9dim قديم
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“9dim” (قديم) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning old, long-standing.
Meanings
- old, long-standing
- old-fashioned, outdated
Usage
Qdim (often pronounced 9dim) describes what has existed for a long time: a house, a mosque, a habit, a friend. It is qdima in the feminine and qdam in the plural. It can also mean "outdated", for example of a system or a fashion. Watch out for a pitfall for an English speaker: for an elderly person, use kbir f sen or chibani instead. "Insan qdim" rather suggests someone old-fashioned or from another era. The expression "men zman qdim" means "for a long time". The opposite is jdid (new).
Forms
| feminine | 9dima |
|---|---|
| plural | 9dam |
| feminine plural | 9dimat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9dim” but also “qdim”, “9diim” and “kdim”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “9dim” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “old (thing)”; “long-standing, former”: qdim in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “old, worn (object)”; “ancient, of former times”: 9dim in Tunisian.