عهد

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of time, duration, and memory, often linked to periods of rain or specific eras. It also extends to notions of responsibility, guarantees, and the act of remembering or being accustomed to something.

Derived headwords

عَهِدَverb

1.
to be accustomed toboth
To be familiar with or used to something over a period of time.
2.
to rememberboth
To recall or keep in memory.
3.
to guaranteeclassical
To take responsibility for or ensure something.

عَهْدَةnoun

1.
responsibilityboth
A duty, obligation, or burden that one is responsible for.
2.
guaranteeclassical
A formal promise or assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially regarding the condition of a sold item.
3.
rainclassical
Rainfall, particularly a specific type of rain that affects certain areas.

مَعْهُودَةadjective

1.
wateredclassical
Describing land that has been watered, especially by rain.
2.
familiarboth
Known or recognized through experience.

تعهيدnoun

1.
being rained uponclassical
The act or state of being rained upon, especially in a scattered manner.

مِنْفَضَةadjective

1.
scattered rainclassical
Describing rain that falls on some parts of the land and misses others.

تَنْفِيضًاnoun

1.
scattering of rainclassical
The act of rain falling in a scattered pattern, affecting some areas and not others.

العُهُودnoun

1.
timeclassical
A period of time, an era, or a specific duration.
2.
rainy seasonclassical
A time characterized by rain, often implying good weather due to less dust.

الملسىnoun

1.
escapeclassical
An act of escaping or disappearing stealthily, often to avoid responsibility.
2.
evasion of responsibilityclassical
Avoiding accountability, especially concerning defects or claims on a sold item.

عَهْدَكverb

1.
when did you knowclassical
A rhetorical question asking about the last time one experienced or knew something, implying it was long ago.

عَهْدِيnoun

1.
my memoryclassical
My recollection or the time I remember.

مَقْنُوءَةadjective

1.
hidden from the sunclassical
Describing something that is not exposed to sunlight, implying it is concealed or protected.

الزَّمَانnoun

1.
timeboth
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events.

عَهِيدَةadjective

1.
ancientclassical
Describing a place that is very old and has existed for a long time.

عَهَادَةname

1.
Banu 'Ahadaclassical
A tribe or lineage of Arabs.

Parallel reading

وعهدت الروضة: سقتها العهدة

And the meadow was rained upon: the 'uhda (rain) watered it.

فهي معهودة.

And it is watered (with rain).

وأرض معهودة إذا عمها المطر.

And a watered land if the rain covers it.

والأرض المعهدة تعهيدا: التي تصيبها النفضة من المطر، والنفضة المطرة تصيب القطعة من الأرض وتخطئ القطعة.

And the land that is rained upon (ta'hid) is that which is struck by a scattered rain, and the scattered rain is rain that strikes a piece of land and misses another piece.

يقال: أرض منفضة تنفيضا؛

It is said: a land struck by scattered rain (munfada) with scattering (tanfid).

عام العهود

The year of 'uhud (time/rain).

مطر العهود أحسن ما يكون لقلة غبار الآفاق؛

Rain of the 'uhud (time/rain) is the best it can be due to the scarcity of dust in the horizons;

قيل: عام العهود عام قلة الأمطار.

It was said: the year of 'uhud (time/rain) is a year of little rain.

الملسى لا عهدة له

The one who escapes has no responsibility.

والملسى: ذهاب في خفية، وهو نعت لفعلته، والملسى مؤنثة،

And al-malsā: is a stealthy departure, it is an adjective for his action, and al-malsā is feminine,

معناه أنه خرج من الأمر سالما فانقضى عنه لا له ولا عليه؛

Its meaning is that he got out of the affair safely and it passed from him, neither for him nor against him;

وقيل: الملسى أن يبيع الرجل سلعة يكون قد سرقها فيملس ويغيب بعد قبض الثمن، وإن استحقت في يدي المشتري لم يتهيأ له أن يبيع البائع بضمان عهدتها لأنه املس هاربا،

And it was said: al-malsā is when a man sells an item he has stolen, then he escapes and disappears after receiving the price, and if it is reclaimed from the buyer's hand, the seller cannot be sued for its guarantee ('uhdatiha) because he has escaped and fled,

وعهدتها أن يبيعها وبها عيب أو فيها استحقاق لمالكها.

And its guarantee ('uhdatiha) is that he sells it with a defect or with a claim by its owner.

تقول: أبيعك الملسى لا عهدة أي تنملس وتنفلت فلا ترجع إلي.

You say: I sell you the al-malsā with no 'uhda, meaning you will escape and slip away and not return to me.

متى عهدك بأسفل فيك؟

When was your last memory of the lower part of your mouth?

وذلك إذا سألته عن أمر قديم لا عهد له به؛

And that is when you ask him about an old matter he has no memory of;

ومثله: عهدك بالفاليات قديم؛

And like it: your memory of al-Faliyat is old;

يضرب مثلا للأمر الذي قد فات ولا يطمع فيه؛

It is used as an example for a matter that has passed and is not to be hoped for;

وهيهات طار غرابها بجرادتك؛

Alas, its raven flew away with your locust;

وأنشد: وعهدي بعهد الفاليات قديم

And he recited: And my memory of the time of al-Faliyat is old

وأنشد أبو الهيثم: وإني لأطوي السر في مضمر الحشا، ... كمون الثرى في عهدة ما يريمها

And Abu al-Haytham recited: And indeed I conceal the secret in my innermost heart, ... like the hiddenness of the soil in a 'uhda (place) that the soil does not leave.

أراد بالعهدة مقنوءة لا تطلع عليها الشمس فلا يريمها الثرى.

He meant by 'uhda a hidden place not exposed to the sun, so the soil does not leave it.

والعهد: الزمان.

And al-'ahd: is time.

وقرية عهيدة أي قديمة أتى عليها عهد طويل.

And a village 'ahida, meaning ancient, a long time has passed over it.

وبنو عهادة: بطين من العرب.

And Banu 'Ahada: a tribe of Arabs.