قَدِيم
ʾadīm
Adjective
Meaning
old (thing)
Usage
Means 'old' for things and places (not people — for people use كْبِير or خْتْيَار). Describes anything from ancient to simply not new: بَيْت قَدِيم (an old house), تَلَفُون قَدِيم (an old phone).
Forms
Masculineقَدِيم
Feminineقَدِيمِة
Pluralقْدَام
Examples
السَّيَّارَة الْقَدِيمِة صْغِيرِة.
The old car is small.
وْصَلْنَا وْ شِفْنَا السُّوق الْقَدِيم، حِلْو كْتِير.
We arrived and saw the old souk — very beautiful.
مَشِيُوا سَوَا وْ حَكِيُوا عَنِ الْأَيَّام الْقَدِيمِة.
They walked together and talked about the old days.
Root
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