ܩܕܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
9 terms

Inherited from Aramaic קַדִּימָא (qaddīmā); compare Arabic قَدِيم (qadīm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qad.diː.maː.]

Adjective

ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ • (qadīmā) (feminine ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܵܐ (qadīmtā), plural ܩܲܕܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qadīmē))

1. previous, preceding, prior, old (of an earlier time)

   ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.

   baytī qadīmā yatīr zˁōrā ìwā min baytī ḥadtā.

   My old house was smaller than my new house.

Usage notes

• This adjective is never applied to humans in the sense of having old age, instead, the adjective ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā) or ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) is used.
• (old): For the sense of something having existed for a relatively long period of time, the adjective ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁatīqā) is used instead.