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 (ʔamāma, “in front of”).

Preposition

قُدَّامَ • (quddāma)

  1. 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 ʕalayhi 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 ʔara d-dīka fī baldatin qaṭṭu ʔillā wahuwa lāfiẓun, yaʔḵuḏu l-ḥabbata biminqārihi ṯumma yalfiẓuhā quddāma ad-dajājati, ʔillā diyakata marwin, faʔinnī raʔaytu 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
      ʔiḏā manaʕat minka s-siyāsatu nafsahā / faqif waqfatan quddāmahū tataʕallami
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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

  1. plural of قَادِم‎ (qādim)

Adjective

قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl

  1. masculine plural of قَادِم‎ (qādim)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُدَّامَ‎ (quddāma).

Preposition

قدام • (ʔuddām)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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

قدام • (ʔuddām)

  1. 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)
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