ܩܕܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
9 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qa.diːmɑː]

Adjective

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

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

   ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.

   baytī qadīmā yatīr zˁōrā ìwā min baytī ḥadtā.

   My old house was smaller than my new house.

Usage notes

• (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 (ˁatīqā) is used instead.