خدمة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ د م‎ (ḵ-d-m); compare خَدَمَ‎ (ḵadama, “to serve”).

Noun

خِدْمَة • (ḵidma) f (plural خَدَمَات‎ (ḵadamāt) or خِدْمَات‎ (ḵidmāt) or خِدَم‎ (ḵidam))

verbal noun of خَدَمَ‎ (ḵadama) (form I)
service
office
official duty
work
present to a king or superior, gift of homage

Declension

Declension of noun خِدْمَة (ḵidma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِدْمَة ḵidma	الْخِدْمَة‎ al-ḵidma	خِدْمَة ḵidmat
Nominative	خِدْمَةٌ ḵidmatun	الْخِدْمَةُ‎ al-ḵidmatu	خِدْمَةُ ḵidmatu
Accusative	خِدْمَةً ḵidmatan	الْخِدْمَةَ‎ al-ḵidmata	خِدْمَةَ ḵidmata
Genitive	خِدْمَةٍ ḵidmatin	الْخِدْمَةِ‎ al-ḵidmati	خِدْمَةِ ḵidmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِدْمَتَيْن‎ ḵidmatayn	الْخِدْمَتَيْن‎ al-ḵidmatayn	خِدْمَتَيْ‎ ḵidmatay
Nominative	خِدْمَتَانِ‎ ḵidmatāni	الْخِدْمَتَانِ‎ al-ḵidmatāni	خِدْمَتَا‎ ḵidmatā
Accusative	خِدْمَتَيْنِ‎ ḵidmatayni	الْخِدْمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵidmatayni	خِدْمَتَيْ‎ ḵidmatay
Genitive	خِدْمَتَيْنِ‎ ḵidmatayni	الْخِدْمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵidmatayni	خِدْمَتَيْ‎ ḵidmatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِدْمَات‎‎; خِدَم‎ ḵidmāt‎; ḵidam	الْخِدْمَات‎‎; الْخِدَم‎ al-ḵidmāt‎; al-ḵidam	خِدْمَات‎‎; خِدَم‎ ḵidmāt‎; ḵidam
Nominative	خِدْمَاتٌ‎‎; خِدَمٌ‎ ḵidmātun‎; ḵidamun	الْخِدْمَاتُ‎‎; الْخِدَمُ‎ al-ḵidmātu‎; al-ḵidamu	خِدْمَاتُ‎‎; خِدَمُ‎ ḵidmātu‎; ḵidamu
Accusative	خِدْمَاتٍ‎‎; خِدَمًا‎ ḵidmātin‎; ḵidaman	الْخِدْمَاتِ‎‎; الْخِدَمَ‎ al-ḵidmāti‎; al-ḵidama	خِدْمَاتِ‎‎; خِدَمَ‎ ḵidmāti‎; ḵidama
Genitive	خِدْمَاتٍ‎‎; خِدَمٍ‎ ḵidmātin‎; ḵidamin	الْخِدْمَاتِ‎‎; الْخِدَمِ‎ al-ḵidmāti‎; al-ḵidami	خِدْمَاتِ‎‎; خِدَمِ‎ ḵidmāti‎; ḵidami

Descendants

Persian: خدمت‎
- Azerbaijani: xidmət
- Hindustani:
  - Urdu: خدمت‎
  - Hindi: ख़िदमत (xidmat)
- Turkish: hizmet
- Kazakh: қызмет (qızmet)
- Kyrgyz: кызмат (kızmat)
- Punjabi: خدمت‎ (kḥdmt)
- Tajik: хизмат (xizmat)
- Uzbek: xizmat
- Turkmen: hyzmat
Swahili: huduma

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خدمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “خدمة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

خَدْمَة • (ḵadma) f

verbal noun of خَدَمَ‎ (ḵadama) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun خَدْمَة (ḵadma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَدْمَة ḵadma	الْخَدْمَة‎ al-ḵadma	خَدْمَة ḵadmat
Nominative	خَدْمَةٌ ḵadmatun	الْخَدْمَةُ‎ al-ḵadmatu	خَدْمَةُ ḵadmatu
Accusative	خَدْمَةً ḵadmatan	الْخَدْمَةَ‎ al-ḵadmata	خَدْمَةَ ḵadmata
Genitive	خَدْمَةٍ ḵadmatin	الْخَدْمَةِ‎ al-ḵadmati	خَدْمَةِ ḵadmati

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