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Highlights
Plural
خَادِمُون
Other plurals
خُدَّام، خَدَمَة
Feminine
خَادِم، خَادِمَة
Most common words from the same root
Noun
مُسْتَخْدِم
employer
Noun
مُسْتَخْدَم
employee
Noun
اِسْتِخْدَام
use
خَادِم in English
Noun · masculine
- domestic servant or (male) manservant (female) maidservant
- employee
- attendant
- waiter (restaurant server)
- deacon
Word origin
Active participle of the verb خَدَمَ (ḵadama, “to serve”).
Words from the root خ-د-م
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خَدَمَ
· present يَخْدُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to serve; to work; to wait on (someone)
خَدْمَة
domestic servant or manservant maidservant
خَادِم
servant
مَخْدُوم
master
خَدَّام
servant
اِسْتَخْدَمَ
· present يَسْتَخْدِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to use; to have oneself served; to take into service, to employ, to hire
اِسْتِخْدَام
use
مُسْتَخْدِم
employer
مُسْتَخْدَم
employee
خَدَم
servants
خَادُوم
server
خَادِم: plural and other forms
| Singular | خَادِم |
|---|---|
| Plural | خَادِمُون |
| Alternative plurals | خُدَّام، خَدَمَة |
| Feminine | خَادِم، خَادِمَة |
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