ܩܕܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܕ ܡ related to preceding. Compare Arabic قِدْم (qidm) and Hebrew קֶדֶם (qéḏem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qaðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܕܡܬܐ)

1. first, foremost
2. early
3. primeval, ancient

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܝܢ	ܩܕܡܢ
construct	ܩܕܡ	ܩܕܡܬ	ܩܕܡܝ	ܩܕܡܬ
emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܬܐ	ܩܕܡܐ	ܩܕܡܬܐ

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. front part

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܕܡ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܕܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܝܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ	ܩܕܡܝܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܕ ܡ related to preceding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ðɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ðɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. front
2. presence

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܕܡ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܕܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܝܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ	ܩܕܡܝܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ ܕ ܡ related to preceding. Compare Arabic قَادِم (qādim) and Hebrew קוֹדֵם (qôḏēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑðmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑðme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܕܡܐ)

1. one who precedes
2. messenger

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܕܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܕܡ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܟ	ܩܕܡܟܝ	ܩܕܡܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗ	ܩܕܡܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܕܡܝܢ		1st person	ܩܕܡܝ		ܩܕܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܕܡܝ		2nd person	ܩܕܡܝܟ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝ	ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܕܡܐ		3rd person	ܩܕܡܘܗܝ	ܩܕܡܝܗ	ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܠܐܟܐ

References

• “qdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 309b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 490b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1318b