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قاسم
“to divide”
قاسم (qāsim) is a masculine given name. It is used in Arabic, Persian, and Hijazi Arabic.
Arabic and Persian and acwWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: ġâsem.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
قاسم is Qāsim written in Arabic script. An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
قاسم’s family of names
In Persian usage, قاسم has a conventional equivalent in the Kurdish form Qasim. قاسم can be written in the Roman alphabet as gāsim. In Arabic usage, قاسم can be written in the Roman alphabet as Qāsim.
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Around the world
قاسم has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named قاسم
- Qasem SoleimaniIranian military officer (1957–2020)
- Qasim AminEgyptian writer, judge and social reformer (1863–1908)
- Jassim bin Mohammed Al ThaniFounder of the modern Qatar (1825–1913)1821–1913
- Gasim bey ZakirAzerbaijani poet1784–1857
- Kacem SlimaniMoroccan footballer (1948-1996)
- Qasim al-RaymiYemeni al-Qaeda member1978–2020
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakrgrandson of Caliph Abu Bakr and transmitter of hadith657–725
- Qasim RazviPakistani militia leader (1902–1970)
- Qasim ZiaPakistani field hockey playerborn 1961
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