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القدم

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root 'Q-D-M' primarily relates to the concept of 'front', 'precedence', and 'advancement'. It encompasses notions of being first, ahead, or early, both physically and temporally. It also extends to courage, the foot, and various specific objects and places.

Derived headwords

القَدَمُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    precedenceboth

    Being first or early in a matter or affair.

  2. 2.
    footboth

    The foot of a person, or its position and rank in goodness.

  3. 3.
    brave personclassical

    A brave or courageous man.

  4. 4.
    spiritclassical

    A spirit or soul.

القِدَمَةُ، بالضَّمِّnoun
  1. 1.
    precedenceclassical

    Precedence in a matter, similar to 'al-qadam'.

القِدَمُ، بالضَّمِّ وبِضَمَّتَيْنِnoun
  1. 1.
    brave personclassical

    A brave or courageous man.

قَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to precedeboth

    To go before a group of people.

قَدَمًا وقُدُومًاnoun
  1. 1.
    precedingboth

    The act of preceding or going ahead.

اسْتَقْدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask to come forwardboth

    To ask people to come forward or precede.

كَرُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ancientboth

    To be old or ancient.

قُدَامَةً وقَدَمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    antiquityboth

    The state of being ancient or old.

قَدِيمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ancientboth

    Old, ancient, or belonging to the past.

قُدَّامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ancientclassical

    Ancient or old.

أَقْدَمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    to be braveboth

    To be courageous or bold in undertaking a matter.

القِدَمُ، كَعِنَبٍnoun
  1. 1.
    antonym of newnessboth

    The opposite of being new or recent; antiquity.

القُدُمُ، بِضَمَّتَيْنِnoun
  1. 1.
    moving forwardclassical

    Moving ahead, in front of others.

المِقْدَامُ والمِقْدَامَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    brave oneboth

    A person, male or female, who is very forward, brave, or courageous.

المُقَدِّمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    vanguardboth

    The foremost part of an army.

  2. 2.
    first partboth

    The beginning or first part of anything.

  3. 3.
    forelockboth

    The forelock of a horse, or the forehead.

  4. 4.
    first offspringclassical

    The first offspring of camels when they conceive and give birth.

  5. 5.
    part of the eyeboth

    The part of the eye near the nose.

  6. 6.
    part of the faceboth

    The part of the face that is encountered first.

  7. 7.
    style of combing hairclassical

    A style of combing hair.

القَادِمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    headboth

    The head of a person.

  2. 2.
    front legs of cattleboth

    The two front legs of a cow or camel.

  3. 3.
    wing feathersboth

    Four or ten feathers at the front of a bird's wing.

القَوَادِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    wing feathersboth

    Feathers at the front of a bird's wing.

قَادِمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    one who comesboth

    One who arrives or comes back from a journey.

  2. 2.
    butcherclassical

    A butcher.

  3. 3.
    kingclassical

    A king or a lord.

  4. 4.
    leader by honorclassical

    One who precedes people in honor and status.

القُدُومُnoun
  1. 1.
    arrivalboth

    The act of returning from a journey.

  2. 2.
    carpenter's toolboth

    A tool used for carpentry, like an adze.

القَيْدُومُnoun
  1. 1.
    forepartboth

    The front or leading part of something.

  2. 2.
    prominent part of a mountainclassical

    A part of a mountain that juts out.

قُدَّامُparticle
  1. 1.
    in front ofboth

    Opposite of 'behind'; indicating a position ahead.

القَدَمِيَّةُ، مُحَرَّكَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    type of leatherclassical

    A type of tanned leather.

  2. 2.
    struttingclassical

    Walking with a proud or strutting gait.

القَدَمِيَّةُ، بِضَمِّ القَافِnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingclassical

    Walking with a proud or strutting gait.

تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to orderboth

    To order someone or recommend something to them.

قَدَمَ يَمِينًاverb
  1. 1.
    to swearboth

    To take an oath; to swear.

قَدَمَةٌ، بِكَسْرِ الدَّالِnoun
  1. 1.
    thick partclassical

    The thick or substantial part of something, like land.

Parallel reading

الْقَدَمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: السَّابِقَةُ فِي الأَمْرِ
Al-qadam (with harakah): the precedence in a matter.
وَقَوْلُ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ: وَاحِدُ الْأَقْدَامِ سَهْوٌ، صَوَابُهُ: وَاحِدَةُ ج: أَقْدَامٌ
And Al-Jawhari's statement: 'The singular of al-aqdam is an error', its correction is: 'The singular is one, plural: aqdam'.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: "حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ فِيهَا قَدَمَهُ"
And in the Hadith: 'Until the Lord of Might places His foot in it'.
أَيْ: الَّذِينَ قَدَّمَهُمْ مِنْ الْأَشْرَارِ، فَهُمْ قَدَمُ اللَّهِ لِلنَّارِ، كَمَا أَنَّ الْأَخْيَارَ قَدَمُهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ
Meaning: those whom He has sent forth from the wicked, so they are God's 'qadam' for the Fire, just as the good are His 'qadam' to Paradise.
قَدَّمَ الْقَوْمَ، كَنَصَرَ، قُدُمًا وَقُدُومًا وَقَدَّمَهُمْ وَاسْتَقْدَمَهُمْ: تَقَدَّمَهُمْ
Qaddama the people, like nasara, quduman and quduman, and qaddamahum and istaqdamahum: to precede them.
وَقَدِمَ، كَكَرُمَ، قُدَامَةً وَقَدَمًا، كَعِنَبٍ: تَقَادَمَ
And qadima, like karuma, qudamatan and qadaman, like 'inab: to be ancient.
فَهُوَ قَدِيمٌ وَقُدَّامٌ، كَغُرَابٍ
So he is qadim and quddam, like ghurab.
وَأَقْدَمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ: شَجُعَ
And aqdama 'ala al-amr: to be brave.
وَهُوَ يَمْشِي الْقُدُمَ وَالْقُدْمِيَّةَ وَالْيَقْدُمِيَّةَ وَالتَّقَدُّمِيَّةَ وَالتَّقَدُّمَةَ: إِذَا مَضَى فِي الْحَرْبِ
And he walks al-qadam, al-qudmiah, al-yaqdumiah, al-taqaddumiah, and al-taqaddamah: when he advances in war.
وَالْمِقْدَامُ وَالْمِقْدَامَةُ: الْكَثِيرُ الإِقْدَامِ
And al-miqdam and al-miqdamah: the one who is much forward.
وَمُقَدِّمَةُ الْجَيْشِ، وَعَنْ ثَعْلَبٍ فَتْحَ دَالِهِ: مُتَقَدِّمُوهُ
And the vanguard of the army, and according to Tha'lab, with a fatha on its dal: its forward elements.
وَقَادِمُكَ: رَأْسُكَ
And qadimuk: your head.
وَالْقَوَادِمُ وَالْقُدَامَى، كَحُبَارَى: أَرْبَعُ أَوْ عَشْرُ رِيشَاتٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْجَنَاحِ
And al-qawadim and al-qudama, like hubara: four or ten feathers at the front of the wing.
وَقَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرِهِ، كَعَلَمٍ، قُدُومًا وَقُدْمَانًا، بِالْكَسْرِ: آبَ، فَهُوَ قَادِمٌ
And qadima min safarihi, like 'alam, quduman and qudmānan, with kasr: he returned, so he is qadim.
وَالْقُدُومُ: آلَةٌ لِلنَّجْرِ، مُؤَنَّثَةٌ
And al-qudum: a tool for carpentry, feminine.
وَقَيْدُومُ الشَّيْءِ: مُقَدِّمُهُ، وَصَدْرُهُ، كَقَيْدَامِهِ
And qaydum of a thing: its front, and its chest, like qaydamih.
وَقُدَّامُ، كَزِنَارٍ: ضِدُّ وَرَاءَ، كَالْقَيْدَامِ وَالْقَيْدُومِ
And quddam, like zinnar: opposite of wara', like al-qaydam and al-qaydum.
وَالْقَدَمُ: ثَوْبٌ أَحْمَرُ
And al-qadam: a red garment.
وَالْأَقْدَمُ: الْأَسَدُ
And al-aqdam: the lion.
وَقَدْ أَقْدَمَ، وَتَقَدَّمَ وَاسْتَقْدَمَ
And he acted bravely, and advanced, and requested to come forward.
وَقَدِمْتُ يَمِينًا: حَلَفْتُ
And I qadmtu yaminan: I swore.