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 (file)

Adjective

قَدِيم • (qadīm) (feminine قَدِيمَة‎ (qadīma), masculine plural قُدَمَاء‎ (qudamāʔ) or قُدَامَى‎ (qudāmā), feminine plural قَدِيمَات‎ (qadīmāt) or قَدَائِم‎ (qadāʔim), elative أَقْدَم‎ (ʔaqdam))

old, ancient
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
Dual	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 qudamāʔ‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاء‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʔ‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَات‎‎; قَدَائِم‎ qadīmāt‎; qadāʔim	الْقَدِيمَات‎‎; الْقَدَائِم‎ al-qadīmāt‎; al-qadāʔim
Nominative	قُدَمَاءُ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʔu‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءُ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʔu‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٌ‎‎; قَدَائِمُ‎ qadīmātun‎; qadāʔimu	الْقَدِيمَاتُ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمُ‎ al-qadīmātu‎; al-qadāʔimu
Accusative	قُدَمَاءَ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʔa‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءَ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʔa‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٍ‎‎; قَدَائِمَ‎ qadīmātin‎; qadāʔima	الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمَ‎ al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʔima
Genitive	قُدَمَاءَ‎‎; قُدَامَى‎ qudamāʔa‎; qudāmā	الْقُدَمَاءِ‎‎; الْقُدَامَى‎ al-qudamāʔi‎; al-qudāmā	قَدِيمَاتٍ‎‎; قَدَائِمَ‎ qadīmātin‎; qadāʔima	الْقَدِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْقَدَائِمِ‎ al-qadīmāti‎; al-qadāʔimi

Derived terms

تَعَدُّدُ الْقُدَماءِ‎ (taʕaddudu l-qudamāʔi)

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)
→ Malay: 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

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))

old (of things)
Antonym: جديد‎ (jdīd)

Coordinate term: (of people) شارف‎ (šārif)

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) (file)

Adjective

قديم • (ʔadīm) (feminine قديمة‎ (ʔadīme), common plural قدما‎ (ʔudama) or قدم‎ (ʔudom), elative أقدم‎ (ʔaʔdam))

old (of things)
Antonym: جديد‎ (jdīd)