راد

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See also: زاد

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
ر د د (r d d)
18 terms

Compare رَدَّ (radda, to return).

Verb

رَادَّ (rādda) III (non-past يُرَادُّ (yurāddu), verbal noun مُرَادَّة (murādda))

  1. (transitive) to return, give back, requite
  2. to oppose, to fight

Conjugation

References

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian (lʾt' /⁠rād⁠/), from Old Persian (*rā́daʰ), from Proto-Iranian *HráHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HráHdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂réh₁dʰ-o-s, from *h₂reh₁dʰ- (to care) +‎ *-os.

Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬭𐬁𐬛𐬀𐬵 (rādah, generosity, care; generous), Vedic Sanskrit राधस् (rā́dhas, favour, generosity, gift), Proto-Slavic *raditi (to care about, to heed), Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (to decide, advise).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? rāḏ
Dari reading? rād
Iranian reading? râd
Tajik reading? rod

Adjective

راد (râd)

  1. generous, bounteous, liberal
  2. honest, upright