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قدم

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

From Proto-Semitic *q-d-m (“to precede, come before”). Compare Hebrew קדם and Classical Syriac ܩܕܡ.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَدَمَ • (qadama) I, non-past يَقْدُمُ‎ (yaqdumu)

  1. (transitive) to precede
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
قَدَمَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns قَدْم or قُدُوم)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
قَدْم or قُدُوم

qadm or qudūm
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qādim
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
maqdūm
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qadamtu
qadamta
قَدَمَ

qadama
qadamtumā
qadamā
qadamnā
qadamtum
qadamū
f
qadamti
qadamat
qadamatā
qadamtunna
qadamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqdumu
taqdumu
yaqdumu
taqdumāni
yaqdumāni
naqdumu
taqdumūna
yaqdumūna
f
taqdumīna
taqdumu
taqdumāni
taqdumna
yaqdumna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqduma
taqduma
yaqduma
taqdumā
yaqdumā
naqduma
taqdumū
yaqdumū
f
taqdumī
taqduma
taqdumā
taqdumna
yaqdumna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqdum
taqdum
yaqdum
taqdumā
yaqdumā
naqdum
taqdumū
yaqdumū
f
taqdumī
taqdum
taqdumā
taqdumna
yaqdumna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
uqdum
uqdumā
uqdumū
f
uqdumī
uqdumna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qudimtu
qudimta
قُدِمَ

qudima
qudimtumā
qudimā
qudimnā
qudimtum
qudimū
f
qudimti
qudimat
qudimatā
qudimtunna
qudimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqdamu
tuqdamu
yuqdamu
tuqdamāni
yuqdamāni
nuqdamu
tuqdamūna
yuqdamūna
f
tuqdamīna
tuqdamu
tuqdamāni
tuqdamna
yuqdamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqdama
tuqdama
yuqdama
tuqdamā
yuqdamā
nuqdama
tuqdamū
yuqdamū
f
tuqdamī
tuqdama
tuqdamā
tuqdamna
yuqdamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqdam
tuqdam
yuqdam
tuqdamā
yuqdamā
nuqdam
tuqdamū
yuqdamū
f
tuqdamī
tuqdam
tuqdamā
tuqdamna
yuqdamna

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَدِمَ • (qadima) I, non-past يَقْدَمُ‎ (yaqdamu)

  1. to return from a journey
  2. (transitive) to come to, arrive at, to reach
  3. to step up to (عَلَى (ʕalā) something)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
قَدِمَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns قُدُوم or قِدْمَان or مَقْدَم)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
qudūm or qidmān or maqdam
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qādim
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
maqdūm
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qadimtu
qadimta
قَدِمَ

qadima
qadimtumā
qadimā
qadimnā
qadimtum
qadimū
f
qadimti
qadimat
qadimatā
qadimtunna
qadimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqdamu
taqdamu
yaqdamu
taqdamāni
yaqdamāni
naqdamu
taqdamūna
yaqdamūna
f
taqdamīna
taqdamu
taqdamāni
taqdamna
yaqdamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqdama
taqdama
yaqdama
taqdamā
yaqdamā
naqdama
taqdamū
yaqdamū
f
taqdamī
taqdama
taqdamā
taqdamna
yaqdamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqdam
taqdam
yaqdam
taqdamā
yaqdamā
naqdam
taqdamū
yaqdamū
f
taqdamī
taqdam
taqdamā
taqdamna
yaqdamna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
iqdam
iqdamā
iqdamū
f
iqdamī
iqdamna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qudimtu
qudimta
قُدِمَ

qudima
qudimtumā
qudimā
qudimnā
qudimtum
qudimū
f
qudimti
qudimat
qudimatā
qudimtunna
qudimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqdamu
tuqdamu
yuqdamu
tuqdamāni
yuqdamāni
nuqdamu
tuqdamūna
yuqdamūna
f
tuqdamīna
tuqdamu
tuqdamāni
tuqdamna
yuqdamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqdama
tuqdama
yuqdama
tuqdamā
yuqdamā
nuqdama
tuqdamū
yuqdamū
f
tuqdamī
tuqdama
tuqdamā
tuqdamna
yuqdamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqdam
tuqdam
yuqdam
tuqdamā
yuqdamā
nuqdam
tuqdamū
yuqdamū
f
tuqdamī
tuqdam
tuqdamā
tuqdamna
yuqdamna
References edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَدُمَ • (qaduma) I, non-past يَقْدُمُ‎ (yaqdumu)

  1. to be old, to be ancient
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
قَدُمَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun قِدَم)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
قِدَم

qidam
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qādim
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qadumtu
qadumta
قَدُمَ

qaduma
qadumtumā
qadumā
qadumnā
qadumtum
qadumū
f
qadumti
qadumat
qadumatā
qadumtunna
qadumna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqdumu
taqdumu
yaqdumu
taqdumāni
yaqdumāni
naqdumu
taqdumūna
yaqdumūna
f
taqdumīna
taqdumu
taqdumāni
taqdumna
yaqdumna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqduma
taqduma
yaqduma
taqdumā
yaqdumā
naqduma
taqdumū
yaqdumū
f
taqdumī
taqduma
taqdumā
taqdumna
yaqdumna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqdum
taqdum
yaqdum
taqdumā
yaqdumā
naqdum
taqdumū
yaqdumū
f
taqdumī
taqdum
taqdumā
taqdumna
yaqdumna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
uqdum
uqdumā
uqdumū
f
uqdumī
uqdumna

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَدَّمَ • (qaddama) II, non-past يُقَدِّمُ‎ (yuqaddimu)

  1. to introduce (someone to someone else)
  2. to let precede, to make precede, to send ahead, to dispatch
  3. to set forth beforehand, to place at the front, to place at the head
  4. to do earlier, to do beforehand
  5. to give precedence, to prefer
  6. to appoint as guardian
  7. to prepare, to get ready, to make ready
  8. to provide, to set aside, to earmark, to make provision
  9. to offer, to proffer, to tender, to extend
  10. to present, to produce, to exhibit, to display
  11. to hand over, to deliver, to give, to hand over, to grant
  12. to submit, to refer, to lay before, to offer up
  13. to dedicate
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
قَدَّمَ
(form-II sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
taqdīm
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muqaddim
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muqaddam
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qaddamtu
qaddamta
قَدَّمَ

qaddama
qaddamtumā
qaddamā
qaddamnā
qaddamtum
qaddamū
f
qaddamti
qaddamat
qaddamatā
qaddamtunna
qaddamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqaddimu
tuqaddimu
yuqaddimu
tuqaddimāni
yuqaddimāni
nuqaddimu
tuqaddimūna
yuqaddimūna
f
tuqaddimīna
tuqaddimu
tuqaddimāni
tuqaddimna
yuqaddimna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqaddima
tuqaddima
yuqaddima
tuqaddimā
yuqaddimā
nuqaddima
tuqaddimū
yuqaddimū
f
tuqaddimī
tuqaddima
tuqaddimā
tuqaddimna
yuqaddimna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqaddim
tuqaddim
yuqaddim
tuqaddimā
yuqaddimā
nuqaddim
tuqaddimū
yuqaddimū
f
tuqaddimī
tuqaddim
tuqaddimā
tuqaddimna
yuqaddimna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
قَدِّمْ

qaddim
qaddimā
qaddimū
f
qaddimī
qaddimna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
quddimtu
quddimta
قُدِّمَ

quddima
quddimtumā
quddimā
quddimnā
quddimtum
quddimū
f
quddimti
quddimat
quddimatā
quddimtunna
quddimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqaddamu
tuqaddamu
yuqaddamu
tuqaddamāni
yuqaddamāni
nuqaddamu
tuqaddamūna
yuqaddamūna
f
tuqaddamīna
tuqaddamu
tuqaddamāni
tuqaddamna
yuqaddamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqaddama
tuqaddama
yuqaddama
tuqaddamā
yuqaddamā
nuqaddama
tuqaddamū
yuqaddamū
f
tuqaddamī
tuqaddama
tuqaddamā
tuqaddamna
yuqaddamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqaddam
tuqaddam
yuqaddam
tuqaddamā
yuqaddamā
nuqaddam
tuqaddamū
yuqaddamū
f
tuqaddamī
tuqaddam
tuqaddamā
tuqaddamna
yuqaddamna

Etymology 5 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /qa.dam/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

قَدَم • (qadam) f (dual قَدَمَانِ (qadamāni), plural أَقْدَام (ʔaqdām))

  1. foot
  2. foot (a measure)
  3. step
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَدَم (qadam)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَدَم
qadam 		الْقَدَم
al-qadam 		قَدَم
qadam
Nominative قَدَمٌ
qadamun 		الْقَدَمُ
al-qadamu 		قَدَمُ
qadamu
Accusative قَدَمًا
qadaman 		الْقَدَمَ
al-qadama 		قَدَمَ
qadama
Genitive قَدَمٍ
qadamin 		الْقَدَمِ
al-qadami 		قَدَمِ
qadami
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَدَمَيْن
qadamayn 		الْقَدَمَيْن
al-qadamayn 		قَدَمَيْ
qadamay
Nominative قَدَمَانِ
qadamāni 		الْقَدَمَانِ
al-qadamāni 		قَدَمَا
qadamā
Accusative قَدَمَيْنِ
qadamayni 		الْقَدَمَيْنِ
al-qadamayni 		قَدَمَيْ
qadamay
Genitive قَدَمَيْنِ
qadamayni 		الْقَدَمَيْنِ
al-qadamayni 		قَدَمَيْ
qadamay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَقْدَام
ʔaqdām 		الْأَقْدَام
al-ʔaqdām 		أَقْدَام
ʔaqdām
Nominative أَقْدَامٌ
ʔaqdāmun 		الْأَقْدَامُ
al-ʔaqdāmu 		أَقْدَامُ
ʔaqdāmu
Accusative أَقْدَامًا
ʔaqdāman 		الْأَقْدَامَ
al-ʔaqdāma 		أَقْدَامَ
ʔaqdāma
Genitive أَقْدَامٍ
ʔaqdāmin 		الْأَقْدَامِ
al-ʔaqdāmi 		أَقْدَامِ
ʔaqdāmi
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 6 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قَدْم • (qadm) m

  1. verbal noun of قَدَمَ (qadama) (form I)
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَدْم (qadm)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَدْم
qadm 		الْقَدْم
al-qadm 		قَدْم
qadm
Nominative قَدْمٌ
qadmun 		الْقَدْمُ
al-qadmu 		قَدْمُ
qadmu
Accusative قَدْمًا
qadman 		الْقَدْمَ
al-qadma 		قَدْمَ
qadma
Genitive قَدْمٍ
qadmin 		الْقَدْمِ
al-qadmi 		قَدْمِ
qadmi

Etymology 7 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قِدَم • (qidam) m

  1. verbal noun of قَدُمَ (qaduma) (form I)
Declension edit
Declension of noun قِدَم (qidam)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِدَم
qidam 		الْقِدَم
al-qidam 		قِدَم
qidam
Nominative قِدَمٌ
qidamun 		الْقِدَمُ
al-qidamu 		قِدَمُ
qidamu
Accusative قِدَمًا
qidaman 		الْقِدَمَ
al-qidama 		قِدَمَ
qidama
Genitive قِدَمٍ
qidamin 		الْقِدَمِ
al-qidami 		قِدَمِ
qidami

Etymology 8 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

قِدْم • (qidm)

  1. time long past, old times

Etymology 9 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

قُدُم • (qudum)

  1. straight ahead, forward

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Baluchi edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَدَم (qadam).

Noun edit

قدم • (qadam)

  1. step

See also edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق د م
3 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قَدُمَ (qaduma).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قدم • (gidim) I (non-past يِقْدَم (yigdam))

  1. to be old, to be ancient
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قدم (gidim)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قدمت (gidimt) قدمت (gidimt) قدم (gidim) قدمنا (gidimna) قدمتوا (gidimtu) قدموا (gidmu)
f قدمتي (gidimti) قدمت (gidmat)
non-past m أقدم (ʔagdam) تقدم (tigdam) يقدم (yigdam) نقدم (nigdam) تقدموا (tigdamu) يقدموا (yigdamu)
f تقدمي (tigdami) تقدم (tigdam)
imperative m اقدم (agdam) اقدموا (agdamu)
f اقدمي (agdami)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic قَدَّمَ (qaddama).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قدم • (gaddam) II (non-past يِقَدِّم (yigaddim))

  1. to introduce (someone to someone else)
  2. to set forth beforehand, to place at the front, to place at the head
  3. to do earlier, to do beforehand
  4. to give precedence, to prefer
  5. to provide
  6. to offer, to proffer, to tender, to extend
  7. to present, to produce, to exhibit, to display
  8. to give, to hand over, to grant
  9. to submit
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قدم (gaddam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قدمت (gaddamt) قدمت (gaddamt) قدم (gaddam) قدمنا (gaddamna) قدمتوا (gaddamtu) قدموا (gaddamu)
f قدمتي (gaddamti) قدمت (gaddamat)
non-past m أقدم (ʔagaddim) تقدم (tigaddim) يقدم (yigaddim) نقدم (nigaddim) تقدموا (tigaddimu) يقدموا (yigaddimu)
f تقدمي (tigaddimi) تقدم (tigaddim)
imperative m قدم (gaddim) قدموا (gaddimu)
f قدمي (gaddimi)

Etymology 3 edit

From Arabic قِدَم (qidam).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قدم • (gudum) m (construct state قُدْم (gudm))

  1. old

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic قَدَم (qadam).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? qaḏam
Dari reading? qadam
Iranian reading? ğadam
Tajik reading? qadam

Noun edit

Dari قدم
Iranian Persian
Tajik қадам

قدم • (qadam) (plural اقدام (aqdâm))

  1. step
    Synonym: گام (gâm)
    اولین قدم ― avvalin qadam ― the first step
    یک قدم پیش یک قدم پس (Dari)
    yak qadam pēš yak qadam pas
    one step forward, one step back
  2. foot
    Synonym: پا (pâ)
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 216”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[2]:
      آن یار کز او خانه ما جای پری بود
      سر تا قدمش چون پری از عیب بری بود
      ān yār k-az ō xāna-yi mā jā-yi parī būd
      sar tā qadam-aš čūn parī az ayb barī būd
      The beloved thanks to whom my house was the place of nymphs:
      From head to foot, she is—like the nymphs—unsullied by fault.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
  3. pace (in walking, also music)
    قدم آهسته ― qadam-e âheste ― slow pace
  4. (figurative) the luck of someone upon arrival at a place

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق د م
4 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قَدَّمَ (qaddama).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔad.dam/, [ˈʔad.dam]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡad.dam/, [ˈɡad.dam]
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Verb edit

قدّم • (ʔaddam) II (present بقدّم (biʔaddem))

  1. to advance, to move forward
  2. to present, to offer, to provide
  3. to apply, to submit
    Synonym: سلّم (sallam)
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قدّم (ʔaddam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قدّمت (ʔaddamt) قدّمت (ʔaddamt) قدّم (ʔaddam) قدّمنا (ʔaddamna) قدّمتو (ʔaddamtu) قدّمو (ʔaddamu)
f قدّمتي (ʔaddamti) قدّمت (ʔaddamat)
present m بقدّم (baʔaddem) بتقدّم (bitʔaddem) بقدّم (biʔaddem) منقدّم (minʔaddem) بتقدّمو (bitʔaddmu) بقدّمو (biʔaddmu)
f بتقدّمي (bitʔaddmi) بتقدّم (bitʔaddem)
subjunctive m اقدّم (aʔaddem) تقدّم (tʔaddem) يقدّم (yʔaddem) نقدّم (nʔaddem) تقدّمو (tʔaddmu) يقدّمو (yʔaddmu)
f تقدّمي (tʔaddmi) تقدّم (tʔaddem)
imperative m قدّم (ʔaddem) قدّمو (ʔaddmu)
f قدّمي (ʔaddmi)

Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَدَم (qadam).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /qa.dam/, [ˈqɑ.dɑm]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun edit

قدم • (qadam) m (plural أقدام (ʔaqdām))

  1. (formal) foot
    Synonyms: إجر (ʔijr), رجل (rijl)

Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian قدم (qadam), from Arabic قَدَم (qadam).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قَدَم • (qadam) m (formal plural اِقْدام (iqdām), Hindi spelling क़दम)

  1. footstep, step
Declension edit
Declension of قدم
singular plural
direct قَدَم (qadam) قَدَم (qadam)
oblique قَدَم (qadam) قَدَموں (qadamō̃)
vocative قَدَم (qadam) قَدَمو (qadamō)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian قدم (qidam), from Arabic قِدَم (qidam).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قِدَم • (qidam) m (Hindi spelling क़िदम)

  1. antiquity, ancientness, preceding (in point of time)
  2. antiquity, oldness, ancientness
  3. perpetuity, permanence
Declension edit
Declension of قدم
singular plural
direct قِدَم (qidam) قِدَم (qidam)
oblique قِدَم (qidam) قِدَموں (qidamō̃)
vocative قِدَم (qidam) قِدَمو (qidamō)

Further reading edit

  • “قدم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “قدم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “قدم”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John Thompson (1884) “قدم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, →OCLC

Ushojo edit

Etymology edit

From Urdu قدم (qadam).

Noun edit

قدم (qadam)

  1. step, steps
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