Kays 251:9 :ܡܛ݁ܠ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܬ݂ܒܪܝ݂ ܥܣ݂ܒܐ ܕܢܗ݂ܘܐ ܠܗܘ݁ܢ ܡܐܟܘ݁ܠܬܐ ܘܩܘ݂ܝܡܐ‏ : because of this vegetation was created earlier to be food and sustenance for them
See the entire entry for quyyām, quyyāmā v.n.D physical existence, maintenance