قدم

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قدم^¹

/qa.da.ma/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *q-d-m (“to precede, come before”). Compare Hebrew קדם and Classical Syriac ܩܕܡ.

verb قَدَمَ · qadama · يَقْدُمُ · قَدْم · قُدُوم

transitive to precede

قدم^²

/qa.di.ma/

verb قَدِمَ · qadima · يَقْدَمُ · قُدُوم · قِدْمَان · مَقْدَم

to return (from a journey)]
transitive to come to, to arrive at, to reach
to step up to (إِلَى (ʔilā) something)

قدم^³

/qa.du.ma/

verb قَدُمَ · qaduma · يَقْدُمُ · قِدَم · قَدِيم

to be old, to be ancient

قدم^⁴

/qad.da.ma/

verb قَدَّمَ · qaddama · يُقَدِّمُ · تَقْدِيم · تَقْدِمَة

to introduce (someone to someone else)
to let precede, to make precede, to send ahead, to dispatch
to set forth beforehand, to place at the front, to place at the head
to do earlier, to do beforehand
to give precedence, to prefer
to appoint as guardian
to prepare, to get ready, to make ready
to provide, to set aside, to earmark, to make provision
to offer, to proffer, to tender اِعْتِمَادًا عَلَىٰ ٱلتِّكْنُولُوجِيَا وَٱلذَّكَاءِ ٱلْاِصْطِنَاعِيِّ، تُقَدِّمُ ٱلْكَثِيرُ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِكَاتِ ٱلنَّاشِئَةِ أَفْكَارًا رَائِدَةً فِي قِطَاعَاتٍ تَقْلِيدِيَّةٍ، مِثْلَ ٱلصِّحَّةِ وَٱلْبَيْعِ بِٱلتَّجْزِئَةِ وَتَوْصِيلِ ٱلطَّعَامِ.
to extend
to present, to produce, to exhibit, to display
to hand over, to deliver, to give, to grant يقدِّم لنا يهوه في الكتاب المقدس إرشادات أخلاقية توجِّهنا حين نأخذ قرارات مهمة في حياتنا.
to submit, to refer, to lay before, to offer up
to dedicate

قدم^⁵

/qa.dam/

noun قَدَم · qadam · أَقْدَام · الْقَدَم

foot
foot (a measure)
step

قدم^⁶

/qadm/

noun قَدْم · qadm · الْقَدْم · قَدْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَدَمَ (qadama) (form I)

قدم^⁷

/qi.dam/

noun قِدَم · qidam · الْقِدَم · قِدَمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَدُمَ (qaduma) (form I)

قدم^⁸

/qidm/

adverb قِدْم · qidm

time long past, old times

قدم^⁹

/qu.dum/

adverb قُدُم · qudum

straight ahead, forward

In English

foot part of human body
come to arrive, to appear
show to display
offer propose
paw soft foot of an animal
present to bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally
precede go before, go in front of
serve to bring food to
dedicate to set apart for a special use
introduce to cause someone to be acquainted

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BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قدم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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