خادم

Arabic

خَادِمَة

Etymology

Active participle of the verb خَدَمَ (ḵadama, to serve). From the root خ د م (ḵ-d-m).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

خَادِمْ (ḵādim) m (plural خَادِمُونَ (ḵādimūna) or خُدَّام (ḵuddām) or خَدَمَة (ḵadama), feminine خَادِم (ḵādim) or خَادِمَة (ḵādima))

  1. domestic servant or (male) manservant (female) maidservant
  2. employee
  3. attendant
  4. waiter (restaurant server)
  5. (Christianity) deacon

Declension

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1976), خادم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic خادم (ḵādim)

Noun

خادم (ḵẖādim) m (plural خدام)

  1. domestic servant or (male) manservant
  2. employee
  3. attendant
  4. waiter (restaurant server)

Synonyms

  • نوکر (naukar)
  • ملازم (mulāzim)

See also

  • خادمہ (ḵẖādima)
  • ملازمہ (mulāzima)
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