مقدمة

Arabic

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.qad.di.ma/

Noun

مُقَدِّمَة • (muqaddima) f (plural مُقَدِّمَات (muqaddimāt))

1. front part, forefront, lead
2. introduction, preface
3. (logic) premise

   Antonym: نَتِيجَة (natīja, “conclusion”)

Declension

Declension of noun مُقَدِّمَة (muqaddima)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُقَدِّمَة muqaddima	الْمُقَدِّمَة al-muqaddima	مُقَدِّمَة muqaddimat
Nominative	مُقَدِّمَةٌ muqaddimatun	الْمُقَدِّمَةُ al-muqaddimatu	مُقَدِّمَةُ muqaddimatu
Accusative	مُقَدِّمَةً muqaddimatan	الْمُقَدِّمَةَ al-muqaddimata	مُقَدِّمَةَ muqaddimata
Genitive	مُقَدِّمَةٍ muqaddimatin	الْمُقَدِّمَةِ al-muqaddimati	مُقَدِّمَةِ muqaddimati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُقَدِّمَتَيْن muqaddimatayn	الْمُقَدِّمَتَيْن al-muqaddimatayn	مُقَدِّمَتَيْ muqaddimatay
Nominative	مُقَدِّمَتَانِ muqaddimatāni	الْمُقَدِّمَتَانِ al-muqaddimatāni	مُقَدِّمَتَا muqaddimatā
Accusative	مُقَدِّمَتَيْنِ muqaddimatayni	الْمُقَدِّمَتَيْنِ al-muqaddimatayni	مُقَدِّمَتَيْ muqaddimatay
Genitive	مُقَدِّمَتَيْنِ muqaddimatayni	الْمُقَدِّمَتَيْنِ al-muqaddimatayni	مُقَدِّمَتَيْ muqaddimatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُقَدِّمَات muqaddimāt	الْمُقَدِّمَات al-muqaddimāt	مُقَدِّمَات muqaddimāt
Nominative	مُقَدِّمَاتٌ muqaddimātun	الْمُقَدِّمَاتُ al-muqaddimātu	مُقَدِّمَاتُ muqaddimātu
Accusative	مُقَدِّمَاتٍ muqaddimātin	الْمُقَدِّمَاتِ al-muqaddimāti	مُقَدِّمَاتِ muqaddimāti
Genitive	مُقَدِّمَاتٍ muqaddimātin	الْمُقَدِّمَاتِ al-muqaddimāti	مُقَدِّمَاتِ muqaddimāti

References

• Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “مقدمة”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “مقدمة”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “مقدمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960) “مقدمة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz