قدم meaning

to present, to offer, to submit, to introduce

With prepositions

• إلىto present to …, to submit to …
• بـto offer with …

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• قَدَّمَ الطَّالِبُ الْوَاجِبَ لِلْمُعَلِّمِ.The student submitted the homework to the teacher.
• قَدَّمَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَرْضًا جَدِيدًا.The company presented a new offer.

to be old, to become worn, to be ancient

With prepositions

• علىto prevail over …, to take precedence over …

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• قَدُمَ الْبَيْتُ كَثِيرًا.The house became very old.
• قَدُمَ الْكِتَابُ وَتَمَزَّقَتْ أَوْرَاقُهُ.The book grew old and its pages tore.

antiquity, old age, priority, seniority

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• يَتَمَيَّزُ هَذَا الْمَبْنَى بِقِدَمِهِ.This building is distinguished by its age.
• لَهُ قِدَمٌ فِي الْعَمَلِ.He has seniority at work.

my foot, my step, my footprint

Plural

أَقْدَامٌ

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• وَضَعَ الْكِتَابَ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ.He put the book under his foot.
• سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ قَدَمِهِ.I heard the sound of his footstep.

it was presented, it was offered, it was introduced, it was put forward

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• قُدِّمَ الطَّعَامُ لِلضُّيُوفِ.The food was presented to the guests.
• قُدِّمَ الْعَرْضُ فِي الْمُؤْتَمَرِ.The presentation was given at the conference.