قدام

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

From Aramaic 𐡒𐡃𐡌 (qd̠ām, qŭd̠ām) / קֳדָם (qŏḏām) / ܩܘܕܡ / ܩܕܵܡ (qəḏām). Compare سَوْفَ (sawfa, marks what is temporally in front), and native أَمَامَ (ʔamāma, “in front of”).

Preposition

قُدَّامَ • (quddāma)

1. in front of, in the presence of, before
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 13:21:

     النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ تُرْكَزُ الْحَرْبَةُ قُدَّامَهُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَٱلنَّحْرِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي‏.‏

     an-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama kāna turkazu l-ḥarbatu quddāmahū yawma l-fiṭri wan-naḥri ṯumma yuṣallī.

     The Prophet (PBUH), on the Feast of Fastbreaking as well as the one of Sacrifice, had a spear fastened in front of him, afterwards prayed.

   • a. 869, Al-Jāḥiẓ, quoting Thumāma ibn Ashras, “طرف أهل خراسان”, in Muḥammad Fatḥī ʾAbū Bakr, editor, Al-Buḵalāʾ, 5th edition, Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, published 2021, →ISBN, page 65:

     وَقَالَ ثُمَامَةُ: لَمْ أَرَ الدِّيكَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ لَافِظٌ، يَأْخُذُ الْحَبَّةَ بِمِنْقَارِهِ ثُمَّ يَلْفِظُهَا قُدَّامَ الدَّجَاجَةِ، إِلَّا دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ دِيَكَةَ مَرْوٍ تَسْلُبُ الدَّجَاجَ مَا فِي مَنَاقِيرِهَا مِنَ الْحَبِّ.

     waqāla ṯumāmatu: lam ʔara d-dīka fī baldatin qaṭṭu ʔillā wahuwa lāfiẓun, yaʔḵuḏu l-ḥabbata biminqārihi ṯumma yalfiẓuhā quddāma ad-dajājati, ʔillā diyakata marwin, faʔinnī raʔaytu diyakata marwin taslubu d-dajāja mā fī manāqīrihā mina l-ḥabbi.

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   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     إِذَا مَنَعَتْ مِنْكَ السِّيَاسَةُ نَفْسَهَا / فَقِفْ وَقْفَةً قُدَّامَهُ تَتَعَلَّمِ

     ʔiḏā manaʕat minka s-siyāsatu nafsahā / faqif waqfatan quddāmahū tataʕallami

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Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					قُدَّامَ (quddāma)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	قُدَّامِي (quddāmī)			قُدَّامَنَا (quddāmanā)
Second person	قُدَّامَكَ (quddāmaka)	قُدَّامَكِ (quddāmaki)	قُدَّامَكُمَا (quddāmakumā)	قُدَّامَكُمْ (quddāmakum)	قُدَّامَكُنَّ (quddāmakunna)
Third person	قُدَّامَهُ (quddāmahu)	قُدَّامَهَا (quddāmahā)	قُدَّامَهُمَا (quddāmahumā)	قُدَّامَهُمْ (quddāmahum)	قُدَّامَهُنَّ (quddāmahunna)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: جدام (jiddām)

Noun

قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl

1. plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Adjective

قُدَّام • (quddām) m pl

1. masculine plural of قَادِم (qādim)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Preposition

قدام • (ʔuddām)

1. in front of, before

   Synonym: قصاد (ʔuṣād)

Inflection

Inflected forms of قدام
Base form					قدام (ʔuddām)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		قدامي (ʔuddāmi)		قدامنا (ʔuddamna)
2nd person		قدامك (ʔuddāmak)	قدامك (ʔuddāmik)	قدامكو (ʔuddamku)
3rd person		قدامه (ʔuddāmu)	قدامها (ʔuddamha)	قدامهم (ʔuddamhum)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق د م
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡʊd.daːm]

Preposition

قدام • (guddām)

1. in front of

   Synonyms: مُقابِل (mugābil), قُبال (gubāl)

Inflection

Inflected forms of قدام
Base form					قُدَّام (guddām)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		قُدَّامي (guddāmi)		قُدَّامَنَا (guddāmana)
2nd person		قُدَّامَك (guddāmak)	قُدَّامِك (guddāmik)	قُدَّامَكُم (guddāmakum)
3rd person		قُدَّامُه (guddāmu)	قُدَّامها (guddāmaha)	قُدَّامَهُم (guddāmahum)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.daːm/, [ɡʊ.daːm]

Adjective

قُدَام • (gudām) pl

1. plural of قَدِيم (gadīm)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qud.daːm/

Preposition

قدام • (quddām)

1. in front of, in the presence of

   Synonym: قبالة (qbāla)

   Antonyms: ورا (wrā), مورا (mūrā)

Inflection

Inflected forms of قدام
Base form					قدام (quddām)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		قدامي (quddāmi)		قدامنا (quddāmna)
2nd person		قدامك (quddāmek)	قدامك (quddāmki)	قدامكم (quddāmkum)
3rd person		قدامه (quddāmu)	قدامها (quddāmha)	قدامهم (quddāmhum)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د م
4 terms

Picture dictionary

قدام

فوق

تحت

بـ/

في

قدام

ورا

على

جنب

بين

Prepositions of location

Etymology

From Arabic قُدَّامَ (quddāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔud.daːm/, [ʔudˈdæːm]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡud.daːm/, [ɡudˈdæːm]

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Preposition

قدام • (ʔuddām)

1. in front of

   Antonym: ورا (wara)

Inflection

Inflected forms of قدام
Base form					قدام (ʔuddām)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		قدامي (ʔuddāmi)		قدامنا (ʔuddāmna)
2nd person		قدامك (ʔuddāmak)	قدامك (ʔuddāmek)	قدامكم (ʔuddāmkom)
3rd person		قدامه (ʔuddāmo)	قدامها (ʔuddāmha)	قدامهم (ʔuddāmhom)