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)
- first, foremost
- early
- primeval, ancient
Inflection
declension of ܩܕܡܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܕܡܐ | ܩܕܡܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܩܕܡܐ | ܩܕܡܢ |
| construct | ܩܕܡܬ | ܩܕܡܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܕܡܬܐ | ܩܕܡܬܐ |
Noun
ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)
- front part
Inflection
inflection of ܩܕܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܕܡܐ | ܩܕܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܕܡܝ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟ | ܩܕܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܕܡܢ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ |
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)
- front
- presence
Inflection
inflection of ܩܕܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܕܡܐ | ܩܕܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܕܡܝ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟ | ܩܕܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܕܡܢ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ |
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)
- one who precedes
- messenger
Inflection
inflection of ܩܕܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܕܡ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܕܡܐ | ܩܕܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܕܡܝ | ܩܕܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟ | ܩܕܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܕܡܗ | ܩܕܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܕܡܢ | ܩܕܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܕܡܟܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܘܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܕܡܗܝܢ | ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- ܡܠܐܟܐ
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