Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

Derived from the active participle of تَقَدَّمَ (taqaddama, to precede, to proceed).

Adjective edit

مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim) (feminine مُتَقَدِّمَة (mutaqaddima), masculine plural مُتَقَدِّمُونَ (mutaqaddimūna), feminine plural مُتَقَدِّمَات (mutaqaddimāt))

  1. preceding
  2. advanced
  3. ahead, in front
  4. advancing

Declension edit

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