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عهد

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'ahd relates to agreements, covenants, and commitments. It encompasses promises, trusts, oaths, and the act of entrusting or making a pact. It also extends to concepts of remembrance, familiarity, and the passage of time, as well as periods of rain and specific locations.

Derived headwords

العَهْدnoun
  1. 1.
    covenant, pactboth

    A solemn agreement, promise, or treaty, often involving an oath or commitment.

  2. 2.
    testament, willclassical

    An instruction or bequest, often given as a directive or command.

  3. 3.
    trust, pledgeboth

    Something entrusted to one's care or a solemn promise made.

  4. 4.
    security, guaranteeclassical

    Assurance or protection given to someone.

  5. 5.
    familiarity, acquaintanceboth

    The state of knowing or recognizing someone or something.

  6. 6.
    place, dwellingclassical

    A familiar location or dwelling place.

  7. 7.
    first rainclassical

    The initial rainfall of a season, particularly the 'wasmi' rain.

  8. 8.
    time, periodclassical

    A specific duration or epoch.

  9. 9.
    loyalty, faithfulnessboth

    The act of fulfilling promises and commitments.

  10. 10.
    monotheismclassical

    The act of affirming the oneness of God.

عَهِدَverb
  1. 1.
    to entrust, to commandboth

    To give a charge, instruction, or command to someone.

  2. 2.
    to make a pact, to covenantboth

    To enter into a solemn agreement or covenant with someone.

  3. 3.
    to know, to recognizeboth

    To be familiar with or to have knowledge of someone or something.

  4. 4.
    to rain uponclassical

    For rain to fall upon a place.

عَاهَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a pact withboth

    To enter into a covenant or agreement with someone.

المُعَاهَدnoun
  1. 1.
    covenanteeclassical

    One with whom a covenant or pact has been made.

  2. 2.
    protected personclassical

    A non-Muslim living under Islamic rule with a covenant of protection (dhimmi).

العُهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    responsibility, chargeboth

    A duty, obligation, or responsibility entrusted to someone.

  2. 2.
    contract, deedclassical

    A written agreement, such as a contract of sale or an oath.

  3. 3.
    defect, flawclassical

    A weakness or imperfection, especially in goods or character.

  4. 4.
    return, recourseclassical

    The right to return something or have recourse, especially in a sale.

  5. 5.
    rain after rainclassical

    Subsequent rainfall that follows an initial shower.

مَعْهُودadjective
  1. 1.
    familiar, knownboth

    Well-known, recognized, or accustomed to.

  2. 2.
    rained uponclassical

    Having been watered by rain.

تَعَهَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to look after, to tendboth

    To take care of, maintain, or look after something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to renew acquaintanceboth

    To re-establish contact or familiarity with someone.

  3. 3.
    to inspect, to checkboth

    To examine or verify something.

تَعَاهَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a pact with each otherclassical

    To mutually enter into an agreement or covenant.

اعْتَهَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to look after, to tendclassical

    To take care of, maintain, or look after something or someone.

العَهْدَانnoun
  1. 1.
    time, periodclassical

    A specific duration or epoch.

العَهِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    covenanteeclassical

    One with whom a covenant or pact has been made.

  2. 2.
    old, ancientclassical

    Something that has existed for a long time.

العُهَيْدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    guarantee, suretyclassical

    A pledge or assurance given for something.

العُهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    book of oathclassical

    A written document recording an oath.

  2. 2.
    book of purchaseclassical

    A written document recording a sale.

استَعْهَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a condition, to stipulateclassical

    To impose a condition or stipulation upon someone.

  2. 2.
    to guarantee, to vouch forclassical

    To take responsibility for someone or something.

العَهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness in writingclassical

    Poor quality or lack of clarity in handwriting.

  2. 2.
    weakness in intellectclassical

    Lack of sound judgment or mental acuity.

العَهْدِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to covenantclassical

    Pertaining to a covenant, pact, or agreement.

العُهَادnoun
  1. 1.
    spring rainsclassical

    The rains of spring, especially after the 'wasmi' season.

  2. 2.
    locations of rainclassical

    Places where the early spring rain has fallen.

العَهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    return periodclassical

    A specified period during which a buyer can return an item, especially a slave, due to defects.

العَهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    defect, flawclassical

    A defect or flaw that was present at the time of sale, for which the seller may be responsible.

العَهْدِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    one who loves leadershipclassical

    Someone who desires positions of authority and responsibility.

Parallel reading

ألم أعهد إليكم يبنىءادم
Did I not make a covenant with you, O children of Adam?
وعهدنآ إلى إبراهيم وإسماعيل
And We covenanted to Abraham and Ishmael
علي عهد الله وميثاقه لأفعلن كذا
I have the covenant of God and His pledge that I will do such-and-such.
وأوفوا بعهد الله إذا عاهدتم
And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have covenanted.
إن حسن العهد من الإيمان
Indeed, good adherence to covenants is from faith.
لا ينال عهدي الظالمين
My covenant does not extend to the wrongdoers.
لا يقتل مؤمن بكافر، ولا ذو عهد في عهده
A believer shall not be killed for an unbeliever, nor shall a person under covenant be killed for his covenant.
عهدي به بموضع كذا
My acquaintance with him was in such-and-such a place.
فليس كعهد الدار يا أم مالك
It is not like the familiarity with the dwelling, O Umm Malik.
ولا يسأل عما عهد
And he does not ask about what he used to know.
هل تعرف العهد المحيل رسمه
Do you recognize the familiar dwelling whose traces have changed?
وما وجدنا لاكثرهم من عهد
And We found not in most of them any faithfulness.
وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعته
And I am upon Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able.
وتركت عهيدى
And you left my guarantee.
تعهده وتعاهده واعتهده
To look after him, and to renew acquaintance with him, and to inspect him.
عهدة الرقيق ثلاثة أيام
The return period for slaves is three days.
برئت إليك من عهدة هذا العبد
I absolve myself to you from any defect of this slave.
وما استعهد الأقوام من ذي ختونة
And people did not stipulate from a man of ill repute.
أنا أعهدك من هذا الأمر
I guarantee you from this matter.
الملسى لا عهدة له
The one who escapes has no liability.