क़दम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَدَم (qadam). Compare Bengali কদম (kodom).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qə.d̪əm/, [qɐ.d̪ɐ̃m], /kə.d̪əm/, [kɐ.d̪ɐ̃m]

Noun

क़दम • (qadam) m (Urdu spelling قدم)

  1. footstep, pace
    Synonym: पग (pag)
    उनका मकान यहाँ से कुछ ही क़दम पर है।
    unkā makān yahā̃ se kuch hī qadam par hai.
    His house is only a few footsteps from here.
    वह तेज़ क़दमों से टैक्सी की तरफ़ गया।
    vah tez qadmõ se ṭaiksī kī taraf gayā.
    He went to the taxi with a quick pace.
  2. (figurative) step, measure, action
    निर्णायक क़दम उठाने की ज़रूरत है।
    nirṇāyak qadam uṭhāne kī zarūrat hai.
    Decisive steps must be taken.

Declension
Declension of क़दम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct क़दम
qadam		 क़दम
qadam
oblique क़दम
qadam		 क़दमों
qadamõ
vocative क़दम
qadam		 क़दमो
qadamo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़दम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “क़दम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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