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Form 1قَدَمَ القَوْمَ5 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarقَدْمٌ قُدُومٌ

Core sense — he went before the people, he led them; he came to a towngenerated

1.1

maṣdar قَدْمٌ, قُدُومٌ, تَقَدَّمَهُمْ, قَدَّمَهُمْ and اِسْتَقْدَمَهُمْ.

He became before the people; synonym سَبَقَهُمْ. He preceded them, went before them, took precedence of them, headed them, and led them so as to serve as an example to follow.

1.1.1

See أَمَّهُمْ.

1.1.2[he came to, or arrived at, the town, etc.]—قَدِمَ البَلَدَ

maṣdar قُدُومٌ and مَقْدَمٌ.

For أَخْذَنِى مَا قَدُمَ وَماَ حَدُثَ, see the article حدث.

1.1.3[he advanced boldly to undertake the affair]—قَدِمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ

Same as أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْهِ.

For an example in a verse, see مُضَافٌ.

1.1.4

See Form 6.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
11:98
يَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فَأَوْرَدَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْوِرْدُ ٱلْمَوْرُودُ

He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and lead them into the Fire (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be the place to which they are led!

25:23
وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا

And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. قَدُمَ , inf. n. قَدْمٌ (S, * Msb, K) and قُدُومٌ ; (K;) and تَقَدَّمَهُمْ ; (S, * Msb, K;) and قَدَّمَهُمْ ; and اِسْتَقْدَمَهُمْ ; (K:) He became before the people: (TA:) syn. سَبَقَهُمْ ; (Msb;) he preceded them; went before them; took precedence of them; headed them; led them, so as to serve as an example, or object of imitation. See أَمَّهُمْ . قَدِمَ البَلَدَ , aor. قَدَمَ , inf. n. قُدُومٌ and مَقْدَمٌ , [He came to, or arrived at, the town, &c.] (Msb.) أَخْذَنِى مَا قَدُمَ وَماَ حَدُثَ : see art. حدث . قَدِمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ i. q. أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْهِ [He advanced boldly to undertake the affair]. (TA.) See an ex. in a verse voce مُضَافٌ . See 6.
Form 2قَدَّمَ زَيْدًا إِلَى الحَائِطِ19 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَقْدِيمٌ

Core sense — he put it forward, he offered it; he advanced him, he promoted himgenerated

2.1

He brought Zeyd near to the wall, or made him approach it.

2.1.1he put it forward, he offered it—قَدَّمَهُ
2.1.2

He brought him or it, and brought him or it forward.

2.1.3he offered, or presented, food to him—قَدَّمَ لَهُ طَعَامًا
2.1.4he did good or evil beforehand; he laid it up in store—قَدَّمَ

See زَلَّفَهُ.

Lane cites “Jel in xxxvi. 11” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in xii. 48” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
2.1.5he put him or it forward, he advanced him or it; he promoted him—قَدَّمَ
2.1.6he made him, or it, to be before another, or to have precedence of another, in time—قَدَّمَهُ عَلَى غَيَرِهِ

Also of place: he placed him, or it, before another, or made him precede another. And of rank or dignity: he preferred him, or it, before another, or honoured, or esteemed, him above another.

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2.1.7he prepared it, or provided it beforehand, for such a thing—قَدَّمَهُ لِكَذَا

See the Qur'ān 12:48.

2.1.8he prepared, or laid up in store, for himself good, [that is, a reward,] with God—قَدَّمَ عِنْدَ ٱللّٰهِ خَيْرًا

In the article حسب.

2.1.9he paid him the price in advance—قدّم لَهُ الثَّمَنَ
2.1.10he preferred doing such a thing—قَدَّمَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا

Synonym آثَرَ, that is, فَضَّلَ. In the article أَثر.

[he preferred backwardness with respect to the thing]—قَدَّمَ العَجْزَ فِىالشَّىْءِ

See فَرَّطَ and فُرُطٌ, and see Kull, p. 279.

digitisation corrected قَدَّمَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا for قَدَّمَ أَنْ پَفْعَلَ كَذَاپ for ي. أَنْ requires the subjunctive of a verb; پفعل is not a word.
2.1.11

قَدَّمَ means the same as تَقَدَّمَ, just as أَخَّرَ means the same as تَأَخَّرَ; so in the Qur'ān 41:1. In the article أخر.

2.1.12

قَدَّمَ [is transitive and intransitive: for its meanings as an intransitive verb, see its synonym تقدّم, and see Form 1]. As a transitive verb it is the opposite of أَخَّرَ. In the article أخر.

2.1.13

قَدَّمَ means the same as بَدَأَ بِهِ. In the article بدأ.

2.1.14

For قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا, see تَقَدَّمَ.

2.1.15

See تَأَذَّنَ, under آذَنَ.

2.1.16

For قَدَّمَ أَوْلَادًا and قَدَّمَتْهُمْ, see أَفْرَطَ.

2.1.17he urged him forward—قَدَّمَهُ
he urged him forward—أَقْدَمَهُ

on this sense From the Muʿallaqāt, 157.

2.1.18

قَدَّمَ has تَقْدِمَةٌ as a maṣdar.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 5 shown of 27
22:10
ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاكَ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

(It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which thy hands sent forth, for verily Allah is not unjust to His servants.

50:28
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.

75:13
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.

82:5
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.

89:24
يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"

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He brought Zeyd near, or caused him to draw near, or to approach, to the wall. (Msb.) قَدَّمَهُ He put it forward; offered it; proffered it. He brought, and brought forward, him or it. قَدَّمَ لَهُ طَعَامًا He proffered, offered, or presented to him, food. قَدَّمَ He did good or evil previously, or beforehand: (Bd, and Jel in xxxvi. 11; &c.:) he laid up in store. (Bd in xii. 48.) See زَلَّفَهُ . قَدَّمَ He made foremost; put, brought, or sent, forward; he advanced him or it: he promoted him. قَدَّمَهُ عَلَى غَيَرِهِ , inf. n. تَقْدِيمٌ , He made him, or it, to be before, or have precedence of, another, in time: and in place; i. e. he placed, or put, him, or it, before another; or made him, or it, to precede another: and in rank, or dignity; i. e. he preferred him, or it, before another; or honoured, or esteemed, him, or it, above another. (Kull, p. 104.) قَدَّمَهُ لِكَذَا He prepared it, or provided it beforehand, for such a thing. See Kur, xii. 48. قَدَّمَ عِنْدَ ٱللّٰهِ خَيْرًا He prepared, or provided in store, for himself, good, [i. e. a reward,] with God. (A and Mgh in art. حسب .) قدّم لَهُ الثَّمَنَ He paid him in advance, or beforehand, the price. قَدَّمَ أَنْ پَفْعَلَ كَذَا He preferred doing such a thing; syn. آثَرَ , i. e. فَضَّلَ . (M in art. أَثر .) [Hence, قَدَّمَ العَجْزَ فِىالشَّىْءِ He preferred backwardness with respect to the thing.] (See فَرَّطَ and فُرُطٌ : and see Kull, p. 279.) قَدَّمَ syn. with تَقَدَّمَ , q. v.: like as أَخَّرَ is with تَأَخَّرَ : so in the Kur, xli. 1. (TA, art, أخر .) قَدَّمَ [is trans. and intrans.: for its significations as an intrans. v., see its syn. تقدّم , and see 1:] as a trans. v. it is contr. of أَخَّرَ . (Msb, art. أخر .) قَدَّمَ is syn. with بَدَأَ بِهِ . (Mgh and Msb in art. بدأ .) قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا : see تَقَدَّمَ . See تَأَذَّنَ voce آذَنَ . قَدَّمَ أَوْلَادًا and قَدَّمَتْهُمْ : see أَفْرَطَ . قَدَّمَهُ and أَقْدَمَهُ He urged him forward. (Mo'allakát, 157.) قَدَّمَ has تَقْدِمَةٌ for an inf. n.
Form 4أَقْدَمَ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was bold; he ventured boldly upon a thing; he attackedgenerated

4.1

He was bold, or audacious.

4.1.1he ventured boldly upon the thing; he attempted it—أَقْدَمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ
4.1.2he behaved boldly against his adversary; he attacked him—أَقْدَمَ على قِرْنِهِ
4.1.3

See Form 1.

4.1.4advance boldly!—أَقْدِمْ

Said to a horse; إِقْدِمْ is an incorrect form.

So rendered under أَهَابَ and هَبْ.

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He was bold, or audacious. أَقْدَمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ He ventured upon, or addressed himself to, the thing boldly, courageously, or daringly; (S, K;) he attempted it. أَقْدَمَ على قِرْنِهِ He behaved boldly, courageously, or daringly, against his adversary; (Msb;) he attached him. See 1. أَقْدِمْ , (improperly إِقْدِمْ ,) said to a horse, Advance boldly! (S.) So rendered voce أَهَابَ , and هَبْ .
Form 5تَقَدَّمَ10 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَقْدِيمٌ

Core sense — he went before, he preceded; he advanced; he drew neargenerated

5.1

He was, or became, or went, before, or ahead; he preceded; he took precedence. The opposite of تَأَخَّرَ.

See Form 1.

5.1.1he drew near, or approached, to the wall—تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الحَائِطِ
5.1.2he advanced, he went forward—تَقَدَّمَ

In the article قود.

5.1.3

For تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى الحَقِّ, see El-Beyḍáwee on 18:27.

5.1.4he became advanced, or promoted—تَقَدَّمَ
5.1.5speech proceeded from him previously—تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ كَلاَمٌ

See فَرَطَ; but the meaning given here is the primary one.

5.1.6he, or it, was, or became, before another, or had precedence of another, in time—تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ

Quasi-passive of قَدَّمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ.

Also of place: he, or it, was before another, preceded another, went before another. And of rank or dignity: he, or it, was preferred before another, or honoured, or esteemed, above another. In all these senses like تَقَدَّمَ غَيْرَهُ.

See بَكَّرَ.

5.1.7[he was forward in an affair]—تَقَدَّمَ فِى أَمْرٍ
[before doing it]—قَبْلَ فِعْلِهِ

Abu ʿObeyd; in the article رمى.

5.1.8

تَقَدَّمَ means the same as سَبَقَ (in the article سبق and elsewhere), and is the opposite of تَأَخَّرَ.

5.1.9he commanded him, ordered him, or charged him, respecting such a thing, or to do it—تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا

Or بِكَذَا, or both forms.

Also قَدَّمَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 5
48:2
لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنۢبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

That Allah may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way;

74:37
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

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He was, or became, or went, before, or ahead; preceded; had, or took, precedence; contr. of تَأَخَّرَ , q. v. See 1. تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الحَائِطِ He drew near, or approached, to the wall. (Msb.) تَقَدَّمَ He advanced; went forward, or onward. (L, art. قود .) تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى الحَقِّ : see Bd, xviii. 27. تَقَدَّمَ He became advanced, or promoted. تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ كَلاَمٌ : see فَرَطَ : but the primary meaning is, Speech proceeded from him previously. تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ quasi-pass. of قَدَّمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ ; He, or it, was, or became, before, or had precedence of, another, in time: and in place; i. e. he, or it, was, or became, before another; preceded another; went before another: and in rank, or dignity; i. e. he, or it, was, or became, preferred before another; or honoured, or esteemed, above another: in all these senses like تَقَدَّمَ غَيْرَهُ . See بَكَّرَ . تَقَدَّمَ فِى أَمْرٍ [He was forward in an affair] قَبْلَ فِعْلِهِ [before doing it]. (A'Obeyd, T in art. رمى .) تَقَدَّمَ i. q. سَبَقَ ; (K, art. سبق , &c.;) and contr. of تَأَخَّرَ . (TA, art. أخر .) تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا , (K,) or بِكَذَا , (Msb,) or both, (Mgh,) He commanded, ordered, bade, charged, or enjoined, him respecting, or to do, such a thing; (Mgh, Msb, K;) as also قَدَّمَ , inf. n. تَقْدِيمٌ . (Msb.)
Form 6تَقَادَمَ1 sense

Core sense — it became oldgenerated

6.1it was old—قَدُمَ

Best rendered: it became old.

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is best rendered It became old: and قَدُمَ it was old.
Form 8اِقْتَدَى بِهِ1 sense

Core sense — he followed his example, he imitated himgenerated

8.1

He did as he did, following his example, taking him as an example, a pattern, or an object of imitation; he followed his example, he imitated him.

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He did as he did, following his example; or taking him as an example, an exemplar, a pattern, or an object of imitation. (Msb.) He followed his example, imitated him; &c.
Form 10اِسْتَقْدَمَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he went beforegenerated

10.1

He went before.

10.1.1

For اِسْتَقْدَمَتْ رِحَالَتُكَ, see the article رحل.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10 2 shown of 4
7:34
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation).

34:30
قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

Say: "The appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour nor put forward."

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He went before. اِسْتَقْدَمَتْ رِحَالَتُكَ : see art. رحل .

Derived nouns 14

Nounقَدَمٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the human foot, from the ankle downwardsgenerated

1

The human foot, from the ankle downwards.

1.1

For لَهُ قَدَمٌ رَاسِخَةٌ فِى العِلْمِ, see the article رسخ.

1.2on an excellent foundation—عَلَى قَدَمٍ عَظِيمٍ
1.3such a one is the successor of such a one—فُلَانٌ عَلَى قَدَمِ فُلَانٍ
Qur’ānic occurrences قَدَم 4 shown of 8
2:250
وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا۟ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against those that reject faith."

41:29
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَرِنَا ٱلَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّانَا مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the vilest (before all)."

47:7
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تَنصُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَنصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ

O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly.

55:41
يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ

(For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

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The human foot, from the ankle downwards. (Mgh.) لَهُ قَدَمٌ رَاسِخَةٌ فِى العِلْمِ : see art. رسخ . عَلَى قَدَمٍ عَظِيمٍ On an excellent foundation. فُلَانٌ عَلَى قَدَمِ فُلَانٍ Such a one is successor of such a one.
Nounقِدَمٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — oldness, antiquity; existence without beginninggenerated

1

Oldness; antiquity.

1.1

Existence, or duration, or time, without beginning; like أَزَلٌ.

See أَزَلٌ.

1.2properly, the olden time; antiquity—عَلَى وَجْهِ الدَّهْرِ

Also قِدَمُ الدَّهْرِ.

1.3[in, or from, old, or ancient, time; of old]—علَىَ قِدَمِ الدَّهْرِ

In the article أس, where in the first and the last it is coupled with a similar phrase.

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Oldness; antiquity. Existence, or duration, or time, without beginning; like أَزَلٌ (Kull, p. 31; &c.) See أَزَلٌ . عَلَى وَجْهِ الدَّهْرِ : قِدَمُ الدَّهْرِ means properly the olden time; antiquity. علَىَ قِدَمِ الدَّهْرِ [In, or from, old, or ancient, time; of old]. (S, M, K, art. أس ; in the first and last of which it is coupled with the like phrase.)
Nounمِنْ قُدُمٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — in front, to the foregenerated

1

[In front.] Under ظُنْبُوبٌ.

1.1

For قُدُمٌ, see أُخُرٌ.

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[In front]. (K, voce ظُنْبُوبٌ .) قُدُمٌ : see أُخُرٌ .
Nounقاَدِمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the fore part of a thinggenerated

1

Applied to a part of a camel's saddle, this is an incorrect word; the proper term is وَاسِطٌ.

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as applied to a part of a camel's saddle is an improper word: the proper term is وَاسِطٌ .
Nounقَدُومٌ1 sense

Core sense — an adz, a carpenter's implement for hewinggenerated

1

[So in the present day, but pronounced قَدُّوم.]

An adz: a certain implement of the carpenter, a فَأْس with which one hews, or shapes by cutting.

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An adz; [so in the present day, but pronounced قَدُّوم ;] a certain implement of the carpenter; (S, Mgh, Msb;) a فَأْس with which one hews, or forms or fashions by cutting. (S.)
Nounقَدِيمٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — ancient, old, having no beginninggenerated

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Ancient; old; to which no beginning is assigned.

1.1old, or long-possessed, property—مَالٌ قَدِيمٌ

In the article تلد.

1.2the reputation of a man or of a people—قَدِيمٌ

That is, حَسَبٌ; in the article دثر.

See a verse in Form 1 of the article ثنى.

1.3the Ancient without beginning—القَدِيمُ

Used as an adjective applied to God; the same as القَدِيمُ الأَزَلِىُّ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَدِيم
12:95
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلِكَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wandering mind."

36:39
وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.

46:11
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ

The Unbelievers say of those who believe: "If (this Message) were a good thing, (such men) would not have gone to it first, before us!" And seeing that they guide not themselves thereby, they will say, "this is an (old,) falsehood!"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Ancient; old; to which no commencement is assigned. مَالٌ قَدِيمٌ Old, or long-possessed, property. (S, A, Mgh, Msb, all in art. تلد .) قَدِيمٌ The reputation ( حَسَبٌ ) of a man or people. (TA, art. دثر .) See a verse in 1 of art. ثنى . القَدِيمُ , as an epithet applied to God, i. q. القَدِيمُ الأَزَلِىُّ The Ancient without beginning.
Nounالقُدَّامُ1 sense

Core sense — the place that is in frontgenerated

1

The place that is before.

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The location that is before.
Nounقَوادِمُ1 sense

Core sense — the foremost feathers of a bird's winggenerated

1

For the feathers so called, see under مَنَاكِبُ and أَبْهَرُ.

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: respecting the feathers thus called, see voce مَنَاكِبُ , and أَبْهَرُ .
Nounجَرِىْءُ المُقْدَمِ1 sense

Core sense — bold in advancing against the enemygenerated

1

See the article جرأ.

المُقْدَم here means the same as الإِقْدَام.

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: see art. جرأ . المُقْدَم is here syn. with الإِقْدَام .
Nounمَقْدَامٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who is very bold and daring against the enemygenerated

1

Very bold, daring, or courageous against the enemy; and so is مَقْدَامَةٌ.

1.1

For مِقْدَامَةٌ, see under مِعْزاَبَة.

1.2fronts; fore parts—مَقَادِمُ

[The plural.] For an example, see under أَعْثَرَ.

1.3the front of the forehead—مَقَادِيمُ
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Very bold or daring or courageous (S, K,) against the enemy; (S;) as also مَقْدَامَةٌ . (S.) مِقْدَامَةٌ : see voce مِعْزاَبَة . [The pl.] مَقَادِمُ Fronts; fore parts. See an ex. voce أَعْثَرَ . مَقَادِيمُ The front of the forehead. (JK.)
Nounمُقَدَّمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a chief, a head, a director; the vanguard of an armygenerated

1

A chief, a head, a director, or a manager.

1.1the antecedent (or first proposition) in an enthymeme, and the first part of a conditional proposition—مُقَدَّمٌ
1.2the van, or vanguard, of an army—مُقَدَّمَةٌ
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A provost, chief, head, director, conductor, or manager. مُقَدَّمٌ The antecedent (or first proposition) in an enthymeme, and (first part) of a hypothetical proposition. مُقَدَّمَةٌ The van, or vanguard, of an army.
Nounمُقَدِّمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a premiss; the ground on which an inquiry or a proof restsgenerated

1the premiss that is suppressed in the syllogism both actually and virtually—المُقَدِّمَةُ الغَرِيبَةُ

The ground on which an inquiry or investigation rests; the ground on which the truth of an evidence or a demonstration rests; a premiss, or proposition, made a part of a syllogism.

For example: A is equal to B, and B is equal to C, from which it results that A is equal to C, by means of the مُقَدِّمَة غَرِيبَة, which is: every equal to the equal of a thing is equal to that thing.

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The ground whereon rests an inquiry or investigation: and the ground whereon rests the truth of an evidence or a demonstration: and a [premiss or] proposition which is made a part of a syllogism: and المُقَدِّمَةُ الغَرِيبَةُ is that [premiss] which is both actually and virtually suppressed in the syllogism; as when we say, A is equal to B, and B is equal to C, when it results that A is equal to C, by means of the مُقَدِّمَة غَرِيبَة , which is, every equal to the equal of a thing is equal to that thing. (KT.)
Nounمُتَقَدِّمٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — preceding, coming before, lying ahead of othersgenerated

1

Preceding; anterior; being, or lying, in advance of others.

1.1forward in affairs—مُتَقَدِّمٌ فِى الأُمُورِ
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Preceding: anterior; being, or lying, in advance of others. مُتَقَدِّمٌ فِى الأُمُورِ Forward in affairs.
Nounالآمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ1 sense

Core sense — those who go before, those who come firstgenerated

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In the Qur'ān 15:24; see El-Beyḍáwee, and see its opposite, المُسْتَأْخِرِينَ.

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in the Kur, xv. 24: see Bd; and see its opposite, المُسْتَأْخِرِينَ .