زائد

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ز ي د (z y d)
13 terms

Derived from the active participle of زَادَ (zāda, to increase (intransitive)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

زَائِد (zāʔid) (feminine زَائِدَة (zāʔida), masculine plural زَائِدُونَ (zāʔidūna), feminine plural زَائِدَات (zāʔidāt))

  1. increasing, growing
  2. excessive
  3. exceeding (something), in excess (عَن (ʕan) of)
  4. extra, additional

Declension

References

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