خِدْمَة service in Arabic
خِدْمَة is how you say “service” in Arabic.
Root خ د م kh-d-m. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). khidmah.
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Meaning of service in Arabic
- service; the act of serving or ministering to someone
- pay or wages for service a later, less classical usage noted in Lane's
Example sentence
وَلَا يمل من خدمته مع حاجته وفقره إِلَيْهِ،
And that he does not tire of serving Him, despite his need and poverty before Him,
خِدْمَتِهِ serving Him
khidma means 'service'; the ending '-hi' adds 'His/Him' — 'serving Him'; the noun after 'min'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Grammarians differ on whether khidmah or the related khadmah is the true verbal noun of khadama and which is simply a plain noun meaning 'service'; either way khidmah is the everyday word for serving or ministering to someone.
Words from the same root
- خَادِمٌ a servant
- خَدَمَ to serve, minister to someone
- اسْتَخْدَمَ to ask to be served; to employ
- أَخْدَمَ to give someone a servant
- خَدَمَةٌ an anklet made of thongs
Common questions
- How do you say "service" in Arabic?
- خِدْمَة (khidmah).
- What root does خِدْمَة come from?
- The triliteral root خ د م (kh-d-m), meaning 'to serve, minister to', which also gives خَادِمٌ (servant).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).