خادم

Arabic

خَادِمَة

Etymology

Active participle of the verb خَدَمَ (ḵadama, “to serve”). From the root خ د م (ḵ-d-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.dim/

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Noun

خَادِمْ • (ḵādim) m (plural خَادِمُونَ (ḵādimūna) or خُدَّام (ḵuddām) or خَدَمَة (ḵadama), feminine خَادِم (ḵādim) or خَادِمَة (ḵādima))

1. domestic servant or (male) manservant (female) maidservant
2. employee
3. attendant
4. waiter (restaurant server)
5. (Christianity) deacon

Declension

Declension of noun خَادِم (ḵādim)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَادِم ḵādim	الْخَادِم al-ḵādim	خَادِم ḵādim	خَادِمَة‎; خَادِم ḵādima‎; ḵādim	الْخَادِمَة‎; الْخَادِم al-ḵādima‎; al-ḵādim	خَادِمَة‎; خَادِم ḵādimat‎; ḵādim
Nominative	خَادِمٌ ḵādimun	الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimu	خَادِمُ ḵādimu	خَادِمَةٌ‎; خَادِمٌ ḵādimatun‎; ḵādimun	الْخَادِمَةُ‎; الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimatu‎; al-ḵādimu	خَادِمَةُ‎; خَادِمُ ḵādimatu‎; ḵādimu
Accusative	خَادِمًا ḵādiman	الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādima	خَادِمَ ḵādima	خَادِمَةً‎; خَادِمًا ḵādimatan‎; ḵādiman	الْخَادِمَةَ‎; الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādimata‎; al-ḵādima	خَادِمَةَ‎; خَادِمَ ḵādimata‎; ḵādima
Genitive	خَادِمٍ ḵādimin	الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimi	خَادِمِ ḵādimi	خَادِمَةٍ‎; خَادِمٍ ḵādimatin‎; ḵādimin	الْخَادِمَةِ‎; الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimati‎; al-ḵādimi	خَادِمَةِ‎; خَادِمِ ḵādimati‎; ḵādimi
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَادِمَيْن ḵādimayn	الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimayn	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْن‎; خَادِمَيْن ḵādimatayn‎; ḵādimayn	الْخَادِمَتَيْن‎; الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimatayn‎; al-ḵādimayn	خَادِمَتَيْ‎; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay‎; ḵādimay
Nominative	خَادِمَانِ ḵādimāni	الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimāni	خَادِمَا ḵādimā	خَادِمَتَانِ‎; خَادِمَانِ ḵādimatāni‎; ḵādimāni	الْخَادِمَتَانِ‎; الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimatāni‎; al-ḵādimāni	خَادِمَتَا‎; خَادِمَا ḵādimatā‎; ḵādimā
Accusative	خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْنِ‎; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni‎; ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ‎; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni‎; al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَتَيْ‎; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay‎; ḵādimay
Genitive	خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْنِ‎; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni‎; ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ‎; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni‎; al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَتَيْ‎; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay‎; ḵādimay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَادِمِين‎; خُدَّام‎; خَدَمَة ḵādimīn‎; ḵuddām‎; ḵadama	الْخَادِمِين‎; الْخُدَّام‎; الْخَدَمَة al-ḵādimīn‎; al-ḵuddām‎; al-ḵadama	خَادِمِي‎; خُدَّام‎; خَدَمَة ḵādimī‎; ḵuddām‎; ḵadamat	خَادِمَات‎; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt‎; ḵawādim	الْخَادِمَات‎; الْخَوَادِم al-ḵādimāt‎; al-ḵawādim	خَادِمَات‎; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt‎; ḵawādim
Nominative	خَادِمُونَ‎; خُدَّامٌ‎; خَدَمَةٌ ḵādimūna‎; ḵuddāmun‎; ḵadamatun	الْخَادِمُونَ‎; الْخُدَّامُ‎; الْخَدَمَةُ al-ḵādimūna‎; al-ḵuddāmu‎; al-ḵadamatu	خَادِمُو‎; خُدَّامُ‎; خَدَمَةُ ḵādimū‎; ḵuddāmu‎; ḵadamatu	خَادِمَاتٌ‎; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātun‎; ḵawādimu	الْخَادِمَاتُ‎; الْخَوَادِمُ al-ḵādimātu‎; al-ḵawādimu	خَادِمَاتُ‎; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātu‎; ḵawādimu
Accusative	خَادِمِينَ‎; خُدَّامًا‎; خَدَمَةً ḵādimīna‎; ḵuddāman‎; ḵadamatan	الْخَادِمِينَ‎; الْخُدَّامَ‎; الْخَدَمَةَ al-ḵādimīna‎; al-ḵuddāma‎; al-ḵadamata	خَادِمِي‎; خُدَّامَ‎; خَدَمَةَ ḵādimī‎; ḵuddāma‎; ḵadamata	خَادِمَاتٍ‎; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin‎; ḵawādima	الْخَادِمَاتِ‎; الْخَوَادِمَ al-ḵādimāti‎; al-ḵawādima	خَادِمَاتِ‎; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimāti‎; ḵawādima
Genitive	خَادِمِينَ‎; خُدَّامٍ‎; خَدَمَةٍ ḵādimīna‎; ḵuddāmin‎; ḵadamatin	الْخَادِمِينَ‎; الْخُدَّامِ‎; الْخَدَمَةِ al-ḵādimīna‎; al-ḵuddāmi‎; al-ḵadamati	خَادِمِي‎; خُدَّامِ‎; خَدَمَةِ ḵādimī‎; ḵuddāmi‎; ḵadamati	خَادِمَاتٍ‎; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin‎; ḵawādima	الْخَادِمَاتِ‎; الْخَوَادِمِ al-ḵādimāti‎; al-ḵawādimi	خَادِمَاتِ‎; خَوَادِمِ ḵādimāti‎; ḵawādimi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: xadim
• → Bengali: খাদিম (khadim)
• → Persian: خَادِم
• → Malay: khadam
• → Pashto: خَادِم
• → Turkish: hadım
  • → Romanian: hadâmb
  • → Romanian: hadâm
• → Turkish: hademe
• → Urdu: خَادِم (xādim)
• → Uzbek: xodim

Noun

خَادِم • (ḵādim) m npers (plural خَوَادِم (ḵawādim))

1. (computing) server

   Synonyms: خَادُوم (ḵādūm), مُلَقِّم (mulaqqim)

Declension

Declension of noun خَادِم (ḵādim)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَادِم ḵādim	الْخَادِم al-ḵādim	خَادِم ḵādim	خَادِمَة ḵādima	الْخَادِمَة al-ḵādima	خَادِمَة ḵādimat
Nominative	خَادِمٌ ḵādimun	الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimu	خَادِمُ ḵādimu	خَادِمَةٌ ḵādimatun	الْخَادِمَةُ al-ḵādimatu	خَادِمَةُ ḵādimatu
Accusative	خَادِمًا ḵādiman	الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādima	خَادِمَ ḵādima	خَادِمَةً ḵādimatan	الْخَادِمَةَ al-ḵādimata	خَادِمَةَ ḵādimata
Genitive	خَادِمٍ ḵādimin	الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimi	خَادِمِ ḵādimi	خَادِمَةٍ ḵādimatin	الْخَادِمَةِ al-ḵādimati	خَادِمَةِ ḵādimati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَادِمَيْن ḵādimayn	الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimayn	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْن ḵādimatayn	الْخَادِمَتَيْن al-ḵādimatayn	خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay
Nominative	خَادِمَانِ ḵādimāni	الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimāni	خَادِمَا ḵādimā	خَادِمَتَانِ ḵādimatāni	الْخَادِمَتَانِ al-ḵādimatāni	خَادِمَتَا ḵādimatā
Accusative	خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْنِ ḵādimatayni	الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni	خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay
Genitive	خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni	الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni	خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay	خَادِمَتَيْنِ ḵādimatayni	الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni	خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوَادِم ḵawādim	الْخَوَادِم al-ḵawādim	خَوَادِم ḵawādim	خَادِمَات ḵādimāt	الْخَادِمَات al-ḵādimāt	خَادِمَات ḵādimāt
Nominative	خَوَادِمُ ḵawādimu	الْخَوَادِمُ al-ḵawādimu	خَوَادِمُ ḵawādimu	خَادِمَاتٌ ḵādimātun	الْخَادِمَاتُ al-ḵādimātu	خَادِمَاتُ ḵādimātu
Accusative	خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima	الْخَوَادِمَ al-ḵawādima	خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima	خَادِمَاتٍ ḵādimātin	الْخَادِمَاتِ al-ḵādimāti	خَادِمَاتِ ḵādimāti
Genitive	خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima	الْخَوَادِمِ al-ḵawādimi	خَوَادِمِ ḵawādimi	خَادِمَاتٍ ḵādimātin	الْخَادِمَاتِ al-ḵādimāti	خَادِمَاتِ ḵādimāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830) “خادم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 467
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “خادم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 712
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “خادم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 267

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَادِم (ḵādim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ˈðim]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.d̪ɪ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.d̪ɪ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.d̪ɪ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.d̪ím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.d̪ém]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.d̪ím]

Readings
Classical reading?	xāḏim
Dari reading?	xādim
Iranian reading?	xâdem
Tajik reading?	xodim

Noun

خادم • (xâdem) (plural خادمان (xâdemân) or خدام (xoddâm))

1. servant, servitor

   Synonyms: خدمتکار (xedmatkâr), نوکر (nokar)

   • 2024 May 23, “نام شهید آیت الله رئیسی در تاریخ ایران ماندگار شد”, in irna.ir‎^[3], Islamic Republic News Agency:

     رئیس اداره تبلیغات اسلامی شهرستان آستارا گفت: نام شهید آیت الله رئیسی برای همیشه در تاریخ ایران اسلامی به عنوان رئیس جمهور مردمی و خادم ملت ماندگار شد.

     ra'is-e edâre-ye tabliğât-e eslâmi-ye šahrestân-e âstârâ goft: nâm-e šahid âyatollâh ra'isi barâ-ye hamiše dar târix-e irân-e eslâmi be onvân-e ra'is-jomhur-e mardomi va xâdem-e mellat mândegâr šod.

     The head of the Islamic Propagation Office in Astara County said: "The name of the martyr Ayatollah Ra'isi has become forever eternal in the history of Islamic Iran as a president of the people and servant of the nation."

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خادم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خادم (ḵādim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑː.d̪ɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɪm

Noun

خادِم • (xādim) m (formal plural خُدام (xudām), Hindi spelling ख़ादिम)

1. domestic servant or (male) manservant
2. employee, volunteer
3. attendant
4. waiter (restaurant server)

Synonyms

• نوکر (naukar)
• ملازم (mulāzim)

See also

• خادمہ (xādimah)
• ملازمہ (mulāzimah)