Arabic vocabulary
خِدْمَةservice in Arabic
خِدْمَة is how you say “service” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root خ د م (kh-d-m)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced khidmah
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
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
- خَادِمٌa servant
- خَدَمَto serve, minister to someone
- اسْتَخْدَمَto ask to be served; to employ
- أَخْدَمَto give someone a servant
- خَدَمَةٌan 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).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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'.
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