أحد

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See also: احد, أخذ, أجد, اخذ, and آخذ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء ح د (ʔ-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/
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Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m (plural آحَاد (ʔāḥād), feminine إِحْدَى (ʔiḥdā))

  2. one
    أَحَدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ ― ʾaḥadun wa-ʿišrūna ― twenty-one (literally, “one and twenty”)
    إِحْدَى وَعِشْرُونَ ― ʾiḥdā wa-ʿišrūna ― twenty-one (literally, “one and twenty”)
    أَحَدَ عَشَرَ ― ʔaḥada ʕašara ― eleven
    إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ― ʔiḥdā ʕašrata ― eleven
  3. (with a following genitive) one of
Declension
Declension of numeral أَحَد (ʔaḥad)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَحَد
ʔaḥad 		الْأَحَد
al-ʔaḥad 		أَحَد
ʔaḥad 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā 		الْإِحْدَى
al-ʔiḥdā 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā
Nominative أَحَدٌ
ʔaḥadun 		الْأَحَدُ
al-ʔaḥadu 		أَحَدُ
ʔaḥadu 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā 		الْإِحْدَى
al-ʔiḥdā 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā
Accusative أَحَدًا
ʔaḥadan 		الْأَحَدَ
al-ʔaḥada 		أَحَدَ
ʔaḥada 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā 		الْإِحْدَى
al-ʔiḥdā 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā
Genitive أَحَدٍ
ʔaḥadin 		الْأَحَدِ
al-ʔaḥadi 		أَحَدِ
ʔaḥadi 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā 		الْإِحْدَى
al-ʔiḥdā 		إِحْدَى
ʔiḥdā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَحَدَيْن
ʔaḥadayn 		الْأَحَدَيْن
al-ʔaḥadayn 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday 		إِحْدَيَيْن
ʔiḥdayayn 		الْإِحْدَيَيْن
al-ʔiḥdayayn 		إِحْدَيَيْ
ʔiḥdayay
Nominative أَحَدَانِ
ʔaḥadāni 		الْأَحَدَانِ
al-ʔaḥadāni 		أَحَدَا
ʔaḥadā 		إِحْدَيَانِ
ʔiḥdayāni 		الْإِحْدَيَانِ
al-ʔiḥdayāni 		إِحْدَيَا
ʔiḥdayā
Accusative أَحَدَيْنِ
ʔaḥadayni 		الْأَحَدَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥadayni 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday 		إِحْدَيَيْنِ
ʔiḥdayayni 		الْإِحْدَيَيْنِ
al-ʔiḥdayayni 		إِحْدَيَيْ
ʔiḥdayay
Genitive أَحَدَيْنِ
ʔaḥadayni 		الْأَحَدَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥadayni 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday 		إِحْدَيَيْنِ
ʔiḥdayayni 		الْإِحْدَيَيْنِ
al-ʔiḥdayayni 		إِحْدَيَيْ
ʔiḥdayay
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal آحَاد
ʔāḥād 		الْآحَاد
al-ʔāḥād 		آحَاد
ʔāḥād 		إِحَد‎; إِحْدَيَات
ʔiḥad‎; ʔiḥdayāt 		الْإِحَد‎; الْإِحْدَيَات
al-ʔiḥad‎; al-ʔiḥdayāt 		إِحَد‎; إِحْدَيَات
ʔiḥad‎; ʔiḥdayāt
Nominative آحَادٌ
ʔāḥādun 		الْآحَادُ
al-ʔāḥādu 		آحَادُ
ʔāḥādu 		إِحَدٌ‎; إِحْدَيَاتُ
ʔiḥadun‎; ʔiḥdayātu 		الْإِحَدُ‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتُ
al-ʔiḥadu‎; al-ʔiḥdayātu 		إِحَدُ‎; إِحْدَيَاتُ
ʔiḥadu‎; ʔiḥdayātu
Accusative آحَادًا
ʔāḥādan 		الْآحَادَ
al-ʔāḥāda 		آحَادَ
ʔāḥāda 		إِحَدًا‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ
ʔiḥadan‎; ʔiḥdayāta 		الْإِحَدَ‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتَ
al-ʔiḥada‎; al-ʔiḥdayāta 		إِحَدَ‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ
ʔiḥada‎; ʔiḥdayāta
Genitive آحَادٍ
ʔāḥādin 		الْآحَادِ
al-ʔāḥādi 		آحَادِ
ʔāḥādi 		إِحَدٍ‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ
ʔiḥadin‎; ʔiḥdayāta 		الْإِحَدِ‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتِ
al-ʔiḥadi‎; al-ʔiḥdayāti 		إِحَدِ‎; إِحْدَيَاتِ
ʔiḥadi‎; ʔiḥdayāti

Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m (plural آحَاد (ʔāḥād) or أُحْدَان (ʔuḥdān))

  2. Sunday
Declension
Declension of noun أَحَد (ʔaḥad)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَحَد
ʔaḥad 		الْأَحَد
al-ʔaḥad 		أَحَد
ʔaḥad
Nominative أَحَدٌ
ʔaḥadun 		الْأَحَدُ
al-ʔaḥadu 		أَحَدُ
ʔaḥadu
Accusative أَحَدًا
ʔaḥadan 		الْأَحَدَ
al-ʔaḥada 		أَحَدَ
ʔaḥada
Genitive أَحَدٍ
ʔaḥadin 		الْأَحَدِ
al-ʔaḥadi 		أَحَدِ
ʔaḥadi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَحَدَيْن
ʔaḥadayn 		الْأَحَدَيْن
al-ʔaḥadayn 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday
Nominative أَحَدَانِ
ʔaḥadāni 		الْأَحَدَانِ
al-ʔaḥadāni 		أَحَدَا
ʔaḥadā
Accusative أَحَدَيْنِ
ʔaḥadayni 		الْأَحَدَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥadayni 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday
Genitive أَحَدَيْنِ
ʔaḥadayni 		الْأَحَدَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥadayni 		أَحَدَيْ
ʔaḥaday
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal آحَاد‎; أُحْدَان
ʔāḥād‎; ʔuḥdān 		الْآحَاد‎; الْأُحْدَان
al-ʔāḥād‎; al-ʔuḥdān 		آحَاد‎; أُحْدَان
ʔāḥād‎; ʔuḥdān
Nominative آحَادٌ‎; أُحْدَانٌ
ʔāḥādun‎; ʔuḥdānun 		الْآحَادُ‎; الْأُحْدَانُ
al-ʔāḥādu‎; al-ʔuḥdānu 		آحَادُ‎; أُحْدَانُ
ʔāḥādu‎; ʔuḥdānu
Accusative آحَادًا‎; أُحْدَانًا
ʔāḥādan‎; ʔuḥdānan 		الْآحَادَ‎; الْأُحْدَانَ
al-ʔāḥāda‎; al-ʔuḥdāna 		آحَادَ‎; أُحْدَانَ
ʔāḥāda‎; ʔuḥdāna
Genitive آحَادٍ‎; أُحْدَانٍ
ʔāḥādin‎; ʔuḥdānin 		الْآحَادِ‎; الْأُحْدَانِ
al-ʔāḥādi‎; al-ʔuḥdāni 		آحَادِ‎; أُحْدَانِ
ʔāḥādi‎; ʔuḥdāni

Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m

  1. (chiefly in the negative) a person; 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 ʔaḥadun / llāhu ṣ-ṣamadu / lam yalid walam yūlad / walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʔaḥadun
      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.

Adjective

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad)

  1. 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.
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Root
ح د د (ḥ-d-d)

Elative of حَادّ (ḥādd, “sharp, vehement”) and حَدّ (ḥadd, “violent, passionate”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

أَحَدّ • (ʔaḥadd) (feminine حُدَّى (ḥuddā), masculine plural أَحَدُّون (ʔaḥaddūn), feminine plural حُدَّيَات (ḥuddayāt))

  1. elative degree of حَادّ (ḥādd):
    1. more acute, sharper, more cutting; most acute, sharpest, most cutting; very acute, sharp or cutting
    2. more vehement; most vehement; very vehement
  2. elative degree of حَدّ (ḥadd):
    1. more violent, more passionate; most violent, most passionate; very violent, very passionate
  3. fierce
  4. (wolf) with sharp teeth
Declension
Declension of adjective أَحَدّ (ʔaḥadd)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَحَدّ
ʔaḥadd 		الْأَحَدّ
al-ʔaḥadd 		حُدّى
ḥuddā 		الْحُدّى
al-ḥuddā
Nominative أَحَدُّ
ʔaḥaddu 		الْأَحَدُّ
al-ʔaḥaddu 		حُدّى
ḥuddā 		الْحُدّى
al-ḥuddā
Accusative أَحَدَّ
ʔaḥadda 		الْأَحَدَّ
al-ʔaḥadda 		حُدّى
ḥuddā 		الْحُدّى
al-ḥuddā
Genitive أَحَدَّ
ʔaḥadda 		الْأَحَدِّ
al-ʔaḥaddi 		حُدّى
ḥuddā 		الْحُدّى
al-ḥuddā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَحَدَّيْن
ʔaḥaddayn 		الْأَحَدَّيْن
al-ʔaḥaddayn 		حُدَّيَيْن
ḥuddayayn 		الْحُدَّيَيْن
al-ḥuddayayn
Nominative أَحَدَّانِ
ʔaḥaddāni 		الْأَحَدَّانِ
al-ʔaḥaddāni 		حُدَّيَانِ
ḥuddayāni 		الْحُدَّيَانِ
al-ḥuddayāni
Accusative أَحَدَّيْنِ
ʔaḥaddayni 		الْأَحَدَّيْنِ
al-ʔaḥaddayni 		حُدَّيَيْنِ
ḥuddayayni 		الْحُدَّيَيْنِ
al-ḥuddayayni
Genitive أَحَدَّيْنِ
ʔaḥaddayni 		الْأَحَدَّيْنِ
al-ʔaḥaddayni 		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
ʔaḥaddīn‎; ʔaḥādd 		الْأَحَدِّين‎; الْأَحَادّ
al-ʔaḥaddīn‎; al-ʔaḥādd 		حُدَّيَات
ḥuddayāt 		الْحُدَّيَات
al-ḥuddayāt
Nominative أَحَدُّونَ‎; أَحَادُّ
ʔaḥaddūna‎; ʔaḥāddu 		الْأَحَدُّونَ‎; الْأَحَادُّ
al-ʔaḥaddūna‎; al-ʔaḥāddu 		حُدَّيَاتٌ
ḥuddayātun 		الْحُدَّيَاتُ
al-ḥuddayātu
Accusative أَحَدِّينَ‎; أَحَادَّ
ʔaḥaddīna‎; ʔaḥādda 		الْأَحَدِّينَ‎; الْأَحَادَّ
al-ʔaḥaddīna‎; al-ʔaḥādda 		حُدَّيَاتٍ
ḥuddayātin 		الْحُدَّيَاتِ
al-ḥuddayāti
Genitive أَحَدِّينَ‎; أَحَادَّ
ʔaḥaddīna‎; ʔaḥādda 		الْأَحَدِّينَ‎; الْأَحَادِّ
al-ʔaḥaddīna‎; al-ʔaḥāddi 		حُدَّيَاتٍ
ḥuddayātin 		الْحُدَّيَاتِ
al-ḥuddayāti

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

أُحُد • (ʔuḥud) m

  1. a mountain north of Medina, Saudi Arabia
Declension
Declension of noun أُحُد (ʔuḥud)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — أُحُد
ʔuḥud 		—
Nominative — أُحُدٌ
ʔuḥudun 		—
Accusative — أُحُدًا
ʔuḥudan 		—
Genitive — أُحُدٍ
ʔuḥudin 		—

Etymology 4

Verb

أَحَدُّ • (ʔaḥaddu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحَدَّ • (ʔaḥadda) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحَدِّ • (ʔaḥaddi) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدُّ • (ʔaḥiddu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدَّ • (ʔaḥidda) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدِّ • (ʔaḥiddi) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدُّ • (ʔaḥuddu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدَّ • (ʔaḥudda) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدِّ • (ʔaḥuddi) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدُّ • (ʔuḥaddu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدَّ • (ʔuḥadda) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)
  2. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدِّ • (ʔuḥaddi) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَدَّ (ḥadda)

Etymology 5

Verb

أَحِدُ • (ʔaḥidu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحَدَ (waḥada)
  2. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحِدَ (waḥida)
  3. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحُدَ (waḥuda)

Verb

أَحِدَ • (ʔaḥida) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحَدَ (waḥada)
  2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحِدَ (waḥida)
  3. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحُدَ (waḥuda)

Verb

أَحِدْ • (ʔaḥid) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحَدَ (waḥada)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحِدَ (waḥida)
  3. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحُدَ (waḥuda)
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