Qum

/ (kʊm) /

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noun

a variant of Qom

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Words nearby Qum

quiz, quiz kid, quizmaster, quiz program, quizzical, Qum, Qumran, Qungur, quoad hoc, quo animo?, quod

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How to use Qum in a sentence

Ex quibus apparet, qum multa omnis generis perferenda fuerint.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Itaque non multo plus hodie, qum septem menses hic commorati sumus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Sed arma sumere non ante cuiquam moris, qum civitas suffecturum probaverit.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Non fuit mult tolerabilius, in terra quovis genere mortis absumi, qum tam procul patria marinis fluctibus sepeliri.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames

Qui Christum desiderat, et illo pane vescitur, non curat magnopere qum de pretiosis cibis stercus conficiat.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter