زَادَ (zaāda)to increase

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb زَادَ (zaāda) — “to increase”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): زَادَ يَزِيدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
زَادَ zaādaيَزِيدُ yazīduزِدْ zidزِيَادَةٌ ziyaādaaun

Conjugation (2): زادَ يَزِيدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
زادَ zādaيَزِيدُ yazīduزِدْ zidاِزْدِياد aizdīād

Conjugation (3): زَادَ يَزْدَادُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
زَادَ zaādaيَزْدَادُ yazdaāduاِزْدَدْ aizdadاِزْدِيَاد aizdiyaād

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to increase

    • زَادَ الطَّعَامُ فِي المَطْعَمِ.The food increased at the restaurant.
    • أَلَمْ يَزِدْ سِعْرُ البِطَاقَةِ عَنِ المَبْلَغِ المُحَدَّدِ؟Didn't the ticket price increase beyond the specified amount?
    • زَادَ الشَّرُّ فِي الأَرْضِ بِسَبَبِ الجَهْلِ وَالظُّلْمِ.Evil increased on earth because of ignorance and injustice.
  2. 2. to exceed

    • زَادَ عَدَدُ الحُضُورِ عَنِ المُتَوَقَّعِ.The number of attendees exceeded the expectation.
    • قَدْ يَزِيدُ هَذَا المَبْلَغُ عَنِ المِئَةِ دُولَارٍ.This amount might exceed one hundred dollars.
    • هَلْ زَادَ سِعْرُ البِطَاقَةِ عَنِ المُعْلَنِ؟Did the ticket price exceed the advertised one?
  3. 3. to add

    • زَادَ الطَّبَّاخُ الْمِلْحَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ.The cook added salt to the food.
    • يَزِيدُ الْمُعَلِّمُ شَرْحًا إِضَافِيًّا لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher adds additional explanation for the students.
    • هَلْ تَزِيدُ السُّكَّرَ فِي قَهْوَتِكَ؟Do you add sugar to your coffee?
  4. 4. to increase / add

    • زَادَ السِّعْرُ.The price increased.
    • زَادَ الطَّبِيبُ جُرْعَةَ الدَّوَاءِ لِلْمَرِيضِ.The doctor increased the patient's medication dosage.
    • لَمْ يَزِدِ الطَّعَامُ عَنْ حَاجَتِنَا.The food did not increase beyond our needs.
  5. 5. to increase, exceed

    • زَادَ الطَّعَامُ فِي المَطْعَمِ.The food increased at the restaurant.
    • أَلَمْ يَزِدْ سِعْرُ البِطَاقَةِ عَنِ المَبْلَغِ المُحَدَّدِ؟Didn't the ticket price increase beyond the specified amount?
    • زَادَ الشَّرُّ فِي الأَرْضِ بِسَبَبِ الجَهْلِ وَالظُّلْمِ.Evil increased on earth because of ignorance and injustice.
  6. 6. to increase, to add

    • زَادَ سِعْرُ البِتْرُولِ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ.The price of oil increased this month.
    • يَزِيدُ المَطَرُ مِنْ خُصُوبَةِ الأَرْضِ.Rain increases the fertility of the land.
    • هَلْ زَادَ وَزْنُكَ بَعْدَ العُطْلَةِ؟Did your weight increase after the holiday?
  7. 7. to add, increase

    • زَادَ الْوَلَدُ السُّكَّرَ فِي الشَّايِ.The boy added sugar to the tea.
    • زَادَتْ سُرْعَةُ السَّيَّارَةِ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ السَّرِيعِ.The car's speed increased on the highway.
    • لَمْ يَزِدِ الْمُعَلِّمُ شَيْئًا عَلَى كَلَامِ الْمُدِيرِ.The teacher did not add anything to the principal's words.
  8. 8. to add, to increase

    • زَادَ الْمُعَلِّمُ شَرْحًا إِضَافِيًّا لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher added additional explanation for the students.
    • يَزِيدُ الْمَطَرُ مِنْ خُصُوبَةِ الْأَرْضِ.Rain increases the fertility of the land.
    • هَلْ زِدْتَ السُّكَّرَ فِي الشَّايِ؟Did you add sugar to the tea?

Meet زَادَ in real books: every page in the library renders its verbs with this same table, plus line-by-line English and flashcards.

Open the library →Learn Arabic by reading