ܩܕܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قِدْم (qidm) and Hebrew קֶדֶם (qéḏem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܕܡܬܐ)

  1. first, foremost
  2. early
  3. primeval, ancient
Inflection

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

  1. front part
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)ðɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [q(ə)ðɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

  1. front
  2. presence
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قَادِم (qādim) and Hebrew קוֹדֵם (qôḏēm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

  1. one who precedes
  2. messenger
Inflection
Synonyms

References

  • qdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 309b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 490b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1318b
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