قَدِمَ come in Arabic
قَدِمَ is how you say “come” in Arabic.
Root ق د م q-d-m. verb (form I). qadima.
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Meaning of come in Arabic
- to come, arrive at (a place) e.g. قَدِمَ البَلَدَ, 'he came to, or arrived at, the town'
- to advance boldly upon, undertake (a matter) as in قَدِمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ, 'he advanced boldly to undertake the affair'
Example sentence
فَانْطَلَقَ الأَخُ حَتَّى قَدِمَهُ وَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ،
Then the brother set out until he reached him and heard his words.
قَدِمَهُ he came to him
A past verb with the attached 'him' as its object, the person reached, and its 'he' subject built in. So one word names the arriving, who arrived, and who was reached, the limit the 'until' pointed to.
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How it is used
قَدِمَ (with kasra) is used for physical arrival at a place, distinct from the related fatḥa-vocalized form of the same root meaning 'to precede, go before someone.' It also takes عَلَى to mean advancing boldly upon a task.
Words from the same root
- قَدَّمَ to put forward, advance, or prefer something
- أَقْدَمَ to be bold; to venture upon something daringly
- تَقَدَّمَ to go before, precede, advance
- تَقَادَمَ to become old, age
- اِقْتَدَى to follow someone's example, imitate
- قَدَمٌ the foot
- قِدَمٌ oldness, antiquity
- قَدِيمٌ ancient, old
More example sentences
حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ،
Until he arrived in Mecca.
قَدِمَ he arrived
A bare past verb meaning he arrived, its 'he' subject understood from the narrative and carried inside the verb. No separate pronoun is needed.
فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ اِنْطَلَقَ سَعْدٌ مُعْتَمِرًا،
When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, arrived in Medina, Sa'd set out intending to perform umrah.
قَدِمَ he arrived
A past verb with 'he' inside, meaning to arrive or come to a place. It is the event of the time-clause — the thing that, once it happened, triggered what follows.
ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلِي،
Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send blessings and grant him peace, arrived before me.
قَدِمَ he arrived
Past-tense verb 'arrived', third person, whose doer is not inside it but named in the words that follow. Arabic leads with the verb and lets the subject arrive after, which is what happens across this clause.
قَالَ الْآَنَ قَدِمْتَ
He said, "You have just arrived."
قَدِمْتَ you arrived
Past-tense verb with a -ta ending fixing the doer as 'you' (male). Paired with the 'just now' before it, it reads as 'you have only now arrived'.
Common questions
- How do you say "come" in Arabic?
- قَدِمَ (qadima) — most often used for arriving somewhere, e.g. قَدِمَ البَلَدَ, 'he came to the town.'
- What is the difference between قَدِمَ and قَدَّمَ?
- قَدِمَ (form I) means 'to come, arrive,' while قَدَّمَ (form II, doubled middle letter) means 'to put something forward, advance it, or prefer it.'
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).