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فاد

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the acquisition, loss, or stabilization of something, often wealth or knowledge. It also extends to meanings of boasting, specific actions related to food preparation, and names for places, animals, and natural features.

Derived headwords

فَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to boastclassical

    To walk with a swagger or boastful gait.

  2. 2.
    to dieclassical

    To pass away or cease to exist.

  3. 3.
    to stabilize or disappear (wealth)classical

    Wealth may either become stable and established or vanish and be lost.

  4. 4.
    to prepare (saffron)classical

    To prepare or process saffron.

  5. 5.
    to avoidclassical

    To shy away from something or move aside from it.

فَائِدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    benefit, gainmodern

    Something gained or acquired, especially in terms of knowledge or wealth.

  2. 2.
    profitmodern

    The advantage or profit obtained from something.

الفِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    prepared saffronclassical

    Saffron that has been processed or prepared.

  2. 2.
    hair on a horse's lipclassical

    The hair growing on the upper lip or muzzle of a horse.

  3. 3.
    a castleclassical

    A specific castle or fortress, named Fid, located near Mecca.

تُفِيدُverb
  1. 1.
    to acquiremodern

    To obtain or acquire something, especially wealth.

  2. 2.
    to giveclassical

    To give or bestow something, often wealth.

يَتَفَايَدَانverb
  1. 1.
    to exchange wealthclassical

    Two people mutually giving and receiving wealth from each other.

الفَيَّادnoun
  1. 1.
    male owlclassical

    The male of the owl species.

  2. 2.
    boasterclassical

    One who walks with a boastful or swaggering gait.

  3. 3.
    one who hoards and eatsclassical

    Someone who gathers whatever they can and consumes it.

فَيَدname
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A specific mountain named Fayd.

فَيَدplace
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a village or settlement.

فَيَدplace
  1. 1.
    a castle nameclassical

    A castle named Fid, associated with a person named 'Fulan'.

فَيَدplace
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a settlement or area.

فَيَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a settlement or area.

تَفْيِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    divination by owl's soundclassical

    A form of divination or omen-reading based on the sound made by an owl.

أَفَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquiremodern

    To gain or acquire something, especially wealth.

  2. 2.
    to giveclassical

    To give or bestow something, often wealth.

فَوَائِدnoun
  1. 1.
    benefits, gainsmodern

    Plural of 'fa'idah', referring to multiple benefits, gains, or profits.

Parallel reading

فاد يفيد: تبختر
Fāda yufīdu: to swagger.
ومات
and to die.
وال مال: ثبت أو ذهب
And wealth: it stabilized or it went away.
والزعفران: دافه
And saffron: he prepared it.
وحذر شيئا فعدل عنه جانبا
And he was wary of something, so he moved aside from it.
والفائدة: حصلت
And the benefit: it was obtained.
والفيد: الزعفران المدوف
And al-Fīd: the prepared saffron.
والشعر على جحفلة الفرس
And the hair on the horse's lip.
وقلعة بطريق مكة تسمى بفيد بن فلان
And a castle of the Byzantine ruler near Mecca is called Fid bin Fulan.
وأن تفيد بيدك الملة عن الخبزة
And to push the hot coals with your hand away from the bread.
والفياد: ذكر البوم
And al-Fayyād: the male owl.
والمتبختر
And the one who walks boastfully.
والذي يلف ما قدر عليه فيأكله
And he who gathers what he can and eats it.
والفائدة: ما استفدت من علم أو مال
And the benefit: what you gained from knowledge or wealth.
وفيد تفييدا: تطير من صوت الفياد
And Fayd tūfīdan: to take an omen from the sound of the owl.
وأفدت المال: استفدته، وأعطيته، ضد
And I acquired wealth: I gained it, and I gave it, the opposite.
وهما يتفايدان بالمال: يفيد كل صاحبه
And they are exchanging wealth: each one gives to his companion.
ولا تقل: يتفاودان
And do not say: yatafāwadān.