خادم
Arabic
Etymology
Active participle of the verb خَدَمَ (ḵadama, “to serve”). From the root خ د م (ḵ d m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaː.dim/
Noun
خَادِمْ • (ḵādim) m (plural خَادِمُونَ (ḵādimūna) or خُدَّام (ḵuddām) or خَدَمَة (ḵadama), feminine خَادِم (ḵādim) or خَادِمَة (ḵādima))
- domestic servant or (male) manservant (female) maidservant
- employee
- attendant
- waiter (restaurant server)
- (Christianity) deacon
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a); basic singular triptote | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَادِم ḵādim |
الْخَادِم al-ḵādim |
خَادِم ḵādim |
خَادِمَة; خَادِم ḵādima; ḵādim |
الْخَادِمَة; الْخَادِم al-ḵādima; al-ḵādim |
خَادِمَة; خَادِم ḵādimat; ḵādim |
| nominative | خَادِمٌ ḵādimun |
الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimu |
خَادِمُ ḵādimu |
خَادِمَةٌ; خَادِمٌ ḵādimatun; ḵādimun |
الْخَادِمَةُ; الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimatu; al-ḵādimu |
خَادِمَةُ; خَادِمُ ḵādimatu; ḵādimu |
| accusative | خَادِمًا ḵādiman |
الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādima |
خَادِمَ ḵādima |
خَادِمَةً; خَادِمًا ḵādimatan; ḵādiman |
الْخَادِمَةَ; الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādimata; al-ḵādima |
خَادِمَةَ; خَادِمَ ḵādimata; ḵādima |
| genitive | خَادِمٍ ḵādimin |
الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimi |
خَادِمِ ḵādimi |
خَادِمَةٍ; خَادِمٍ ḵādimatin; ḵādimin |
الْخَادِمَةِ; الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimati; al-ḵādimi |
خَادِمَةِ; خَادِمِ ḵādimati; ḵādimi |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَادِمَيْن ḵādimayn |
الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimayn |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْن; خَادِمَيْن ḵādimatayn; ḵādimayn |
الْخَادِمَتَيْن; الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimatayn; al-ḵādimayn |
خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
| nominative | خَادِمَانِ ḵādimāni |
الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimāni |
خَادِمَا ḵādimā |
خَادِمَتَانِ; خَادِمَانِ ḵādimatāni; ḵādimāni |
الْخَادِمَتَانِ; الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimatāni; al-ḵādimāni |
خَادِمَتَا; خَادِمَا ḵādimatā; ḵādimā |
| accusative | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْنِ; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni; ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni; al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
| genitive | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْنِ; خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimatayni; ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ; الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni; al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَتَيْ; خَادِمَيْ ḵādimatay; ḵādimay |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) |
sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَادِمِين; خُدَّام; خَدَمَة ḵādimīn; ḵuddām; ḵadama |
الْخَادِمِين; الْخُدَّام; الْخَدَمَة al-ḵādimīn; al-ḵuddām; al-ḵadama |
خَادِمِي; خُدَّام; خَدَمَة ḵādimī; ḵuddām; ḵadamat |
خَادِمَات; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt; ḵawādim |
الْخَادِمَات; الْخَوَادِم al-ḵādimāt; al-ḵawādim |
خَادِمَات; خَوَادِم ḵādimāt; ḵawādim |
| nominative | خَادِمُونَ; خُدَّامٌ; خَدَمَةٌ ḵādimūna; ḵuddāmun; ḵadamatun |
الْخَادِمُونَ; الْخُدَّامُ; الْخَدَمَةُ al-ḵādimūna; al-ḵuddāmu; al-ḵadamatu |
خَادِمُو; خُدَّامُ; خَدَمَةُ ḵādimū; ḵuddāmu; ḵadamatu |
خَادِمَاتٌ; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātun; ḵawādimu |
الْخَادِمَاتُ; الْخَوَادِمُ al-ḵādimātu; al-ḵawādimu |
خَادِمَاتُ; خَوَادِمُ ḵādimātu; ḵawādimu |
| accusative | خَادِمِينَ; خُدَّامًا; خَدَمَةً ḵādimīna; ḵuddāman; ḵadamatan |
الْخَادِمِينَ; الْخُدَّامَ; الْخَدَمَةَ al-ḵādimīna; al-ḵuddāma; al-ḵadamata |
خَادِمِي; خُدَّامَ; خَدَمَةَ ḵādimī; ḵuddāma; ḵadamata |
خَادِمَاتٍ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin; ḵawādima |
الْخَادِمَاتِ; الْخَوَادِمَ al-ḵādimāti; al-ḵawādima |
خَادِمَاتِ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimāti; ḵawādima |
| genitive | خَادِمِينَ; خُدَّامٍ; خَدَمَةٍ ḵādimīna; ḵuddāmin; ḵadamatin |
الْخَادِمِينَ; الْخُدَّامِ; الْخَدَمَةِ al-ḵādimīna; al-ḵuddāmi; al-ḵadamati |
خَادِمِي; خُدَّامِ; خَدَمَةِ ḵādimī; ḵuddāmi; ḵadamati |
خَادِمَاتٍ; خَوَادِمَ ḵādimātin; ḵawādima |
الْخَادِمَاتِ; الْخَوَادِمِ al-ḵādimāti; al-ḵawādimi |
خَادِمَاتِ; خَوَادِمِ ḵādimāti; ḵawādimi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: xadim
- → Bengali: খাদিম (khadim)
- → Persian: خَادِم
- → Malay: khadam
- → Pashto: خَادِم
- → Turkish: hadım
- → Turkish: hademe
- → Urdu: خَادِم (xādim)
- → Uzbek: xodim
Noun
خَادِم • (ḵādim) m npers (plural خَوَادِم (ḵawādim))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَادِم ḵādim |
الْخَادِم al-ḵādim |
خَادِم ḵādim |
خَادِمَة ḵādima |
الْخَادِمَة al-ḵādima |
خَادِمَة ḵādimat |
| nominative | خَادِمٌ ḵādimun |
الْخَادِمُ al-ḵādimu |
خَادِمُ ḵādimu |
خَادِمَةٌ ḵādimatun |
الْخَادِمَةُ al-ḵādimatu |
خَادِمَةُ ḵādimatu |
| accusative | خَادِمًا ḵādiman |
الْخَادِمَ al-ḵādima |
خَادِمَ ḵādima |
خَادِمَةً ḵādimatan |
الْخَادِمَةَ al-ḵādimata |
خَادِمَةَ ḵādimata |
| genitive | خَادِمٍ ḵādimin |
الْخَادِمِ al-ḵādimi |
خَادِمِ ḵādimi |
خَادِمَةٍ ḵādimatin |
الْخَادِمَةِ al-ḵādimati |
خَادِمَةِ ḵādimati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَادِمَيْن ḵādimayn |
الْخَادِمَيْن al-ḵādimayn |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْن ḵādimatayn |
الْخَادِمَتَيْن al-ḵādimatayn |
خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay |
| nominative | خَادِمَانِ ḵādimāni |
الْخَادِمَانِ al-ḵādimāni |
خَادِمَا ḵādimā |
خَادِمَتَانِ ḵādimatāni |
الْخَادِمَتَانِ al-ḵādimatāni |
خَادِمَتَا ḵādimatā |
| accusative | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْنِ ḵādimatayni |
الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni |
خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay |
| genitive | خَادِمَيْنِ ḵādimayni |
الْخَادِمَيْنِ al-ḵādimayni |
خَادِمَيْ ḵādimay |
خَادِمَتَيْنِ ḵādimatayni |
الْخَادِمَتَيْنِ al-ḵādimatayni |
خَادِمَتَيْ ḵādimatay |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَوَادِم ḵawādim |
الْخَوَادِم al-ḵawādim |
خَوَادِم ḵawādim |
خَادِمَات ḵādimāt |
الْخَادِمَات al-ḵādimāt |
خَادِمَات ḵādimāt |
| nominative | خَوَادِمُ ḵawādimu |
الْخَوَادِمُ al-ḵawādimu |
خَوَادِمُ ḵawādimu |
خَادِمَاتٌ ḵādimātun |
الْخَادِمَاتُ al-ḵādimātu |
خَادِمَاتُ ḵādimātu |
| accusative | خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima |
الْخَوَادِمَ al-ḵawādima |
خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima |
خَادِمَاتٍ ḵādimātin |
الْخَادِمَاتِ al-ḵādimāti |
خَادِمَاتِ ḵādimāti |
| genitive | خَوَادِمَ ḵawādima |
الْخَوَادِمِ al-ḵawādimi |
خَوَادِمِ ḵawādimi |
خَادِمَاتٍ ḵādimātin |
الْخَادِمَاتِ al-ḵādimāti |
خَادِمَاتِ ḵādimāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “خادم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 467
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “خادم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 712.
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “خادم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 267
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَادِم (ḵādim).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xaː.ˈdim/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.d̪ɪ́m]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.d̪ém]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.d̪ím]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xādim |
| Dari reading? | xādim |
| Iranian reading? | xâdem |
| Tajik reading? | xodim |
Noun
خادم • (xâdem) (plural خادمان, or خدام (xoddâm))
- servant, servitor
- 2024 May 23, “نام شهید آیت الله رئیسی در تاریخ ایران ماندگار شد”, in irna.ir[2], Islamic Republic News Agency:
- رئیس اداره تبلیغات اسلامی شهرستان آستارا گفت: نام شهید آیت الله رئیسی برای همیشه در تاریخ ایران اسلامی به عنوان رئیس جمهور مردمی و خادم ملت ماندگار شد.
- ra'is-e edâre-ye tabliġât-e eslâmi-ye šahrestân-e âstârâ goft: nâm-e šahid âyatollâh ra'isi barâ-ye hamiše dar târix-e irân-e eslâmi be onvân-e ra'is-jomhur-e mardomi va xâdem-e mellat mândegâr šod.
- The head of the Islamic Propagation Office in Astara County said: "The name of the martyr Ayatollah Ra'isi has become forever eternal in the history of Islamic Iran as a president of the people and servant of the nation."
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خادم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خادم (ḵādim).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.d̪ɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɪm
Noun
خادِم • (xādim) m (formal plural خُدام (xudām), Hindi spelling ख़ादिम)
- domestic servant or (male) manservant
- employee, volunteer
- attendant
- waiter (restaurant server)
Synonyms
See also
- خادمہ (xādimah)
- ملازمہ (mulāzimah)