واحد

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Arabic

Root
و ح د (w ḥ d)
27 terms
Arabic numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 ١
1 		2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: وَاحِد (wāḥid)
    Ordinal: أَوَّل (ʔawwal)
    Multiplier: أُحَادِيّ (ʔuḥādiyy), مُفْرَد (mufrad), مُوَحَّد (muwaḥḥad)
    Distributive: أُحَادَ (ʔuḥāda), مَوْحَدَ (mawḥada), فُرَادَى (furādā), فُرَادَ (furāda)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḥad- ~ *waḥad- (“one”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))

  1. one
    رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا وَٱمْرَأَةً وَاحِدَةً ― raʔaytu rajulan wāḥidan wamraʔatan wāḥidatan ― I saw one man and one woman.

Usage notes

  • The cardinal numbers "one" and "two" succeed the modified noun or substantive and agree with its grammatical gender.
  • Adding the cardinal numbers "one" and "two" is optional, since nouns have morphologically singular and dual forms. Thus, when mentioned, it usually implies some emphasis comparable to the addition of only or merely in English.

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاحِد (wāḥid)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاحِد
wāḥid 		الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid 		وَاحِدَة
wāḥida 		الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida
Nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun 		الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu 		وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun 		الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu
Accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan 		الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida 		وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan 		الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata
Genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin 		الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi 		وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin 		الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati

Adjective

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida), masculine plural وَاحِدُون (wāḥidūn) or وُحْدَان (wuḥdān) or أُحْدَان (ʔuḥdān))

  1. single[1]
  2. unique, incomparable[2]
  3. a certain[1]

Declension

Declension of numeral وَاحِد (wāḥid)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاحِد
wāḥid 		الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid 		وَاحِدَة
wāḥida 		الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida
Nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun 		الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu 		وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun 		الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu
Accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan 		الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida 		وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan 		الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata
Genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin 		الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi 		وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin 		الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاحِدَيْن
wāḥidayn 		الْوَاحِدَيْن
al-wāḥidayn 		وَاحِدَتَيْن
wāḥidatayn 		الْوَاحِدَتَيْن
al-wāḥidatayn
Nominative وَاحِدَانِ
wāḥidāni 		الْوَاحِدَانِ
al-wāḥidāni 		وَاحِدَتَانِ
wāḥidatāni 		الْوَاحِدَتَانِ
al-wāḥidatāni
Accusative وَاحِدَيْنِ
wāḥidayni 		الْوَاحِدَيْنِ
al-wāḥidayni 		وَاحِدَتَيْنِ
wāḥidatayni 		الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ
al-wāḥidatayni
Genitive وَاحِدَيْنِ
wāḥidayni 		الْوَاحِدَيْنِ
al-wāḥidayni 		وَاحِدَتَيْنِ
wāḥidatayni 		الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ
al-wāḥidatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاحِدِين‎; وُحْدَان‎; أُحْدَان
wāḥidīn‎; wuḥdān‎; ʔuḥdān 		الْوَاحِدِين‎; الْوُحْدَان‎; الْأُحْدَان
al-wāḥidīn‎; al-wuḥdān‎; al-ʔuḥdān 		وَاحِدَات
wāḥidāt 		الْوَاحِدَات
al-wāḥidāt
Nominative وَاحِدُونَ‎; وُحْدَانٌ‎; أُحْدَانٌ
wāḥidūna‎; wuḥdānun‎; ʔuḥdānun 		الْوَاحِدُونَ‎; الْوُحْدَانُ‎; الْأُحْدَانُ
al-wāḥidūna‎; al-wuḥdānu‎; al-ʔuḥdānu 		وَاحِدَاتٌ
wāḥidātun 		الْوَاحِدَاتُ
al-wāḥidātu
Accusative وَاحِدِينَ‎; وُحْدَانًا‎; أُحْدَانًا
wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānan‎; ʔuḥdānan 		الْوَاحِدِينَ‎; الْوُحْدَانَ‎; الْأُحْدَانَ
al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāna‎; al-ʔuḥdāna 		وَاحِدَاتٍ
wāḥidātin 		الْوَاحِدَاتِ
al-wāḥidāti
Genitive وَاحِدِينَ‎; وُحْدَانٍ‎; أُحْدَانٍ
wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānin‎; ʔuḥdānin 		الْوَاحِدِينَ‎; الْوُحْدَانِ‎; الْأُحْدَانِ
al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāni‎; al-ʔuḥdāni 		وَاحِدَاتٍ
wāḥidātin 		الْوَاحِدَاتِ
al-wāḥidāti

Pronoun

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))

  1. someone[1]

Declension

Declension of pronoun وَاحِد (wāḥid)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَاحِد
wāḥid 		الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid 		وَاحِد
wāḥid 		وَاحِدَة
wāḥida 		الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida 		وَاحِدَة
wāḥidat
Nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun 		الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu 		وَاحِدُ
wāḥidu 		وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun 		الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu 		وَاحِدَةُ
wāḥidatu
Accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan 		الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida 		وَاحِدَ
wāḥida 		وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan 		الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata 		وَاحِدَةَ
wāḥidata
Genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin 		الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi 		وَاحِدِ
wāḥidi 		وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin 		الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati 		وَاحِدَةِ
wāḥidati

Descendants

  • Maltese: wieħed
  • → Azerbaijani: vahid
  • → Malay: واحد

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wehr, Hans (1979) “وحد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  2. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “واحد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Pronunciation

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Hijazi Arabic

Hijazi Arabic numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 ١
1 		2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول
Root
و ح د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : واحد

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

Numeral

واحد (Rumi spelling wahid)

  1. Alternative form of احد (ahad)

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  → , , 10  → 
    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Adjective

واحد • (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة (waḥda), masculine plural واحدين (waḥdīn), feminine plural واحدات (waḥdāt))

  1. single

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wāhiḏ
Dari reading? wāhid
Iranian reading? vâhed
Tajik reading? vohid

Noun

واحد • (vâhed)

  1. individual
  2. unit

Adjective

واحد • (vâhed)

  1. single
  2. sole, unique

Numeral

واحد • (vâhed) (literary, otherwise uncommon)

  1. one
    Synonym: یک (yak)

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 ١
1 		2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول
Root
و ح د
11 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waː.ħad/,
  • IPA(key): /waː.ħed/,
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥad) m (feminine واحدة (waḥde))

  1. one

Usage notes

  • As in Modern Standard Arabic, there is no indefinite article; the number “one” is already implied in nouns without the definite article ال (il). In order to stress that it's only “one”, واحد (wāḥad) is used as an adjective following the noun.

Adjective

واحد • (wāḥad) (feminine واحدة (waḥde))

  1. single

Noun

واحد • (wāḥad) m

  1. person, (after a number) people

Pronoun

واحد • (wāḥad)

  1. one
  2. someone, anyone
    Synonym: حدا (ḥada, “someone, anyone”)

Urdu

Urdu numbers (edit)
10
۱
1 		2  → , , 10  → 
    Cardinal: ایک (ek)
    Ordinal: پَہْلا (pahlā), اَوَّل (avval)
    Multiplier: اِکْلَوتا (iklautā), واحِد (vāhid)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَاحِد (wāhid), from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَاحِد • (vāhid) (Hindi spelling वाहिद)

  1. single
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