क़दम

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَدَم (qadam). Compare Bengali কদম (kodom).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qə.d̪əm/, , /kə.d̪əm/,

Noun

क़दम • (qadam) m (Urdu spelling قدم)

  1. 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.
  2. (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)
singular plural
direct क़दम
qadam 		क़दम
qadam
oblique क़दम
qadam 		क़दमों
qadamõ
vocative क़दम
qadam 		क़दमो
qadamo

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