Arabic for old
qadiim
ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢ
old – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢ means old. It is pronounced qadiim.
The Arabic word word for old can also be conjugated:
qadiima
ﻗَﺪِﻳﻤَﺔ
old – feminine singular
qadiimaat
ﻗَﺪِﻳﻤَﺎﺕ
old – feminine plural
qudamaa'
ﻗُﺪَﻣَﺎﺀ
old – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word old
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﺩ
ﻡ
The root of the word old 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.
Words related to old
The word old letter by letter
ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢ
The Arabic word for old 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 a that is written as the sign َ above 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢ and pronounced qadiim.
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 old
fa3iil becomes qadiim
We have seen that the Arabic word for old is written ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢ and pronounced qadiim. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are q, d and m, the word becomes qadiim.
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 fa3iil and the root letters are q, d and m, the word becomes qadiim.
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