQsj6BRV
  2. fracture, fissure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-qasma-mt-noun-v0oKNxqu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 33 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 65 20 7
  3. terminus (boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-qasma-mt-noun-mt:terminus Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 54 7
  4. (colloquial) an intense or sudden urge Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-qasma-mt-noun-3l5NoMPH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: qasma ta’ sorm (english: buttcrack)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "buttcrack",
      "word": "qasma ta’ sorm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قِسْمَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qasmiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qsami",
      "tags": [
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "qasmiet",
        "p2": "qsami",
        "p2q": "sense 􂀽3 only"
      },
      "expansion": "qasma f (plural qasmiet or (sense 3 only) qsami)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "division"
      ],
      "id": "en-qasma-mt-noun-mQsj6BRV",
      "links": [
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 44 33 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 65 20 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fracture, fissure"
      ],
      "id": "en-qasma-mt-noun-v0oKNxqu",
      "links": [
        [
          "fracture",
          "fracture"
        ],
        [
          "fissure",
          "fissure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 34 54 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "terminus (boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary)"
      ],
      "id": "en-qasma-mt-noun-mt:terminus",
      "links": [
        [
          "terminus",
          "terminus"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "mt:terminus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I really need to pee",
          "text": "Għandi qasma bewla",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an intense or sudden urge"
      ],
      "id": "en-qasma-mt-noun-3l5NoMPH",
      "links": [
        [
          "intense",
          "intense"
        ],
        [
          "sudden",
          "sudden"
        ],
        [
          "urge",
          "urge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) an intense or sudden urge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔas.ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qasma"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "buttcrack",
      "word": "qasma ta’ sorm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قِسْمَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qasmiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qsami",
      "tags": [
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "qasmiet",
        "p2": "qsami",
        "p2q": "sense 􂀽3 only"
      },
      "expansion": "qasma f (plural qasmiet or (sense 3 only) qsami)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "division"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fracture, fissure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fracture",
          "fracture"
        ],
        [
          "fissure",
          "fissure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "terminus (boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "terminus",
          "terminus"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "mt:terminus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese colloquialisms",
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I really need to pee",
          "text": "Għandi qasma bewla",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an intense or sudden urge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intense",
          "intense"
        ],
        [
          "sudden",
          "sudden"
        ],
        [
          "urge",
          "urge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) an intense or sudden urge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔas.ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qasma"
}

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