Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ق د م (q d m)
16 terms

From Aramaic 𐡒𐡃𐡌 (qd̠ām, qŭd̠ām) / קֳדָם (qŏḏām) / ܩܘܕܡ / ܩܕܵܡ (qəḏām). Compare سَوْفَ (sawfa, marks what is temporally in front), and native أَمَامَ (ʔamāma, in front of).

Preposition

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قُدَّامَ (quddāma)

  1. in front of, in the presence of, before
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 13:21:
      النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ تُرْكَزُ الْحَرْبَةُ قُدَّامَهُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَٱلنَّحْرِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي.
      an-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama kāna turkazu l-ḥarbatu quddāmahū yawma l-fiṭri wan-naḥri ṯumma yuṣallī.
      The Prophet (PBUH), on the Feast of Fastbreaking as well as the one of Sacrifice, had a spear fastened in front of him, afterwards prayed.
    • a. 869, Al-Jāḥiẓ, quoting Thumāma ibn Ashras, “طرف أهل خراسان”, in Muḥammad Fatḥī ʾAbū Bakr, editor, Al-Buḵalāʾ, 5th edition, Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, published 2021, →ISBN, page 65:
      وَقَالَ ثُمَامَةُ: لَمْ أَرَ الدِّيكَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ لَافِظٌ، يَأْخُذُ الْحَبَّةَ بِمِنْقَارِهِ ثُمَّ يَلْفِظُهَا قُدَّامَ الدَّجَاجَةِ، إِلَّا دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ تَسْلُبُ الدَّجَاجَ مَا فِي مَنَاقِيرِهَا مِنَ الْحَبِّ.
      waqāla ṯumāmatu: lam ʔara d-dīka fī baldatin qaṭṭu ʔillā wahuwa lāfiẓun, yaʔḵuḏu l-ḥabbata biminqārihi ṯumma yalfiẓuhā quddāma ad-dajājati, ʔillā diyakata marwin, faʔinnī raʔaytu diyakata marwin taslubu d-dajāja mā fī manāqīrihā mina l-ḥabbi.
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    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      إِذَا مَنَعَتْ مِنْكَ السِّيَاسَةُ نَفْسَهَا / فَقِفْ وَقْفَةً قُدَّامَهُ تَتَعَلَّمِ
      ʔiḏā manaʕat minka s-siyāsatu nafsahā / faqif waqfatan quddāmahū tataʕallami
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

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    Inflected forms
Base form قُدَّامَ (quddāma)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person قُدَّامِي (quddāmī) قُدَّامَنَا (quddāmanā)
Second person قُدَّامَكَ (quddāmaka) قُدَّامَكِ (quddāmaki) قُدَّامَكُمَا (quddāmakumā) قُدَّامَكُمْ (quddāmakum) قُدَّامَكُنَّ (quddāmakunna)
Third person قُدَّامَهُ (quddāmahu) قُدَّامَهَا (quddāmahā) قُدَّامَهُمَا (quddāmahumā) قُدَّامَهُمْ (quddāmahum) قُدَّامَهُنَّ (quddāmahunna)

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  • Gulf Arabic: جدام (jiddām)

Noun

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قُدَّام (quddāmm pl

  1. plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Adjective

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قُدَّام (quddāmm pl

  1. masculine plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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قدام (ʔuddām)

  1. in front of, before
    Synonym: قصاد (ʔuṣād)

Inflection

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Inflected forms of قدام
Base form قدام (ʔuddām)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قدامي (ʔuddāmi) قدامنا (ʔuddamna)
2nd person قدامك (ʔuddāmak) قدامك (ʔuddāmik) قدامكو (ʔuddamku)
3rd person قدامه (ʔuddāmu) قدامها (ʔuddamha) قدامهم (ʔuddamhum)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق د م
3 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡʊd.daːm]

Preposition

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قدام (guddām)

  1. in front of
    Synonyms: مُقابِل (mugābil), قُبال (gubāl)
Inflection
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Inflected forms of قدام
Base form قُدَّام (guddām)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قُدَّامي (guddāmi) قُدَّامَنَا (guddāmana)
2nd person قُدَّامَك (guddāmak) قُدَّامِك (guddāmik) قُدَّامَكُم (guddāmakum)
3rd person قُدَّامُه (guddāmu) قُدَّامها (guddāmaha) قُدَّامَهُم (guddāmahum)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡu.daːm/, [ɡʊ.daːm]

Adjective

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قُدَام (gudāmpl

  1. plural of قَدِيم (gadīm)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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قدام (quddām)

  1. in front of, in the presence of
    Synonym: قبالة (qbāla)
    Antonyms: ورا (wrā), مورا (mūrā)

Inflection

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Inflected forms of قدام
Base form قدام (quddām)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قدامي (quddāmi) قدامنا (quddāmna)
2nd person قدامك (quddāmek) قدامك (quddāmki) قدامكم (quddāmkum)
3rd person قدامه (quddāmu) قدامها (quddāmha) قدامهم (quddāmhum)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق د م
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔud.daːm/, [ʔudˈdæːm]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡudˈdæːm]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Preposition

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قدام (ʔuddām)

  1. in front of
    Antonym: ورا (wara)

Inflection

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    Inflected forms of قدام
Base form قدام (ʔuddām)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قدامي (ʔuddāmi) قدامنا (ʔuddāmna)
2nd person قدامك (ʔuddāmak) قدامك (ʔuddāmek) قدامكم (ʔuddāmkom)
3rd person قدامه (ʔuddāmo) قدامها (ʔuddāmha) قدامهم (ʔuddāmhom)
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