قديم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق د م‎ (q-d-m).

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

Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: qədim
  • Dhivehi: ގަދީމީ‎ (gadīmī)
  • Kazakh: қадым (qadım)
  • Maltese: qadim
  • Turkish: kadim

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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