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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qaðme] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (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 neededm (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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [q(ə)ðɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qɑðme] (plural)

Noun

ܩܕܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (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

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, page 309b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1318b