Arabic for ancient times
qidam
ﻗِﺪَﻡ
ancient times – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻗِﺪَﻡ means ancient times. It is pronounced qidam.
Category: history
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﺩ
ﻡ
The root of the word ancient times consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word ancient times letter by letter
ﻗِﺪَﻡ
The Arabic word for ancient times consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗِﺪَﻡ and pronounced qidam.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for ancient times
fi3al becomes qidam
We have seen that the Arabic word for ancient times is written ﻗِﺪَﻡ and pronounced qidam. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3al and the root letters are q, d and m, the word becomes qidam.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fi3al and the root letters are q, d and m, the word becomes qidam.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns