ancient

• يصف شيئًا قديمًا جدًا يعود إلى زمن بعيد أو حقبة سحيقة. ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على ما هو عتيق أو بائد أو ما مضى عليه زمن طويل.

Describes something that belongs to the very distant past, especially before the end of the Roman Empire in Western history.

1. Very old, from a distant pastA2formal

   Belonging to times long past, especially before the Middle Ages.

   قديم

   • The pyramids are ancient Egyptian monuments.
   • She collects ancient Roman coins.
   • Ancient civilizations developed writing systems.

   المرادفاتage-oldantiquearchaichoaryoldoldenprehistoricprimevalprimordialtimeworn

   الأضدادcontemporarymodernnewrecent

2. Very old person or thingA2informal

   Extremely old, often used informally for people or objects.

   عجوز جدًا

   • My grandma is ancient but still active.
   • This computer is ancient and too slow.
   • He's an ancient relative from my father's side.

   المرادفاتagedantiquearchaicoldprehistoric

   الأضدادfreshmodernnewrecentyoung

• اسم يُطلق على الشخص الذي عاش في زمن بعيد، وخاصة قبل سقوط الإمبراطورية الرومانية الغربية، أو على الشخص المسن جدًا.

A noun referring to a person who lived in times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, or a very old individual.

1. Very old personB2informal

   A person who is extremely old, often used humorously or affectionately.

   الشيخ الكبير

   • The ancient in the corner told stories of the war.
   • My grandfather is a real ancient, he remembers the 1920s.
   • Don't call your teacher an ancient, it's disrespectful.

   المرادفاتdinosaurelderfossilold-timeroldsterrelicsenior citizen

2. Person from ancient timesB1formal

   A person who lived in a historical period long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

   إنسان قديم

   • The ancients built magnificent structures like the pyramids.
   • We study the philosophies of the ancients to understand their world.
   • The ancients believed the Earth was flat.

3. Belonging to times long pastA2formal

   Relating to the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

   القديم

   • Ancient Rome was a powerful empire.
   • She is an expert in ancient Greek literature.
   • The museum has a collection of ancient artifacts.

   الأضدادmodern

4. Very oldA2informal

   Having existed for a very long time; extremely aged.

   قديم جداً

   • That car is ancient, it's from the 1980s.
   • My phone is ancient compared to the new models.
   • They live in an ancient house with creaky floors.

   المرادفاتage-oldagedantediluvianantiquearchaichoaryoldprehistorictimewornvenerable

   الأضدادmodernnewrecent