קַמֵּי, (קַמּ־) m. pl. constr. = קוֹמֵי 1) before, in the presence of. Ber. 3ᵃ; Gitt. 6ᵇ ק׳ שמיא, v. סְפֵקָא. Lam. R. introd. (R. Abbahu 2) (ref. to Ez. XXIV, 6) אוי מן ק׳ דקרתא וכ׳ woe on account (cmp. h. מִפְּנֵי) of the town in which they shed blood! Bets. 27ᵃ שדריה לקַמֵּיה דר׳ וכ׳ he sent it before R. A. (for his decision). Ber. 6ᵇ [read:] ק׳ מרך or קַמֵּיה דמרך, v. בְּדוּבַר. Ib. 16ᵃ קתני קמיה דר׳ וכ׳ reported in the presence (under the presidency) of R. J. Ib. 24ᵃ הוה קאימנא קמיה דרבא I was standing before (attending) Raba. Ib. 42ᵃ אייתו לקַמַּיְּיהוּ וכ׳ they placed before them bread &c. Ib. לבתר … מקמייהו after the tray was removed from before them; a. v. fr.—Sot. 2ᵇ מאי דקַמָּא what is this before (us)?, i.e. what does this mean? Keth. 67ᵇ, v. קָמָא I. Pes. 3ᵇ דקַמָּן, v. קָמָא I. Ib. 84ᵃ; Yoma 46ᵃ לא חש לקמיה Ar., v. קִמְחָא.—2) before, ere. Ḥull. 39ᵃ מק׳ דשמעה וכ׳ before he had heard it from R. &c.; ib. 139ᵃ (not מקמיה); a. fr.