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خَدَم
he served /xaˈda.ma/
verbB1#2028 most common
Also: to wait on, to work for, to be of use to
Example sentences
هُوَ خَدَمَ الضُّيُوفَ.
He served the guests.
خَدَمْتُ فِي الجَيْشِ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً.
I served in the army for a whole year.
خَدَمَتِ العَائِلَةَ طَوَالَ حَيَاتِهَا.
She served the family her whole life.
خَدَمَ الوَطَنَ بِإِخْلَاصٍ وَلَمْ يَطْلُبْ مُقَابِلًا.
He served the nation faithfully and asked for nothing in return.
هَذَا القَرَارُ خَدَمَ مَصَالِحَ قِلَّةٍ عَلَى حِسَابِ الأَغْلَبِيَّةِ.
This decision served the interests of a few at the majority's expense.
لَطَالَمَا خَدَمَتِ الأُسْطُورَةُ السُّلْطَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا خَدَمَتِ الحَقِيقَةَ.
The myth has long served power more than it has served truth.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَخْدُمُ | خَدَمْتُ | سَأَخْدُمُ |
| 2sg | تَخْدُمُ | خَدَمْتَ | سَتَخْدُمُ |
| 3sg | يَخْدُمُ | خَدَمَ | سَيَخْدُمُ |
| 1pl | نَخْدُمُ | خَدَمْنَا | سَنَخْدُمُ |
| 2pl | تَخْدُمُونَ | خَدَمْتُمْ | سَتَخْدُمُونَ |
| 3pl | يَخْدُمُونَ | خَدَمُوا | سَيَخْدُمُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root kh-d-m, tied to the idea of service and attendance. From it Arabic builds a wide family of words for servants, service, and later technical usage. The sense ranges from waiting on a person to serving a cause or a country.
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