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قادِم
coming /ˈqaː.dim/
adjectiveA1#254 most common
Also: next, upcoming, approaching
Example sentences
هو قادِم الآن.
He is coming now.
سنلتقي الأسبوع القادِم.
We will meet next week.
القِطار القادِم إلى المحطة متأخر.
The train coming into the station is late.
تستعد الشركة لإطلاق منتجها الجديد في العام القادِم.
The company is getting ready to launch its new product next year.
الأجيال القادِمة ستحاسبنا على القرارات التي نتخذها اليوم.
Coming generations will hold us to account for the decisions we make today.
لا أحد يعلم ما يخبّئه القادِم من الأيام.
No one knows what the coming days hold.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قادِمٌ | قادِمونَ |
| Genitive | قادِمٍ | قادِمينَ |
| Accusative | قادِماً | قادِمينَ |
| Vocative | يا قادِمُ | يا قادِمونَ |
Word family
قَدِمَto come, arrive
قُدُومarrival, comingقَادِمةcoming, next (feminine)
تَقَدُّمprogress, advance
قَدِيمold, ancientEtymology
قادِم is the active participle of the verb قَدِمَ, "to come, to arrive." It is built on the Semitic root q-d-m, which carries the sense of coming forward, going first, and being in front. The same root gives قَدَم "foot," قَدِيم "old," and تَقَدَّم "to advance," all tied to the idea of moving or standing ahead.
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