קדמי

Aramaic

Preposition

קָדָמַי • (transliteration needed)

1. before me: first-person singular suffix form of קדם

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־ם (q-d-m)
17 terms

Etymology

From קֶדֶם (qɛ́ḏɛm, kédem) +‎ ־ִי (-ī, -í).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kidˈmi/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qiðˈmi/

Adjective

קִדְמִי • (qiḏmī, kidmí) (feminine קִדְמִית, masculine plural קִדְמִיִּים, feminine plural קִדְמִיּוֹת)

1. front (located at or near the front)

   שיניים קדמיות ― šinnáyim qiḏmiyyōṯ, shináyim kidmiyót ― front teeth

2. (phonetics) front (pronounced toward the front of the mouth)

References

• “קדמי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language