קדם

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See also: ק־ד־ם

Aramaic

Etymology

From the root Proto-Semitic *q-d-m (to precede, come before). Compare Arabic قَدَمَ (qadama), Hebrew קדם and Classical Syriac ܩܕܡ.

Alternative forms

Verb

קדם (qəḏam)

  1. to precede, to come before

Preposition

קֳדָם (qŏḏām)

  1. before, in front of

Antonyms

References

  • qdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־ם (q-d-m)

Etymology

From the root Proto-Semitic *q-d-m (to precede, come before) related to preceding. Compare Arabic قَدَمَ (qadama) and Classical Syriac ܩܕܡ.

Noun

קֶדֶם (kédemm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. front
  2. (biblical) east (cardinal direction)
  3. ancient times

Synonyms

Verb

קָדַם (kadám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to precede, to come before

Conjugation

Prefix

קְדַם־ (kdám-)

  1. pre-

Verb

קִדֵּם (kidém) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of קידם.

Preposition

קֹדֶם (kódem)

  1. defective spelling of קודם.