قدیمی

Persian

Etymology

From قدیم (qadim) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qa.ðiː.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪iː.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪iː.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪iː.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪i.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.d̪iː.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪i.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḏīmī
Dari reading?	qadīmī
Iranian reading?	ğadimi
Tajik reading?	qadimī

Adjective

قَدیمی • (qadimi) (comparative قَدیمی‌تَر (qadimi-tar), superlative قَدیمی‌تَرین (qadimi-tarin))

1. old, ancient, not new, having existed for a long time (not of age; see also پیر (pir))

   دوست قدیمی من ― dust-e qadimi-ye man ― old friend of mine

   کشور قدیمی ― kešvar-e qadimi ― ancient country

2. old-fashioned, old-time, vintage

Noun

قَدیمی • (qadimi) (plural قدیمی‌ها (qadimi-hâ))

1. old-timer

See also

• جوان (javân, “young (of age)”)
• نو (now, “new”)
• پیر (pir, “old (of age)”)