أحد
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ء ح د (ʾ-ḥ-d), related to the root و ح د (w-ḥ-d) of وَاحِد (wāḥid, “one”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-. Cognate with Hebrew אֶחָד (ekhád, “one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.ħad/
Noun
أَحَد • (ʾaḥad) m
- one
- 7th century CE, 'The Quran':
- قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّٰهُ أَحَدٌ / ٱللَّٰهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ / لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ / وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
- qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun / llāhu ṣ-ṣamadu / lam yalid wa-lam yūlad / wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan ʾaḥadun
- Say: He, Allah, is one. / Allah is He on Whom all depend. / He begets not, nor is He begotten; / And not anyone is like Him.
- somebody, someone
- anybody, anyone
- 7th century, The Quran
- قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّٰهُ أَحَدٌ / ٱللَّٰهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ / لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ / وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
- qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun / llāhu ṣ-ṣamadu / lam yalid walam yūlad / walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun
- Say: He, Allah, is one. / Allah is He on Whom all depend. / He begets not, nor is He begotten; / And not anyone is like Him.
- 7th century, The Quran
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular invariable | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَحَد ʾaḥad |
الْأَحَد al-ʾaḥad |
أَحَد ʾaḥad |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
الْإِحْدَى al-ʾiḥdā |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
Nominative | أَحَدٌ ʾaḥadun |
الْأَحَدُ al-ʾaḥadu |
أَحَدُ ʾaḥadu |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
الْإِحْدَى al-ʾiḥdā |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
Accusative | أَحَدًا ʾaḥadan |
الْأَحَدَ al-ʾaḥada |
أَحَدَ ʾaḥada |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
الْإِحْدَى al-ʾiḥdā |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
Genitive | أَحَدٍ ʾaḥadin |
الْأَحَدِ al-ʾaḥadi |
أَحَدِ ʾaḥadi |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
الْإِحْدَى al-ʾiḥdā |
إِحْدَى ʾiḥdā |
Noun
أَحَد • (ʾaḥad) m (feminine إِحْدَى (ʾiḥdā))
- one
- إِحْدَى وَعِشْرُونَ ― ʾiḥdā wa-ʿišrūna ― twenty-one (literally, “one and twenty”)
- إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ― ʾiḥdā ʿašrata ― eleven
- (with a following genitive) one of
Derived terms
- أَحَدِيّ (ʾaḥadiyy)
- أَحَدِيَّة (ʾaḥadiyya)
Related terms
- أُحَدِيّ (ʾuḥadiyy)
- آحَاد (ʾāḥād)
- آحَادِيّ (ʾāḥādiyy)
- أَحَّدَ (ʾaḥḥada, “unite, unify”)
Etymology 2
Elative of حَادّ (ḥādd, “sharp, vehement”) and حَدّ (ḥadd, “violent, passionate”), from the root ح د د (ḥ-d-d).
Adjective
أَحَدّ • (ʾaḥadd) (feminine حُدَّى (ḥuddā), masculine plural أَحَدُّون (ʾaḥaddūn), feminine plural حُدَّيَات (ḥuddayāt))
- elative degree of حَادّ (ḥādd):
- elative degree of حَدّ (ḥadd):
- more violent, more passionate; most violent, most passionate; very violent, very passionate
- fierce
- (wolf) with sharp teeth
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحَدّ ʾaḥadd |
الْأَحَدّ al-ʾaḥadd |
حُدّى ḥuddā |
الْحُدّى al-ḥuddā |
Nominative | أَحَدُّ ʾaḥaddu |
الْأَحَدُّ al-ʾaḥaddu |
حُدّى ḥuddā |
الْحُدّى al-ḥuddā |
Accusative | أَحَدَّ ʾaḥadda |
الْأَحَدَّ al-ʾaḥadda |
حُدّى ḥuddā |
الْحُدّى al-ḥuddā |
Genitive | أَحَدَّ ʾaḥadda |
الْأَحَدِّ al-ʾaḥaddi |
حُدّى ḥuddā |
الْحُدّى al-ḥuddā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحَدَّيْن ʾaḥaddayn |
الْأَحَدَّيْن al-ʾaḥaddayn |
حُدَّيَيْن ḥuddayayn |
الْحُدَّيَيْن al-ḥuddayayn |
Nominative | أَحَدَّانِ ʾaḥaddāni |
الْأَحَدَّانِ al-ʾaḥaddāni |
حُدَّيَانِ ḥuddayāni |
الْحُدَّيَانِ al-ḥuddayāni |
Accusative | أَحَدَّيْنِ ʾaḥaddayni |
الْأَحَدَّيْنِ al-ʾaḥaddayni |
حُدَّيَيْنِ ḥuddayayni |
الْحُدَّيَيْنِ al-ḥuddayayni |
Genitive | أَحَدَّيْنِ ʾaḥaddayni |
الْأَحَدَّيْنِ al-ʾaḥaddayni |
حُدَّيَيْنِ ḥuddayayni |
الْحُدَّيَيْنِ al-ḥuddayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحَدِّين; أَحَادّ ʾaḥaddīn; ʾaḥādd |
الْأَحَدِّين; الْأَحَادّ al-ʾaḥaddīn; al-ʾaḥādd |
حُدَّيَات ḥuddayāt |
الْحُدَّيَات al-ḥuddayāt |
Nominative | أَحَدُّونَ; أَحَادُّ ʾaḥaddūna; ʾaḥāddu |
الْأَحَدُّونَ; الْأَحَادُّ al-ʾaḥaddūna; al-ʾaḥāddu |
حُدَّيَاتٌ ḥuddayātun |
الْحُدَّيَاتُ al-ḥuddayātu |
Accusative | أَحَدِّينَ; أَحَادَّ ʾaḥaddīna; ʾaḥādda |
الْأَحَدِّينَ; الْأَحَادَّ al-ʾaḥaddīna; al-ʾaḥādda |
حُدَّيَاتٍ ḥuddayātin |
الْحُدَّيَاتِ al-ḥuddayāti |
Genitive | أَحَدِّينَ; أَحَادَّ ʾaḥaddīna; ʾaḥādda |
الْأَحَدِّينَ; الْأَحَادِّ al-ʾaḥaddīna; al-ʾaḥāddi |
حُدَّيَاتٍ ḥuddayātin |
الْحُدَّيَاتِ al-ḥuddayāti |
Proper noun
أُحُد • (ʾuḥud) m
- a mountain north of Medina, Saudi Arabia
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | أُحُد ʾuḥud |
— |
Nominative | — | أُحُدٌ ʾuḥudun |
— |
Accusative | — | أُحُدًا ʾuḥudan |
— |
Genitive | — | أُحُدٍ ʾuḥudin |
— |
Verb
أَحَدُّ • (ʾaḥaddu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
Verb
أَحَدَّ • (ʾaḥadda) (form I)
Verb
أَحِدُّ • (ʾaḥiddu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
Verb
أَحِدَّ • (ʾaḥidda) (form I)
Verb
أَحُدُّ • (ʾaḥuddu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
Verb
أَحُدَّ • (ʾaḥudda) (form I)
Verb
أُحَدُّ • (ʾuḥaddu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
Verb
أُحَدَّ • (ʾuḥadda) (form I)
Verb
أَحِدُ • (ʾaḥidu) (form I)
Verb
أَحِدَ • (ʾaḥida) (form I)