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مُقَدِّمَة
introduction (of a book, speech, or event) /muqadˈdima/
nounB2#3112 most common
Also: preface, foreword, vanguard (front part of an army)
Example sentences
هذه مقدمة الكتاب.
This is the book's introduction.
قرأتُ مقدمة القصة قبل النوم.
I read the story's introduction before sleeping.
كتبت الأستاذة مقدمة قصيرة عن تاريخ الموضوع.
The professor wrote a short introduction about the history of the subject.
تحتاج مقدمة البحث إلى توضيح الهدف والمنهج.
The introduction of the research paper needs to clarify the goal and method.
جاءت مقدمة الجيش تستطلع الأرض قبل وصول بقية القوات.
The vanguard of the army arrived to scout the land before the rest of the forces came.
لا تخلو مقدمات الروايات الكلاسيكية من إشارات فلسفية تمهد لأحداث العمل.
The introductions of classic novels are rarely without philosophical hints that pave the way for the events of the work.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُقَدِّمَةٌ | مُقَدِّمَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُقَدِّمَةٍ | مُقَدِّمَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُقَدِّمَةً | مُقَدِّمَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُقَدِّمَةُ | يا مُقَدِّمَاتُ |
Word family
قَدَّمَto present, offer, put forward
تَقْدِيمpresentation, submissionمُتَقَدِّمadvanced, preceding
قَديمold, ancient
أَقْدَمolder, more ancientEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root q-d-m, which carries the sense of being in front, ahead, or first in time. Form II of the verb, qaddama, means to put something forward or present it. مُقَدِّمَة is the feminine active participle of that verb, so it literally names the thing that comes forward first, which in practice is the opening section of a text or the front line of a force.
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