قديم

قديم

See also: قدیم‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق د م‎ (q-d-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.diːm/
  • (Hejazi) IPA^(key): /ɡa.diːm/

• Audio

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Adjective

قَدِيم • (qadīm) (feminine قَدِيمَة‎ (qadīma), masculine plural قُدَمَاء‎ (qudamāʾ) or قُدَامَى‎ (qudāmā), feminine plural قَدِيمَات‎ (qadīmāt) or قَدَائِم‎ (qadāʾim), elative أَقْدَم‎ (ʾaqdam))

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 qudamāʾ‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاء‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʾ‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَات‎‎; قَدَائِم‎ qadīmāt‎; qadāʾim	الْقَدِيمَات‎‎; الْقَدَائِم‎ al-qadīmāt‎; al-qadāʾim
Nominative	قُدَمَاءُ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʾu‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءُ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʾu‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٌ‎‎; قَدَائِمُ‎ qadīmātun‎; qadāʾimu	الْقَدِيمَاتُ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمُ‎ al-qadīmātu‎; al-qadāʾimu
Accusative	قُدَمَاءَ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʾa‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءَ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʾa‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٍ‎‎; قَدَائِمَ‎ qadīmātin‎; qadāʾima	الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمَ‎ al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʾima
Genitive	قُدَمَاءَ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʾa‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءِ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʾi‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٍ‎‎; قَدَائِمَ‎ qadīmātin‎; qadāʾima	الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمِ‎ al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʾimi

Derived terms

• تَعَدُّدُ الْقُدَماءِ‎ (taʿaddudu l-qudamāʾi)

Descendants

• Maltese: qadim
• Moroccan Arabic: قديم‎ (qdīm)
• → Azerbaijani: qədim
• → Bashkir: ҡәҙим (qäðim)
• → Bengali: কদীম (kôdīm)
• → Chagatai: قدیم‎
  • Uyghur: قەدىم‎ (qedim)
  • Uzbek: qadim
• ⇒ Dhivehi: ގަދީމީ‎ (gadīmī)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: क़दीम (qadīm)
  • Urdu: قدیم‎ (qadīm)
• → Kazakh: қадім (qadım)
• → Kyrgyz: кадим (kadim)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قدیم‎ (kadim)
  • Turkish: kadim
• → Persian: قدیم‎ (qadim)
• → Turkmen: gadym

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

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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)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د م‎

Etymology

From Arabic قَدِيم‎ (qadīm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔa.diːm/, [ʔaˈdiːm]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.diːm/, [ɡaˈdiːm]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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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)”)