ܩܕܡ

See also: ܩܪܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
5 terms

From Aramaic קְדַם (qəḏam); related to Arabic قَدَمَ (qadama) and Hebrew קָדַם (kadám).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːdemː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qɑːðɪmː]
Verb

ܩܵܕܹܡ (qādēm) (present participle ܩܕܵܡܵܐ (qdāmā), past participle ܩܕܝܼܡܵܐ (qdīmā))

  1. to precede, to come before
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qad.dɪm.]
Verb

ܩܲܕܸܡ (qaddim) (present participle ܩܲܕܘܼܡܹܐ (qadumē), past participle ܩܘܼܕܡܵܐ (qudmā))

  1. to prefer
  2. to favour
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
5 terms

From Aramaic קֳדָם (qŏḏām); related to Hebrew קֹדֶם (kódem) and Akkadian 𒁾𒊕 (qudmu [DUB.SAG]).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qam.]

Conjunction

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ (qam)

  1. before
    ܥܪܘܿܩ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܛܹܐ.ʿroq qam māṭē.Flee before he arrives.
  2. ago
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐzil lēh qam min ḥammiš šāʿēHe left 5 hours ago

Preposition

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ (qam)

  1. before, in front of
  2. among, in the presence of
  3. against
Inflection
Antonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قَدَمَ (qadama) and Hebrew קָדַם (qāḏam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)ðam]

Verb

ܩܕܡ (transliteration needed)

  1. to precede, to come before

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Akkadian 𒁾𒊕 (qudmu [DUB.SAG]) and Hebrew קֹדֶם (qṓḏem).

Alternative forms

  • ܩܕܝܡ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)ðɑm]

Conjunction

ܩܕܡ (transliteration needed)

  1. before

Preposition

ܩܕܡ (transliteration needed)

  1. before, in front of
  2. among, in the presence of
  3. against
Inflection

Takes type-II suffixes.

Antonyms

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. 310a
  • 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. 1318a-b
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