Qom

Q10O1M3

proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Qom County's Central District and the capital of Qom Province, a shrine city and center of Shi'ite seminarian learning.

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Toba
OriginIranian Persian قم →
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Meanings

Qom1

proper noun

alternative Ghom · alternative Qum · alternative Q'um

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Qom County's Central District and the capital of Qom Province, a shrine city and center of Shi'ite seminarian learning.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province of Iran.

Qom2

nounQom pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySynonym of Toba (“a people of Argentina”).

    Synonyms: Toba

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Toba (“a people of Argentina”).

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Toba
Also see
toba

Origin

  1. Iranian Persianقم
  2. EnglishQom

Borrowed from Iranian Persian قم (qom), from Classical Persian قم (qum).

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Translations

Arabic قُم
  • قُم (qum)city, county, and province in Iran
Chinese Mandarin 庫姆 /库姆
  • 庫姆 /库姆 (Kùmǔ)city, county, and province in Iran
Esperanto Ĥomo
  • Ĥomocity, county, and province in Iran
German Ghom
  • Ghomcity, county, and province in Iran
Japanese ゴム
  • ゴム (Gomu)city, county, and province in Iran
Russian Кум
  • Кум (Kum)city, county, and province in Iran
Spanish Qom, Qum
  • Qomcity, county, and province in Iran
  • Qumcity, county, and province in Iran
Cite this entry
APA

Qom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qom

MLA

“Qom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qom.

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