Wiktionary

قدام

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

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 edit

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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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 edit

    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)

Descendants edit

  • Gulf Arabic: جدام (jiddām)

Noun edit

قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl

  1. plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Adjective edit

قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl

  1. masculine plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation edit

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Preposition edit

قدام • (ʔuddām)

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

Inflection edit

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 edit

Root
ق د م
3 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡʊd.daːm]

Preposition edit

قدام • (guddām)

  1. in front of
    Synonyms: مُقابِل (mugābil), قُبال (gubāl)
Inflection edit
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 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.daːm/, [ɡʊ.daːm]

Adjective edit

قُدَام • (gudām) pl

  1. plural of قَدِيم (gadīm)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

قدام • (quddām)

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

Inflection edit

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 edit

Root
ق د م
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation edit

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

Preposition edit

قدام • (ʔuddām)

  1. in front of
    Antonym: ورا (wara)

Inflection edit

    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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