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وكد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of strengthening, confirming, or making something firm and certain. It extends to the idea of intention or purpose, and also includes a specific term for a rope used in animal husbandry.

Derived headwords

وَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    he confirmed the thing, and 'akkadahu' has the same meaningboth

    he confirmed the thing, and 'akkadahu' has the same meaning

تَوْكِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    confirmationboth

    The act of confirming, strengthening, or assuring something. It is the verbal noun of 'أَكَّدَ'.

  2. 2.
    emphasismodern

    The act of emphasizing or stressing a point.

أَكَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    he confirmed the thingboth

    he confirmed the thing

إِيكَادnoun
  1. 1.
    strengtheningclassical

    The act of making something firm or strong. It is the verbal noun of 'أَوْكَدَ' and 'آكَدَ'.

أَوْكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to strengthenclassical

    To make something firm or strong, similar to 'أَكَّدَ'.

آكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    he confirmed the thingboth

    he confirmed the thing

تَأَكَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confirmedboth

    To become certain, verified, or established.

  2. 2.
    to make suremodern

    To ascertain something for oneself.

تَوَكَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confirmedclassical

    To become firm or certain, synonymous with 'تَأَكَّدَ'.

الْوِكَادnoun
  1. 1.
    rope for cowsclassical

    A rope used to tie cows, particularly around their hindquarters during milking.

Parallel reading

وكدت العهد والسرج توكيدا
I strengthened the covenant and the saddle with confirmation.
وأكدته تأكيدا بمعنى
And I confirmed it with confirmation, meaning.
وبالأفصح
And with the more eloquent (form).
وكذلك أوكده وآكده إيكادا فيهما، أي شده
And likewise, 'أَوْكَدَهُ' and 'آكَدَهُ' mean to strengthen them, meaning to make them firm.
وتوكد الأمر وتأكد، بمعنى
And the matter became firm ('تَوَكَّدَ') and confirmed ('تَأَكَّدَ'), meaning the same.
وقولهم: وكد وكده
And their saying: 'وَكَدَ وَكَدَهُ'
أي قصد قصده
Means he intended his intention.
والوكاد: حبل يشد به البقر عند الحلب
And 'الْوِكَاد': a rope by which cows are tied during milking.