قدام
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ق د م (q-d-m) |
From Aramaic 𐡒𐡃𐡌 (qd̠ām, qŭd̠ām) / קֳדָם (qŏḏām) / ܩܘܕܡ / ܩܕܵܡ (qəḏām). Compare سَوْفَ (sawfa, marks what is temporally in front), and native أَمَامَ (ʾamāma, “in front of”).
Preposition
قُدَّامَ • (quddāma)
- in front of, in the presence of, before
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 13:21:
- النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ تُرْكَزُ الْحَرْبَةُ قُدَّامَهُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَٱلنَّحْرِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي.
- an-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wasallama kāna turkazu l-ḥarbatu quddāmahū yawma l-fiṭri wan-naḥri ṯumma yuṣallī.
- The Prophet (PBUH), on the Feast of Fastbreaking as well as the one of Sacrifice, had a spear fastened in front of him, afterwards prayed.
- a. 869, Al-Jāḥiẓ, quoting Thumāma ibn Ashras, “طرف أهل خراسان”, in Muḥammad Fatḥī ʾAbū Bakr, editor, Al-Buḵalāʾ, fifth edition, Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, published 2021, →ISBN, page 65:
- وَقَالَ ثُمَامَةُ: لَمْ أَرَ الدِّيكَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ لَافِظٌ، يَأْخُذُ الْحَبَّةَ بِمِنْقَارِهِ ثُمَّ يَلْفِظُهَا قُدَّامَ الدَّجَاجَةِ، إِلَّا دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ تَسْلُبُ الدَّجَاجَ مَا فِي مَنَاقِيرِهَا مِنَ الْحَبِّ.
- waqāla ṯumāmatu: lam ʾara d-dīka fī baldatin qaṭṭu ʾillā wahuwa lāfiẓun, yaʾḵuḏu l-ḥabbata biminqārihi ṯumma yalfiẓuhā quddāma d-dajājati, ʾillā diyakata marwin, faʾinnī raʾaytu diyakata marwin taslubu d-dajāja mā fī manāqīrihā mina l-ḥabbi.
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- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- إِذَا مَنَعَتْ مِنْكَ السِّيَاسَةُ نَفْسَهَا / فَقِفْ وَقْفَةً قُدَّامَهُ تَتَعَلَّمِ
- ʾiḏā manaʿat minka s-siyāsatu nafsahā / faqif waqfatan quddāmahū tataʿallami
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Inflection
| Inflected forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قُدَّامَ (quddāma) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | قُدَّامِي (quddāmī) | قُدَّامَنَا (quddāmanā) | |||
| Second person | قُدَّامَكَ (quddāmaka) | قُدَّامَكِ (quddāmaki) | قُدَّامَكُمَا (quddāmakumā) | قُدَّامَكُمْ (quddāmakum) | قُدَّامَكُنَّ (quddāmakunna) |
| Third person | قُدَّامَهُ (quddāmahu) | قُدَّامَهَا (quddāmahā) | قُدَّامَهُمَا (quddāmahumā) | قُدَّامَهُمْ (quddāmahum) | قُدَّامَهُنَّ (quddāmahunna) |
Noun
قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl
- plural of قَادِم (qādim)
Adjective
قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl
- masculine plural of قَادِم (qādim)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).
Preposition
قدام • (ʔuddām)
- in front of, before
- Synonym: قصاد (ʔuṣād)
Inflection
| Inflected forms of قدام | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قدام (ʔuddām) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | قدامي (ʔuddāmi) | قدامنا (ʔuddamna) | |||
| 2nd person | قدامك (ʔuddāmak) | قدامك (ʔuddāmik) | قدامكو (ʔuddamku) | ||
| 3rd person | قدامه (ʔuddāmu) | قدامها (ʔuddamha) | قدامهم (ʔuddamhum) | ||
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡʊd.daːm]
Preposition
قدام • (guddām)
- in front of
- Synonym: مُقابِل (mugābil)
Inflection
| Inflected forms of قدام | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قُدَّام (guddām) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | قدامي (guddāmi) | قدامَنَا (guddāmana) | |||
| 2nd person | قدامَك (guddāmak) | قدامِك (guddāmik) | قدامَكُم (guddāmakum) | ||
| 3rd person | قُدَّامُه (guddāmu) | قدامها (guddāmaha) | قدامَهُم (guddāmahum) | ||
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qud.daːm/
Preposition
قدام • (quddām)
- in front of, in the presence of
- Synonym: قبالة (qbāla)
- Antonyms: ورا (wrā), مورا (mūrā)
Inflection
| Inflected forms of قدام | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قدام (quddām) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | قدامي (quddāmi) | قدامنا (quddāmna) | |||
| 2nd person | قدامك (quddāmek) | قدامك (quddāmki) | قدامكم (quddāmkum) | ||
| 3rd person | قدامه (quddāmu) | قدامها (quddāmha) | قدامهم (quddāmhum) | ||
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق د م |
Etymology
From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔud.daːm/, [ʔudˈdæːm]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡudˈdæːm]
Audio (Jerusalem) (file)
Preposition
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قدام • (ʔuddām)
- in front of
- Antonym: ورا (wara)
Inflection
| Inflected forms of قدام | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قدام (ʔuddām) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | قدامي (ʔuddāmi) | قدامنا (ʔuddāmna) | |||
| 2nd person | قدامك (ʔuddāmak) | قدامك (ʔuddāmek) | قدامكم (ʔuddāmkom) | ||
| 3rd person | قدامه (ʔuddāmo) | قدامها (ʔuddāmha) | قدامهم (ʔuddāmhom) | ||