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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَدَم (qadam). Compare Bengali কদম (kodom).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qə.d̪əm/, , /kə.d̪əm/,
Noun
क़दम • (qadam) m (Urdu spelling قدم)
- footstep, pace
- Synonym: पग (pag)
उनका मकान यहाँ से कुछ ही क़दम पर है।- unkā makān yahā̃ se kuch hī qadam par hai.
- His house is only a few footsteps from here.
वह तेज़ क़दमों से टैक्सी की तरफ़ गया।- vah tez qadmõ se ṭaiksī kī taraf gayā.
- He went to the taxi with a quick pace.
- (figurative) step, measure, action
निर्णायक क़दम उठाने की ज़रूरत है।- nirṇāyak qadam uṭhāne kī zarūrat hai.
- Decisive steps must be taken.
Declension
Declension of क़दम (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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क़दम
qadam
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क़दम
qadam
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| oblique
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क़दम
qadam
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क़दमों
qadamõ
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| vocative
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क़दम
qadam
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क़दमो
qadamo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़दम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “क़दम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.