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خادِم
servant /ˈxaː.dim/
nounB1#1736 most common
Also: attendant, domestic worker, server (computing)
Example sentences
الخادِم في البيت.
The servant is in the house.
هذا خادِمٌ مُجتهِد.
This is a hard-working servant.
عمل خادِماً في القصر لسنوات طويلة.
He worked as a servant in the palace for many long years.
الخادِمُ الأمين يحظى بثقة سيده.
The loyal servant earns his master's trust.
يرى نفسه خادِماً للناس قبل أن يكون رئيساً عليهم.
He sees himself as a servant of the people before being a ruler over them.
ما الحاكم العادل إلا خادِمٌ لرعيته، يسهر على راحتهم ولا يستأثر بشيء دونهم.
The just ruler is nothing but a servant to his subjects, watching over their comfort and keeping nothing for himself alone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خادِمٌ | خُدّامٌ |
| Genitive | خادِمٍ | خُدّامٍ |
| Accusative | خادِماً | خُدّاماً |
| Vocative | يا خادِمُ | يا خُدّامُ |
Word family
خِدْمةservice
خَدَمَto serve
اِستَخْدَمَto use, employ
خادِمةmaid, female servant
مُستَخْدِمuser, employer
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root خ-د-م (kh-d-m), which carries the sense of serving or attending. خادِم is the active participle of the verb خَدَمَ, "to serve," so it literally means "one who serves." The same root gives modern Arabic its word for military or civil service and, more recently, the computing term for a server.
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