مقدمه muḳaddama A (part. pass. II. of قدم) s. m. 1. The first part. 2. Preamble, preface, pre- liminary. 3. Cause (in law). 4. Business. 5. Subject, affair, matter, thesis. مقدمة الجيش muḳaddamatu-l-jaish, The advanced guard of an army. مقدمه فہمي muḳaddama-fahm-ī, s. f. The understanding of the subject or business.