قديم

See also: قدیم

Arabic
Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qa.diːm/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

قَدِيم • (qadīm) (feminine قَدِيمَة (qadīma), masculine plural قُدَمَاء (qudamāʔ) or قُدَامَى (qudāmā), feminine plural قَدِيمَات (qadīmāt) or قَدَائِم (qadāʔim), elative أَقْدَم (ʔaqdam))

  1. old, ancient
  2. eternal without beginning

Declension
Declension of adjective قَدِيم (qadīm)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَدِيم
qadīm		 الْقَدِيم
al-qadīm		 قَدِيمَة
qadīma		 الْقَدِيمَة
al-qadīma
Nominative قَدِيمٌ
qadīmun		 الْقَدِيمُ
al-qadīmu		 قَدِيمَةٌ
qadīmatun		 الْقَدِيمَةُ
al-qadīmatu
Accusative قَدِيمًا
qadīman		 الْقَدِيمَ
al-qadīma		 قَدِيمَةً
qadīmatan		 الْقَدِيمَةَ
al-qadīmata
Genitive قَدِيمٍ
qadīmin		 الْقَدِيمِ
al-qadīmi		 قَدِيمَةٍ
qadīmatin		 الْقَدِيمَةِ
al-qadīmati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَدِيمَيْن
qadīmayn		 الْقَدِيمَيْن
al-qadīmayn		 قَدِيمَتَيْن
qadīmatayn		 الْقَدِيمَتَيْن
al-qadīmatayn
Nominative قَدِيمَانِ
qadīmāni		 الْقَدِيمَانِ
al-qadīmāni		 قَدِيمَتَانِ
qadīmatāni		 الْقَدِيمَتَانِ
al-qadīmatāni
Accusative قَدِيمَيْنِ
qadīmayni		 الْقَدِيمَيْنِ
al-qadīmayni		 قَدِيمَتَيْنِ
qadīmatayni		 الْقَدِيمَتَيْنِ
al-qadīmatayni
Genitive قَدِيمَيْنِ
qadīmayni		 الْقَدِيمَيْنِ
al-qadīmayni		 قَدِيمَتَيْنِ
qadīmatayni		 الْقَدِيمَتَيْنِ
al-qadīmatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural invariable sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قُدَمَاء‎; قُدَامَى
qudamāʔ‎; qudāmā		 الْقُدَمَاء‎; الْقُدَامَى
al-qudamāʔ‎; al-qudāmā		 قَدِيمَات‎; قَدَائِم
qadīmāt‎; qadāʔim		 الْقَدِيمَات‎; الْقَدَائِم
al-qadīmāt‎; al-qadāʔim
Nominative قُدَمَاءُ‎; قُدَامَى
qudamāʔu‎; qudāmā		 الْقُدَمَاءُ‎; الْقُدَامَى
al-qudamāʔu‎; al-qudāmā		 قَدِيمَاتٌ‎; قَدَائِمُ
qadīmātun‎; qadāʔimu		 الْقَدِيمَاتُ‎; الْقَدَائِمُ
al-qadīmātu‎; al-qadāʔimu
Accusative قُدَمَاءَ‎; قُدَامَى
qudamāʔa‎; qudāmā		 الْقُدَمَاءَ‎; الْقُدَامَى
al-qudamāʔa‎; al-qudāmā		 قَدِيمَاتٍ‎; قَدَائِمَ
qadīmātin‎; qadāʔima		 الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎; الْقَدَائِمَ
al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʔima
Genitive قُدَمَاءَ‎; قُدَامَى
qudamāʔa‎; qudāmā		 الْقُدَمَاءِ‎; الْقُدَامَى
al-qudamāʔi‎; al-qudāmā		 قَدِيمَاتٍ‎; قَدَائِمَ
qadīmātin‎; qadāʔima		 الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎; الْقَدَائِمِ
al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʔimi

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قديم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق د م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَدِيم (qadīm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.diːm/

Adjective

قديم • (gadīm) (feminine قديمة (gadīma), common plural قُدام (gudām) or قَديمين (gadīmīn), elative أَقْدم (ʔagdam))

  1. old (of things)
    Antonym: جديد (jadīd)

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ق د م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَدِيم (qadīm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qdiːm/

Adjective

قديم • (qdīm) (feminine قديمة (qdīma), common plural قدام (qdām), feminine plural قديمات (qdīmāt), elative أقدم (ʔaqdam) or قدم (qdam))

  1. old (of things)
    Antonym: جديد (jdīd)
    Coordinate term: (of people) شارف (šārif)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ق د م
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَدِيم (qadīm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.diːm/, [ʔaˈdiːm]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.diːm/, [ɡaˈdiːm]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

قديم • (ʔadīm) (feminine قديمة (ʔadīme), common plural قدما (ʔudama) or قدم (ʔudom), elative أقدم (ʔaʔdam))

  1. old (of things)
    Antonym: جديد (jdīd)

See also
  • كبير (kbīr, “old (for people)”)
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