ܩܕܝܡܐ

From Aramaic קַדִּימָא‎ (qaddīmā); compare Arabic قَدِيم‎ (qadīm).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qa.diːmɑː]

ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ • (qadīmā) (feminine ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (qadimtā), plural ܩܲܕܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qadīmē))

1. previous, preceding, prior
2. old (of an earlier time)

   ‏ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.‎‎

   baytī qadīmā yatir zʿorā-ìwā min baytī ḥadtā.

   My old house was smaller than my new house.

• (old): This adjective is never applied to humans, being disrespectful if done so. Instead, the adjective ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (qašīšā) or ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (sāḇā) is used.
• (old): For the sense of something having existed for a relatively long period of time, the adjective ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ‎ (ʿatīqā) is used instead.