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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic קַדִּימָא (qaddīmā); compare Arabic قَدِيم (qadīm).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ • (qadīmā) (feminine ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܵܐ (qadīmtā), plural ܩܲܕܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qadīmē))
- previous, preceding, prior, old (of an earlier time)
ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.- baytī qadīmā yatīr zˁōrā ìwā min baytī ḥadtā.
- My old house was smaller than my new house.
Usage notes
- This adjective is never applied to humans in the sense of having old age, instead, the adjective ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā) or ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (sāḇā) is used.
- (old): For the sense of something having existed for a relatively long period of time, the adjective ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁatīqā) is used instead.