عابد

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Arabic

Root
ع ب د (ʕ b d)
9 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَبَدَ (ʕabada, “to worship”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَابِد • (ʕābid) (feminine عَابِدَة (ʕābida), common plural عُبَّد (ʕubbad), masculine plural عَابِدُونَ (ʕābidūna) or عُبَّاد (ʕubbād) or عَبَدَة (ʕabada), feminine plural عَابِدَات (ʕābidāt) or عَوَابِد (ʕawābid))

  1. active participle of عَبَدَ (ʕabada)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:112:
      ٱلتَّائِبُونَ ٱلْعَابِدُون ٱلْحَامِدُونَ ٱلسَّائِحُونَ ٱلرَّاكِعُونَ ٱلسَّاجِدُونَ ٱلْآمِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَٱلْحَافِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ
      at-tāʔibūna l-ʕābidūn l-ḥāmidūna s-sāʔiḥūna r-rākiʕūna s-sājidūna l-ʔāmirūna bi-l-maʕrūfi wan-nāhūna ʕani l-munkari wal-ḥāfiẓūna liḥudūdi l-lahi
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Declension

Declension of adjective عَابِد (ʕābid)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَابِد
ʕābid 		الْعَابِد
al-ʕābid 		عَابِدَة
ʕābida 		الْعَابِدَة
al-ʕābida
Nominative عَابِدٌ
ʕābidun 		الْعَابِدُ
al-ʕābidu 		عَابِدَةٌ
ʕābidatun 		الْعَابِدَةُ
al-ʕābidatu
Accusative عَابِدًا
ʕābidan 		الْعَابِدَ
al-ʕābida 		عَابِدَةً
ʕābidatan 		الْعَابِدَةَ
al-ʕābidata
Genitive عَابِدٍ
ʕābidin 		الْعَابِدِ
al-ʕābidi 		عَابِدَةٍ
ʕābidatin 		الْعَابِدَةِ
al-ʕābidati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَابِدَيْن
ʕābidayn 		الْعَابِدَيْن
al-ʕābidayn 		عَابِدَتَيْن
ʕābidatayn 		الْعَابِدَتَيْن
al-ʕābidatayn
Nominative عَابِدَانِ
ʕābidāni 		الْعَابِدَانِ
al-ʕābidāni 		عَابِدَتَانِ
ʕābidatāni 		الْعَابِدَتَانِ
al-ʕābidatāni
Accusative عَابِدَيْنِ
ʕābidayni 		الْعَابِدَيْنِ
al-ʕābidayni 		عَابِدَتَيْنِ
ʕābidatayni 		الْعَابِدَتَيْنِ
al-ʕābidatayni
Genitive عَابِدَيْنِ
ʕābidayni 		الْعَابِدَيْنِ
al-ʕābidayni 		عَابِدَتَيْنِ
ʕābidatayni 		الْعَابِدَتَيْنِ
al-ʕābidatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَابِدِين‎; عُبَّاد‎; عَبَدَة‎; عُبَّد
ʕābidīn‎; ʕubbād‎; ʕabada‎; ʕubbad 		الْعَابِدِين‎; الْعُبَّاد‎; الْعَبَدَة‎; الْعُبَّد
al-ʕābidīn‎; al-ʕubbād‎; al-ʕabada‎; al-ʕubbad 		عَابِدَات‎; عَوَابِد‎; عُبَّد
ʕābidāt‎; ʕawābid‎; ʕubbad 		الْعَابِدَات‎; الْعَوَابِد‎; الْعُبَّد
al-ʕābidāt‎; al-ʕawābid‎; al-ʕubbad
Nominative عَابِدُونَ‎; عُبَّادٌ‎; عَبَدَةٌ‎; عُبَّدٌ
ʕābidūna‎; ʕubbādun‎; ʕabadatun‎; ʕubbadun 		الْعَابِدُونَ‎; الْعُبَّادُ‎; الْعَبَدَةُ‎; الْعُبَّدُ
al-ʕābidūna‎; al-ʕubbādu‎; al-ʕabadatu‎; al-ʕubbadu 		عَابِدَاتٌ‎; عَوَابِدُ‎; عُبَّدٌ
ʕābidātun‎; ʕawābidu‎; ʕubbadun 		الْعَابِدَاتُ‎; الْعَوَابِدُ‎; الْعُبَّدُ
al-ʕābidātu‎; al-ʕawābidu‎; al-ʕubbadu
Accusative عَابِدِينَ‎; عُبَّادًا‎; عَبَدَةً‎; عُبَّدًا
ʕābidīna‎; ʕubbādan‎; ʕabadatan‎; ʕubbadan 		الْعَابِدِينَ‎; الْعُبَّادَ‎; الْعَبَدَةَ‎; الْعُبَّدَ
al-ʕābidīna‎; al-ʕubbāda‎; al-ʕabadata‎; al-ʕubbada 		عَابِدَاتٍ‎; عَوَابِدَ‎; عُبَّدًا
ʕābidātin‎; ʕawābida‎; ʕubbadan 		الْعَابِدَاتِ‎; الْعَوَابِدَ‎; الْعُبَّدَ
al-ʕābidāti‎; al-ʕawābida‎; al-ʕubbada
Genitive عَابِدِينَ‎; عُبَّادٍ‎; عَبَدَةٍ‎; عُبَّدٍ
ʕābidīna‎; ʕubbādin‎; ʕabadatin‎; ʕubbadin 		الْعَابِدِينَ‎; الْعُبَّادِ‎; الْعَبَدَةِ‎; الْعُبَّدِ
al-ʕābidīna‎; al-ʕubbādi‎; al-ʕabadati‎; al-ʕubbadi 		عَابِدَاتٍ‎; عَوَابِدَ‎; عُبَّدٍ
ʕābidātin‎; ʕawābida‎; ʕubbadin 		الْعَابِدَاتِ‎; الْعَوَابِدِ‎; الْعُبَّدِ
al-ʕābidāti‎; al-ʕawābidi‎; al-ʕubbadi

Descendants

  • → English: Abed
  • → Azerbaijani: abid
  • → Bengali: আবেদ (abed)
  • → Northern Kurdish: abid
  • → Persian: عابد (âbed)
  • → Malay: abid
    • → Indonesian: abid
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عابد (âbid)

Northern Kurdish

Noun

عابد (‘abid) m or f

  1. Alternative form of abid

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “abid”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 1

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? āḇiḏ
Dari reading? ābid
Iranian reading? âbed
Tajik reading? obid

Noun

عابد • (âbed) (plural عابدان (âbedân) or عابدها (âbed-hâ) or عباد (obbâd))

  1. (religion) worshipper, pious devotee, religious ascetic
    Synonym: زاهد (zâhed)
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 417”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
      از دست زاهد کردیم توبه
      و از فعل عابد استغفرالله
      az dast-i zāhid kardēm tawba
      wa az fa'l-i ābid astağfirullāh
      I make repentance from the hand of the ascetic,
      And I seek God's pardon for the acts of the devotee.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Adjective

عابد • (âbed)

  1. (religion) devoted, pious

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عابد ('ābid), itself from Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عابِد • ('ābid) (feminine عابِدَہ ('ābida), Hindi spelling आबिद)

  1. godly, pious
  2. devoted

Noun

عابِد • ('ābid) m (feminine عابِدَہ ('ābida), Hindi spelling आबिद)

  1. worshipper
  2. (loosely, figuratively) believer

Proper noun

عابِد • ('ābid) m (feminine عابِدَہ ('ābida), Hindi spelling आबिद)

  1. a male given name, Abid

References

  • “عابد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “عابد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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