قدم

1 قَدَمَ القَوْمَ ذ , aor. قَدُمَ , inf. n. قَدْمٌ (S, * Msb, K) and قُدُومٌ; (K;) and ↓ تَقَدَّمَهُمْ; (S, * Msb, K;) and ↓ قَدَّمَهُمْ; and ↓ اِسْتَقْدَمَهُمْ; (K:) He became before the people: (TA:) syn. سَبَقَهُمْ; (Msb;) he preceded them; went before them; took precedence of them; headed them; led them, so as to serve as an example, or object of imitation. ― -b2- See أَمَّهُمْ. ― -b3- قَدِمَ البَلَدَ, aor. قَدَمَ , inf. n. قُدُومٌ and مَقْدَمٌ, [ He came to, or arrived at, the town, &c.] (Msb.) أَخْذَنِى مَا قَدُمَ وَماَ حَدُثَ: see art. حدث. ― -b4- قَدِمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ i. q. عَلَيْهِ ↓ أَقْدَمَ [ He advanced boldly to undertake the affair ]. (TA.) See an ex. in a verse voce مُضَافٌ. ― -b5- See 6.