קדמי

Aramaic

Preposition

קָדָמַי • (transliteration needed)

1. before me: first-person singular suffix form of קדם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ד־ם (q-d-m)

Presumably, from קֶדֶם (kédem).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kidˈmi/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qiðˈmi/

Adjective

קִדְמִי • (kidmí) (feminine קִדְמִית, masculine plural קִדְמִיִּים, feminine plural קִדְמִיּוֹת)

1. front (located at or near the front)

   שיניים קדמיות ― front teeth

2. front (of a vowel: pronounced near the tip of the tongue)

References

• “קדמי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language