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ءكد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to confirming, strengthening, or making something firm and solid. It is often used in the context of agreements, contracts, and ensuring the validity or certainty of something.

Derived headwords

أَكَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to confirmboth

    To make something certain, valid, or strong; to affirm or corroborate.

  2. 2.
    to strengthenclassical

    To reinforce or make something more solid or durable.

تَأْكِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    confirmationboth

    The act of confirming or the state of being confirmed; affirmation or corroboration.

  2. 2.
    emphasisboth

    The act of giving special importance or prominence to something.

  3. 3.
    strengtheningclassical

    The act of making something stronger or more solid.

وكدهverb
  1. 1.
    to make firmclassical

    To make something firm, solid, or strong; to establish securely.

وكدnoun
  1. 1.
    firmnessclassical

    The quality of being firm, solid, or strong; certainty or reliability.

دستverb
  1. 1.
    to grindclassical

    To crush or grind something, such as grain, into powder or small pieces.

درستverb
  1. 1.
    to grindclassical

    To grind or pulverize something, similar to 'dasta'.

Parallel reading

أكد العهد والعقد: لغة في وكده
To confirm the covenant and the contract: a dialectal variant of 'wakadahu'.
وقيل: هو بدل
And it is said: it is a substitute.
والتأكيد لغة في التوكيد
And 'ta'kid' is a dialectal variant of 'tawkid'.
وقد أكدت الشيء ووكدته
And you have confirmed a thing and made it firm.
دست الحنطة ودرستها وأكدتها
I ground the wheat, and I pulverized it, and I confirmed it.