واحد

Arabic

**Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
← 0	١ 1	2 →
Cardinal: وَاحِد (wāḥid) Ordinal: أَوَّل‎ (ʾawwal) Multiplier: أُحَادِيّ‎ (ʾuḥādiyy), مُفْرَد‎ (mufrad), مُوَحَّد‎ (muwaḥḥad) Distributive: أُحَادَ‎ (ʾuḥāda), مَوْحَدَ‎ (mawḥada), فُرَادَى‎ (furādā)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad- ~ *waḥad- (“one”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waː.ħid/

Numeral

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida))

one
Eastern Arabic numeral: ١‎ (1)

‏وَلِد وَاحِد‎ ― walid wāḥid ― one boy

‏فَتَاة وَاحِدَة‎ ― fatā(t) wāḥida ― one girl

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati

Usage notes

Numbers "one" and "two" follow the gender of the related word.
Numbers "one" and "two" are optional, since nouns have singular (one), dual (two) and plural forms.

Coordinate terms

Last: صِفْر‎ (ṣifr) (or ٠ = 0)
Next: اِثْنَان‎ (iṯnān) (or ٢ = 2)

Related terms

أَحَد‎ (ʾaḥad), إِحْدَى‎ (ʾiḥdā)

Adjective

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida), masculine plural وَاحِدُون‎ (wāḥidūn) or وُحْدَان‎ (wuḥdān) or أُحْدَان‎ (ʾuḥdān))

Declension

Declension of numeral وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِدَيْن‎ wāḥidayn	الْوَاحِدَيْن‎ al-wāḥidayn	وَاحِدَتَيْن‎ wāḥidatayn	الْوَاحِدَتَيْن‎ al-wāḥidatayn
Nominative	وَاحِدَانِ‎ wāḥidāni	الْوَاحِدَانِ‎ al-wāḥidāni	وَاحِدَتَانِ‎ wāḥidatāni	الْوَاحِدَتَانِ‎ al-wāḥidatāni
Accusative	وَاحِدَيْنِ‎ wāḥidayni	الْوَاحِدَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidayni	وَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ wāḥidatayni	الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidatayni
Genitive	وَاحِدَيْنِ‎ wāḥidayni	الْوَاحِدَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidayni	وَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ wāḥidatayni	الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِدِين‎‎; وُحْدَان‎‎; أُحْدَان‎ wāḥidīn‎; wuḥdān‎; ʾuḥdān	الْوَاحِدِين‎‎; الْوُحْدَان‎‎; الْأُحْدَان‎ al-wāḥidīn‎; al-wuḥdān‎; al-ʾuḥdān	وَاحِدَات‎ wāḥidāt	الْوَاحِدَات‎ al-wāḥidāt
Nominative	وَاحِدُونَ‎‎; وُحْدَانٌ‎‎; أُحْدَانٌ‎ wāḥidūna‎; wuḥdānun‎; ʾuḥdānun	الْوَاحِدُونَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانُ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانُ‎ al-wāḥidūna‎; al-wuḥdānu‎; al-ʾuḥdānu	وَاحِدَاتٌ‎ wāḥidātun	الْوَاحِدَاتُ‎ al-wāḥidātu
Accusative	وَاحِدِينَ‎‎; وُحْدَانًا‎‎; أُحْدَانًا‎ wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānan‎; ʾuḥdānan	الْوَاحِدِينَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانَ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانَ‎ al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāna‎; al-ʾuḥdāna	وَاحِدَاتٍ‎ wāḥidātin	الْوَاحِدَاتِ‎ al-wāḥidāti
Genitive	وَاحِدِينَ‎‎; وُحْدَانٍ‎‎; أُحْدَانٍ‎ wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānin‎; ʾuḥdānin	الْوَاحِدِينَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانِ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانِ‎ al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāni‎; al-ʾuḥdāni	وَاحِدَاتٍ‎ wāḥidātin	الْوَاحِدَاتِ‎ al-wāḥidāti

Pronoun

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida))

someone[1]

Declension

Declension of pronoun وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِد wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥidat
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدُ wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu	وَاحِدَةُ‎ wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَ wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata	وَاحِدَةَ‎ wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدِ wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati	وَاحِدَةِ‎ wāḥidati

Descendants

Azerbaijani: vahid
Malay: واحد‎

Egyptian Arabic

Numeral

واحد • (ˈwɛːħɪd) m

(واحدة‎ f (ˈwæħdæ))

one
Eastern Arabic numeral: ١‎

Coordinate terms

Last: صفر‎ (or ٠ = 0)
Next: اتنين‎ (or ٢ = 2)

Malay

**Malay cardinal numbers**
< ٠‎	١	٢ > ‎
Cardinal : واحد

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /wahet/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /wahɪt/
Rhymes: -ahet, -het, -et

Numeral

واحد (Rumi spelling wahid‎)

Alternative form of احد‎

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “وحد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “واحد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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[Wehr-1] Wehr, Hans (1979), “وحد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

[2] Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “واحد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen