ܩܕܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قِدْم (qidm) and Hebrew קֶדֶם (qéḏem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܕܡܬܐ)

1. first, foremost
2. early
3. primeval, ancient

Inflection

    declension of ܩܕܡܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܢ
construct	ܩܕܡܬ	ܩܕܡܬ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܬܐ	ܩܕܡܬܐ

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. front part

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܕܡܝ	ܩܕܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܕܡܢ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ðɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ðɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. front
2. presence

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܕܡܝ	ܩܕܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܕܡܢ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܕ-ܡ (q-d-m) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قَادِم (qādim) and Hebrew קוֹדֵם (qôḏēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. one who precedes
2. messenger

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܕܡܝ	ܩܕܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܕܡܢ	ܩܕܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܠܐܟܐ

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. 309b
• 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. 1318b