خادم
Arabic
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خَادِمَة
Etymology
Active participle of the verb خَدَمَ (ḵadama, “to serve”). From the root خ د م (ḵ-d-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaː.dim/
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Noun
خَادِمْ • (ḵādim) m (plural خَادِمُونَ (ḵādimūna) or خُدَّام (ḵuddām) or خَدَمَة (ḵadama), feminine خَادِم (ḵādim) or خَادِمَة (ḵādima))
- domestic servant or (male) manservant (female) maidservant
- employee
- attendant
- waiter (restaurant server)
- (Christianity) deacon
Declension
Declension of noun خَادِم (ḵādim)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a); basic singular triptote | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَادِم ḵādim | الْخَادِم al-ḵādim | خَادِم ḵādim | خَادِمَة; خَادِم ḵādima; ḵādim | الْخَادِمَة; الْخَادِم al-ḵādima; al-ḵādim | خَادِمَة; خَادِم ḵādimat; ḵādim |
Nominative | خَادِمٌ ḵādimun | الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimu | خَادِمُ ḵādimu | خَادِمَةٌ; خَادِمٌ ḵādimatun; ḵādimun | الْخَادِمَةُ; الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimatu; al-ḵādimu | خَادِمَةُ; خَادِمُ ḵādimatu; ḵādimu |
Accusative | خَادِمًا ḵādiman | الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādima | خَادِمَ ḵādima | خَادِمَةً; خَادِمًا ḵādimatan; ḵādiman | الْخَادِمَةَ; الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādimata; al-ḵādima | خَادِمَةَ; خَادِمَ ḵādimata; ḵādima |
Genitive | خَادِمٍ ḵādimin | الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimi | خَادِمِ ḵādimi | خَادِمَةٍ; خَادِمٍ ḵādimatin; ḵādimin | الْخَادِمَةِ; الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimati; al-ḵādimi | خَادِمَةِ; خَادِمِ ḵādimati; ḵādimi |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَادِمَيْن ḵādimayn | الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimayn | خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay | خَادِمَتَيْن; خَادِمَيْن ḵādimatayn; ḵādimayn | الْخَادِمَتَيْن; الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimatayn; al-ḵādimayn | خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
Nominative | خَادِمَانِ ḵādimāni | الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimāni | خَادِمَا ḵādimā | خَادِمَتَانِ; خَادِمَانِ ḵādimatāni; ḵādimāni | الْخَادِمَتَانِ; الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimatāni; al-ḵādimāni | خَادِمَتَا; خَادِمَا ḵādimatā; ḵādimā |
Accusative | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni | الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni | خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay | خَادِمَتَيْنِ; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni; ḵādimayni | الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni; al-ḵādimayni | خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
Genitive | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni | الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni | خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay | خَادِمَتَيْنِ; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni; ḵādimayni | الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni; al-ḵādimayni | خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَادِمِين; خُدَّام; خَدَمَة ḵādimīn; ḵuddām; ḵadama | الْخَادِمِين; الْخُدَّام; الْخَدَمَة al-ḵādimīn; al-ḵuddām; al-ḵadama | خَادِمِي; خُدَّام; خَدَمَة ḵādimī; ḵuddām; ḵadamat | خَادِمَات; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt; ḵawādim | الْخَادِمَات; الْخَوَادِم al-ḵādimāt; al-ḵawādim | خَادِمَات; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt; ḵawādim |
Nominative | خَادِمُونَ; خُدَّامٌ; خَدَمَةٌ ḵādimūna; ḵuddāmun; ḵadamatun | الْخَادِمُونَ; الْخُدَّامُ; الْخَدَمَةُ al-ḵādimūna; al-ḵuddāmu; al-ḵadamatu | خَادِمُو; خُدَّامُ; خَدَمَةُ ḵādimū; ḵuddāmu; ḵadamatu | خَادِمَاتٌ; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātun; ḵawādimu | الْخَادِمَاتُ; الْخَوَادِمُ al-ḵādimātu; al-ḵawādimu | خَادِمَاتُ; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātu; ḵawādimu |
Accusative | خَادِمِينَ; خُدَّامًا; خَدَمَةً ḵādimīna; ḵuddāman; ḵadamatan | الْخَادِمِينَ; الْخُدَّامَ; الْخَدَمَةَ al-ḵādimīna; al-ḵuddāma; al-ḵadamata | خَادِمِي; خُدَّامَ; خَدَمَةَ ḵādimī; ḵuddāma; ḵadamata | خَادِمَاتٍ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin; ḵawādima | الْخَادِمَاتِ; الْخَوَادِمَ al-ḵādimāti; al-ḵawādima | خَادِمَاتِ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimāti; ḵawādima |
Genitive | خَادِمِينَ; خُدَّامٍ; خَدَمَةٍ ḵādimīna; ḵuddāmin; ḵadamatin | الْخَادِمِينَ; الْخُدَّامِ; الْخَدَمَةِ al-ḵādimīna; al-ḵuddāmi; al-ḵadamati | خَادِمِي; خُدَّامِ; خَدَمَةِ ḵādimī; ḵuddāmi; ḵadamati | خَادِمَاتٍ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin; ḵawādima | الْخَادِمَاتِ; الْخَوَادِمِ al-ḵādimāti; al-ḵawādimi | خَادِمَاتِ; خَوَادِمِ ḵādimāti; ḵawādimi |
Descendants
- → Bengali: খাদিম (khadim)
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “خادم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 467
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “خادم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 712
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “خادم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 267
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خادم (ḵādim).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.d̪ɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɪm
Noun
خادِم • (xādim) m (plural خُدام, Hindi spelling ख़ादिम)
- domestic servant or (male) manservant
- employee, volunteer
- attendant
- waiter (restaurant server)
Synonyms
- نوکر (naukar)
- ملازم (mulāzim)
See also
- خادمہ (xādimah)
- ملازمہ (mulāzimah)