هدى

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ه د ي (h d y)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

هَدَى • (hadā) I (non-past يَهْدِي (yahdī), verbal noun هَدْي (hady) or هُدًى (hudan) or هِدَايَة (hidāya))

  1. (transitive, ditransitive) to guide
    Synonyms: أَرْشَدَ (ʔaršada), دَلَّ (dalla)
    Antonym: أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 1:6:
      اِهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
      ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma
      Guide us to the straight path
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:101:
      وَمَنْ يَعْتَصِمْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
      waman yaʕtaṣim bi-l-lahi faqad hudiya ʔilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
      Whoever holds firmly to Allah is surely guided to the Straight Path
Conjugation
    Conjugation of هَدَى (I, final-weak, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns هَدْي, هُدًى, هِدَايَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		هَدْي, هُدًى, هِدَايَة
hady, hudan, hidāya
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		هَادٍ
hādin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَهْدِيّ
mahdiyy
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m هَدَيْتُ
hadaytu 		هَدَيْتَ
hadayta 		هَدَى
hadā 		هَدَيْتُمَا
hadaytumā 		هَدَيَا
hadayā 		هَدَيْنَا
hadaynā 		هَدَيْتُمْ
hadaytum 		هَدَوْا
hadaw
f هَدَيْتِ
hadayti 		هَدَتْ
hadat 		هَدَتَا
hadatā 		هَدَيْتُنَّ
hadaytunna 		هَدَيْنَ
hadayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَهْدِي
ʔahdī 		تَهْدِي
tahdī 		يَهْدِي
yahdī 		تَهْدِيَانِ
tahdiyāni 		يَهْدِيَانِ
yahdiyāni 		نَهْدِي
nahdī 		تَهْدُونَ
tahdūna 		يَهْدُونَ
yahdūna
f تَهْدِينَ
tahdīna 		تَهْدِي
tahdī 		تَهْدِيَانِ
tahdiyāni 		تَهْدِينَ
tahdīna 		يَهْدِينَ
yahdīna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَهْدِيَ
ʔahdiya 		تَهْدِيَ
tahdiya 		يَهْدِيَ
yahdiya 		تَهْدِيَا
tahdiyā 		يَهْدِيَا
yahdiyā 		نَهْدِيَ
nahdiya 		تَهْدُوا
tahdū 		يَهْدُوا
yahdū
f تَهْدِي
tahdī 		تَهْدِيَ
tahdiya 		تَهْدِيَا
tahdiyā 		تَهْدِينَ
tahdīna 		يَهْدِينَ
yahdīna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَهْدِ
ʔahdi 		تَهْدِ
tahdi 		يَهْدِ
yahdi 		تَهْدِيَا
tahdiyā 		يَهْدِيَا
yahdiyā 		نَهْدِ
nahdi 		تَهْدُوا
tahdū 		يَهْدُوا
yahdū
f تَهْدِي
tahdī 		تَهْدِ
tahdi 		تَهْدِيَا
tahdiyā 		تَهْدِينَ
tahdīna 		يَهْدِينَ
yahdīna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اِهْدِ
ihdi 		اِهْدِيَا
ihdiyā 		اِهْدُوا
ihdū
f اِهْدِي
ihdī 		اِهْدِينَ
ihdīna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m هُدِيتُ
hudītu 		هُدِيتَ
hudīta 		هُدِيَ
hudiya 		هُدِيتُمَا
hudītumā 		هُدِيَا
hudiyā 		هُدِينَا
hudīnā 		هُدِيتُمْ
hudītum 		هُدُوا
hudū
f هُدِيتِ
hudīti 		هُدِيَتْ
hudiyat 		هُدِيَتَا
hudiyatā 		هُدِيتُنَّ
hudītunna 		هُدِينَ
hudīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُهْدَى
ʔuhdā 		تُهْدَى
tuhdā 		يُهْدَى
yuhdā 		تُهْدَيَانِ
tuhdayāni 		يُهْدَيَانِ
yuhdayāni 		نُهْدَى
nuhdā 		تُهْدَوْنَ
tuhdawna 		يُهْدَوْنَ
yuhdawna
f تُهْدَيْنَ
tuhdayna 		تُهْدَى
tuhdā 		تُهْدَيَانِ
tuhdayāni 		تُهْدَيْنَ
tuhdayna 		يُهْدَيْنَ
yuhdayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُهْدَى
ʔuhdā 		تُهْدَى
tuhdā 		يُهْدَى
yuhdā 		تُهْدَيَا
tuhdayā 		يُهْدَيَا
yuhdayā 		نُهْدَى
nuhdā 		تُهْدَوْا
tuhdaw 		يُهْدَوْا
yuhdaw
f تُهْدَيْ
tuhday 		تُهْدَى
tuhdā 		تُهْدَيَا
tuhdayā 		تُهْدَيْنَ
tuhdayna 		يُهْدَيْنَ
yuhdayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُهْدَ
ʔuhda 		تُهْدَ
tuhda 		يُهْدَ
yuhda 		تُهْدَيَا
tuhdayā 		يُهْدَيَا
yuhdayā 		نُهْدَ
nuhda 		تُهْدَوْا
tuhdaw 		يُهْدَوْا
yuhdaw
f تُهْدَيْ
tuhday 		تُهْدَ
tuhda 		تُهْدَيَا
tuhdayā 		تُهْدَيْنَ
tuhdayna 		يُهْدَيْنَ
yuhdayna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation 1

Noun

هُدًى • (hudan) m

  1. verbal noun of هَدَى (hadā) (form I)
  2. guidance
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:11:
      أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
      ʔaraʔayta ʔin kāna ʕalā al-hudā
      What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided?
Declension
Declension of noun هُدًى (hudan)
Singular singular in ـًى (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal هُدَى
hudā 		الْهُدَى
al-hudā 		هُدَى
hudā
Nominative هُدًى
hudan 		الْهُدَى
al-hudā 		هُدَى
hudā
Accusative هُدًى
hudan 		الْهُدَى
al-hudā 		هُدَى
hudā
Genitive هُدًى
hudan 		الْهُدَى
al-hudā 		هُدَى
hudā

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

هُدَى • (hudā) f

  1. a female given name, Huda
Declension
Declension of noun هُدَى (hudā)
Singular singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — هُدَى
hudā 		—
Nominative — هُدَى
hudā 		—
Accusative — هُدَى
hudā 		—
Genitive — هُدَى
hudā 		—

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ه د ي
3 terms

From Arabic أَهْدَى (ʔahdā).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ha.da/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

هدى • (hada) I (present بهدي (bihdi))

  1. to gift
Conjugation
    Conjugation of هدى (hada)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m هديت (hadēt) هديت (hadēt) هدى (hada) هدينا (hadēna) هديتو (hadētu) هدو (hadu)
f هديتي (hadēti) هدت (hadat)
present m بهدي (bahdi) بتهدي (btihdi) بيهدي (bihdi) منهدي (mnihdi) بتهدو (btihdu) بهدو (bihdu)
f بتهدي (btihdi) بتهدي (btihdi)
subjunctive m اهدي (ahdi) تهدي (tihdi) يهدي (yihdi) نهدي (nihdi) تهدو (tihdu) يهدو (yihdu)
f تهدي (tihdi) تهدي (tihdi)
imperative m اهدي (ihdi) اهدو (ihdu)
f اهدي (ihdi)

Etymology 2

Root
ه د و
3 terms

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

هدّى • (hadda) II (present بهدّى (bihaddi))

  1. (transitive) to calm, to soothe
  2. to alight, to land
Conjugation
    Conjugation of هدّى (hadda)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m هدّيت (haddēt) هدّيت (haddēt) هدّى (hadda) هدّينا (haddēna) هدّيتو (haddētu) هدّو (haddu)
f هدّيتي (haddēti) هدّت (haddat)
present m بهدّي (bahaddi) بتهدّي (bithaddi) بهدّي (bihaddi) منهدّي (minhaddi) بتهدّو (bithaddu) بهدّو (bihaddu)
f بتهدّي (bithaddi) بتهدّي (bithaddi)
subjunctive m اهدّي (ahaddi) تهدّي (thaddi) يهدّي (yhaddi) نهدّي (nhaddi) تهدّو (thaddu) يهدّو (yhaddu)
f تهدّي (thaddi) تهدّي (thaddi)
imperative m هدّي (haddi) هدّو (haddu)
f هدّي (haddi)
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