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أَقْدَم
to undertake (to do something), to venture /ˈʔaq.da.ma/
verbA2#1189 most common
Also: to embark on, to dare to do, to go ahead with
Example sentences
أَقْدَمَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ.
He went ahead with the work.
هَلْ تُقْدِمُ عَلَى هَذَا الْقَرَارِ؟
Will you go ahead with this decision?
أَقْدَمَتْ عَلَى خُطْوَةٍ جَرِيئَةٍ فِي عَمَلِهَا.
She took a bold step in her work.
لَمْ يُقْدِمْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مُوَاجَهَةِ الْمُدِيرِ خَوْفًا مِنَ الْعَوَاقِبِ.
No one dared to confront the manager out of fear of the consequences.
أَقْدَمَ الشَّابُّ عَلَى مُغَامَرَةٍ مَحْفُوفَةٍ بِالْمَخَاطِرِ دُونَ تَرَدُّدٍ.
The young man embarked on a venture fraught with danger without hesitation.
يُقْدِمُ بَعْضُ السِّيَاسِيِّينَ عَلَى قَرَارَاتٍ مَصِيرِيَّةٍ دُونَ أَنْ يُدْرِكُوا تَبِعَاتِهَا الْبَعِيدَةَ الْمَدَى.
Some politicians venture into fateful decisions without realizing their far-reaching consequences.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُقْدِمُ | أَقْدَمْتُ | سَأُقْدِمُ |
| 2sg | تُقْدِمُ | أَقْدَمْتَ | سَتُقْدِمُ |
| 3sg | يُقْدِمُ | أَقْدَمَ | سَيُقْدِمُ |
| 1pl | نُقْدِمُ | أَقْدَمْنَا | سَنُقْدِمُ |
| 2pl | تُقْدِمُونَ | أَقْدَمْتُمْ | سَتُقْدِمُونَ |
| 3pl | يُقْدِمُونَ | أَقْدَمُوا | سَيُقْدِمُونَ |
Word family
إِقْدَامboldness, daring, initiative (verbal noun of أقدم)
مُقْدِمbold, one who ventures (active participle)
مِقْدَامintrepid, daring person
قَدَّمَto present, offer
تَقَدَّمَto advance, move forward
Etymology
أَقْدَمَ is the Form IV verb of the Semitic root q-d-m, which carries the sense of the front, of being before, and of preceding. The Form IV pattern (أَفْعَلَ) turns the root into an act of moving forward, so the verb means to step out into something and to venture or undertake it. The same root gives قَدَم 'foot,' قَدِيم 'ancient,' and تَقَدَّمَ 'to advance.'
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