عهد

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See also: عہد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ه د (ʕ h d)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

عَهِدَ (ʕahida) I (non-past يَعْهَدُ (yaʕhadu), verbal noun عَهْد (ʕahd))

  1. to further
  2. to care, to be cognizant of, to know
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ع ه د (ʕ h d)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عَهْد (ʕahdm (plural عُهُود (ʕuhūd))

  1. verbal noun of عَهِدَ (ʕahida) (form I)
    الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm, the Old Testament)
  2. (Judaism, Christianity) covenant
    تَابُوت الْعَهْد (tābūt al-ʕahd, the Ark of the Covenant)
  3. knowledge, acquaintance, contact
  4. close observance, strict adherence, keeping, fulfillment
  5. delegation, assignment, committing, commissioning, entrusting
  6. commission
  7. commitment, obligation, liability, responsibility
  8. agreement, covenant, treaty, pact, compact, pledge
  9. promise, vow, oath
  10. time, epoch, era
  11. (Christianity) testament
    الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, the New Testament)
Declension
Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ahd
Dari reading? ahd
Iranian reading? ahd
Tajik reading? ahd

Noun

عهد (ahd)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) covenant
  2. promise; vow; oath
    Synonyms: قول (qowl), سوگند (sowgand), پیمان (peymân), وعده (va'de)
  3. times; age; epoch
    Synonyms: عصر (asr), روزگار (ruzgâr)
    در عهد باستانdar ahd-e bâstânin ancient times
  4. (Christianity) testament

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