قدم

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Contents 1 Arabic 1.1 Verb 1.2 Noun 1.3 Adverb 2 Persian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Verb

قَدَمَ (qádama) (verb form I)

1. to precede

قَدِمَ (qádima) (verb form I)

1. to arrive, to reach

قَدُمَ (qáduma) (verb form I)

1. to be old, to be ancient

قَدّمَ (qáddama) (verb form II)

1. to let precede, to make precede, to send ahead, to dispatch
2. to set forth beforehand, to place at the front, to place at the head
3. to do earlier, to do beforehand
4. to give precedence, to prefer
5. to appoint as guardian
6. to prepare, to get ready, to make ready
7. to provide, to set aside, to earmark, to make provision
8. to offer, to proffer, to tender, to extend
9. to present, to produce, to exhibit, to display
10. to hand over, to deliver
11. to submit, to refer, to lay before, to offer up
12. to dedicate

[edit] Noun

قَدَمٌ (qádam) f., أقدام (’aqdām) pl.

1. foot (also a measure)
2. step

[edit] Adverb

قِدم (qidm)

1. time long past, old times

قُدُم (qúdum)

1. straight ahead, forward

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[edit] Persian

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic.

[edit] Noun

قدم (qadam)

1. step