أحد

See also: احد‎, أخذ‎, أجد‎, اخذ‎, and آخذ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء ح د‎ (ʔ-ḥ-d), related to the root و ح د‎ (w-ḥ-d) of وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid, “one”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-. Cognate with Hebrew אֶחָד‎ (ekhád, “one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.ħad/

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Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m (plural آحَاد‎ (ʔāḥād), feminine إِحْدَى‎ (ʔiḥdā))

2. one

   ‏أَحَدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ‎‎ ― ʾaḥadun wa-ʿišrūna ― twenty-one (literally, “one and twenty”)

   ‏إِحْدَى وَعِشْرُونَ‎‎ ― ʾiḥdā wa-ʿišrūna ― twenty-one (literally, “one and twenty”)

   ‏أَحَدَ عَشَرَ‎‎ ― ʔaḥada ʕašara ― eleven

   ‏إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ‎‎ ― ʔiḥdā ʕašrata ― eleven

3. (with a following genitive) one of

Declension

Declension of numeral أَحَد (ʔaḥad)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحَد ʔaḥad	الْأَحَد‎ al-ʔaḥad	أَحَد ʔaḥad	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā	الْإِحْدَى‎ al-ʔiḥdā	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā
Nominative	أَحَدٌ ʔaḥadun	الْأَحَدُ‎ al-ʔaḥadu	أَحَدُ ʔaḥadu	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā	الْإِحْدَى‎ al-ʔiḥdā	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā
Accusative	أَحَدًا‎ ʔaḥadan	الْأَحَدَ‎ al-ʔaḥada	أَحَدَ ʔaḥada	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā	الْإِحْدَى‎ al-ʔiḥdā	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā
Genitive	أَحَدٍ ʔaḥadin	الْأَحَدِ‎ al-ʔaḥadi	أَحَدِ ʔaḥadi	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā	الْإِحْدَى‎ al-ʔiḥdā	إِحْدَى‎ ʔiḥdā
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحَدَيْن‎ ʔaḥadayn	الْأَحَدَيْن‎ al-ʔaḥadayn	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday	إِحْدَيَيْن‎ ʔiḥdayayn	الْإِحْدَيَيْن‎ al-ʔiḥdayayn	إِحْدَيَيْ‎ ʔiḥdayay
Nominative	أَحَدَانِ‎ ʔaḥadāni	الْأَحَدَانِ‎ al-ʔaḥadāni	أَحَدَا‎ ʔaḥadā	إِحْدَيَانِ‎ ʔiḥdayāni	الْإِحْدَيَانِ‎ al-ʔiḥdayāni	إِحْدَيَا‎ ʔiḥdayā
Accusative	أَحَدَيْنِ‎ ʔaḥadayni	الْأَحَدَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥadayni	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday	إِحْدَيَيْنِ‎ ʔiḥdayayni	الْإِحْدَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔiḥdayayni	إِحْدَيَيْ‎ ʔiḥdayay
Genitive	أَحَدَيْنِ‎ ʔaḥadayni	الْأَحَدَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥadayni	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday	إِحْدَيَيْنِ‎ ʔiḥdayayni	الْإِحْدَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔiḥdayayni	إِحْدَيَيْ‎ ʔiḥdayay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote			basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آحَاد‎ ʔāḥād	الْآحَاد‎ al-ʔāḥād	آحَاد‎ ʔāḥād	إِحَد‎‎; إِحْدَيَات‎ ʔiḥad‎; ʔiḥdayāt	الْإِحَد‎‎; الْإِحْدَيَات‎ al-ʔiḥad‎; al-ʔiḥdayāt	إِحَد‎‎; إِحْدَيَات‎ ʔiḥad‎; ʔiḥdayāt
Nominative	آحَادٌ‎ ʔāḥādun	الْآحَادُ‎ al-ʔāḥādu	آحَادُ‎ ʔāḥādu	إِحَدٌ‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتُ‎ ʔiḥadun‎; ʔiḥdayātu	الْإِحَدُ‎‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتُ‎ al-ʔiḥadu‎; al-ʔiḥdayātu	إِحَدُ‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتُ‎ ʔiḥadu‎; ʔiḥdayātu
Accusative	آحَادًا‎ ʔāḥādan	الْآحَادَ‎ al-ʔāḥāda	آحَادَ‎ ʔāḥāda	إِحَدًا‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ‎ ʔiḥadan‎; ʔiḥdayāta	الْإِحَدَ‎‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتَ‎ al-ʔiḥada‎; al-ʔiḥdayāta	إِحَدَ‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ‎ ʔiḥada‎; ʔiḥdayāta
Genitive	آحَادٍ‎ ʔāḥādin	الْآحَادِ‎ al-ʔāḥādi	آحَادِ‎ ʔāḥādi	إِحَدٍ‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتَ‎ ʔiḥadin‎; ʔiḥdayāta	الْإِحَدِ‎‎; الْإِحْدَيَاتِ‎ al-ʔiḥadi‎; al-ʔiḥdayāti	إِحَدِ‎‎; إِحْدَيَاتِ‎ ʔiḥadi‎; ʔiḥdayāti

Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m (plural آحَاد‎ (ʔāḥād) or أُحْدَان‎ (ʔuḥdān))

2. Sunday

Declension

Declension of noun أَحَد (ʔaḥad)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحَد ʔaḥad	الْأَحَد‎ al-ʔaḥad	أَحَد ʔaḥad
Nominative	أَحَدٌ ʔaḥadun	الْأَحَدُ‎ al-ʔaḥadu	أَحَدُ ʔaḥadu
Accusative	أَحَدًا‎ ʔaḥadan	الْأَحَدَ‎ al-ʔaḥada	أَحَدَ ʔaḥada
Genitive	أَحَدٍ ʔaḥadin	الْأَحَدِ‎ al-ʔaḥadi	أَحَدِ ʔaḥadi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحَدَيْن‎ ʔaḥadayn	الْأَحَدَيْن‎ al-ʔaḥadayn	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday
Nominative	أَحَدَانِ‎ ʔaḥadāni	الْأَحَدَانِ‎ al-ʔaḥadāni	أَحَدَا‎ ʔaḥadā
Accusative	أَحَدَيْنِ‎ ʔaḥadayni	الْأَحَدَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥadayni	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday
Genitive	أَحَدَيْنِ‎ ʔaḥadayni	الْأَحَدَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥadayni	أَحَدَيْ‎ ʔaḥaday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آحَاد‎‎; أُحْدَان‎ ʔāḥād‎; ʔuḥdān	الْآحَاد‎‎; الْأُحْدَان‎ al-ʔāḥād‎; al-ʔuḥdān	آحَاد‎‎; أُحْدَان‎ ʔāḥād‎; ʔuḥdān
Nominative	آحَادٌ‎‎; أُحْدَانٌ‎ ʔāḥādun‎; ʔuḥdānun	الْآحَادُ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانُ‎ al-ʔāḥādu‎; al-ʔuḥdānu	آحَادُ‎‎; أُحْدَانُ‎ ʔāḥādu‎; ʔuḥdānu
Accusative	آحَادًا‎‎; أُحْدَانًا‎ ʔāḥādan‎; ʔuḥdānan	الْآحَادَ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانَ‎ al-ʔāḥāda‎; al-ʔuḥdāna	آحَادَ‎‎; أُحْدَانَ‎ ʔāḥāda‎; ʔuḥdāna
Genitive	آحَادٍ‎‎; أُحْدَانٍ‎ ʔāḥādin‎; ʔuḥdānin	الْآحَادِ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانِ‎ al-ʔāḥādi‎; al-ʔuḥdāni	آحَادِ‎‎; أُحْدَانِ‎ ʔāḥādi‎; ʔuḥdāni

Noun

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m

1. (chiefly in the negative) a person; somebody, someone; anybody, anyone
   • 7th century, The Quran

     ‏قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّٰهُ أَحَدٌ / ٱللَّٰهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ / لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ / وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ‎‎

     qul huwa llāhu ʔaḥadun / llāhu ṣ-ṣamadu / lam yalid walam yūlad / walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʔaḥadun

     Say: He, Allah, is one. / Allah is He on Whom all depend. / He begets not, nor is He begotten; / And not anyone is like Him.

Adjective

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad)

1. one
   • 7th century CE, The Quran‎^[1]:

     ‏قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّٰهُ أَحَدٌ / ٱللَّٰهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ / لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ / وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ‎

     qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun / llāhu ṣ-ṣamadu / lam yalid wa-lam yūlad / wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan ʾaḥadun

     Say: He, Allah, is one. / Allah is He on Whom all depend. / He begets not, nor is He begotten; / And not anyone is like Him.

Derived terms

• أَحَدِيّ‎ (ʔaḥadiyy)
• أَحَدِيَّة‎ (ʔaḥadiyya)

Related terms

• أُحَدِيّ‎ (ʔuḥadiyy)
• آحَاد‎ (ʔāḥād)
  • آحَادِيّ‎ (ʔāḥādiyy)
• أَحَّدَ‎ (ʔaḥḥada, “unite, unify”)

Etymology 2

Elative of حَادّ‎ (ḥādd, “sharp, vehement”) and حَدّ‎ (ḥadd, “violent, passionate”), from the root ح د د‎ (ḥ-d-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.ħadd/

Adjective

أَحَدّ • (ʔaḥadd) (feminine حُدَّى‎ (ḥuddā), masculine plural أَحَدُّون‎ (ʔaḥaddūn), feminine plural حُدَّيَات‎ (ḥuddayāt))

1. elative degree of حَادّ‎ (ḥādd):
   1. more acute, sharper, more cutting; most acute, sharpest, most cutting; very acute, sharp or cutting
   2. more vehement; most vehement; very vehement
2. elative degree of حَدّ‎ (ḥadd):
   1. more violent, more passionate; most violent, most passionate; very violent, very passionate
3. fierce
4. (wolf) with sharp teeth

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحَدّ (ʔaḥadd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحَدّ ʔaḥadd	الْأَحَدّ‎ al-ʔaḥadd	حُدّى‎ ḥuddā	الْحُدّى‎ al-ḥuddā
Nominative	أَحَدُّ ʔaḥaddu	الْأَحَدُّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddu	حُدّى‎ ḥuddā	الْحُدّى‎ al-ḥuddā
Accusative	أَحَدَّ ʔaḥadda	الْأَحَدَّ‎ al-ʔaḥadda	حُدّى‎ ḥuddā	الْحُدّى‎ al-ḥuddā
Genitive	أَحَدَّ ʔaḥadda	الْأَحَدِّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddi	حُدّى‎ ḥuddā	الْحُدّى‎ al-ḥuddā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحَدَّيْن‎ ʔaḥaddayn	الْأَحَدَّيْن‎ al-ʔaḥaddayn	حُدَّيَيْن‎ ḥuddayayn	الْحُدَّيَيْن‎ al-ḥuddayayn
Nominative	أَحَدَّانِ‎ ʔaḥaddāni	الْأَحَدَّانِ‎ al-ʔaḥaddāni	حُدَّيَانِ‎ ḥuddayāni	الْحُدَّيَانِ‎ al-ḥuddayāni
Accusative	أَحَدَّيْنِ‎ ʔaḥaddayni	الْأَحَدَّيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥaddayni	حُدَّيَيْنِ‎ ḥuddayayni	الْحُدَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥuddayayni
Genitive	أَحَدَّيْنِ‎ ʔaḥaddayni	الْأَحَدَّيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḥaddayni	حُدَّيَيْنِ‎ ḥuddayayni	الْحُدَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥuddayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحَدِّين‎‎; أَحَادّ‎ ʔaḥaddīn‎; ʔaḥādd	الْأَحَدِّين‎‎; الْأَحَادّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddīn‎; al-ʔaḥādd	حُدَّيَات‎ ḥuddayāt	الْحُدَّيَات‎ al-ḥuddayāt
Nominative	أَحَدُّونَ‎‎; أَحَادُّ‎ ʔaḥaddūna‎; ʔaḥāddu	الْأَحَدُّونَ‎‎; الْأَحَادُّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddūna‎; al-ʔaḥāddu	حُدَّيَاتٌ‎ ḥuddayātun	الْحُدَّيَاتُ‎ al-ḥuddayātu
Accusative	أَحَدِّينَ‎‎; أَحَادَّ‎ ʔaḥaddīna‎; ʔaḥādda	الْأَحَدِّينَ‎‎; الْأَحَادَّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddīna‎; al-ʔaḥādda	حُدَّيَاتٍ‎ ḥuddayātin	الْحُدَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḥuddayāti
Genitive	أَحَدِّينَ‎‎; أَحَادَّ‎ ʔaḥaddīna‎; ʔaḥādda	الْأَحَدِّينَ‎‎; الْأَحَادِّ‎ al-ʔaḥaddīna‎; al-ʔaḥāddi	حُدَّيَاتٍ‎ ḥuddayātin	الْحُدَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḥuddayāti

Etymology 3

Proper noun

أُحُد • (ʔuḥud) m

1. a mountain north of Medina, Saudi Arabia

Declension

Declension of noun أُحُد (ʔuḥud)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أُحُد ʔuḥud	—
Nominative	—	أُحُدٌ ʔuḥudun	—
Accusative	—	أُحُدًا‎ ʔuḥudan	—
Genitive	—	أُحُدٍ ʔuḥudin	—

Etymology 4

Verb

أَحَدُّ • (ʔaḥaddu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحَدَّ • (ʔaḥadda) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحَدِّ • (ʔaḥaddi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدُّ • (ʔaḥiddu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدَّ • (ʔaḥidda) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحِدِّ • (ʔaḥiddi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدُّ • (ʔaḥuddu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدَّ • (ʔaḥudda) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أَحُدِّ • (ʔaḥuddi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدُّ • (ʔuḥaddu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدَّ • (ʔuḥadda) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)
2. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Verb

أُحَدِّ • (ʔuḥaddi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَدَّ‎ (ḥadda)

Etymology 5

Verb

أَحِدُ • (ʔaḥidu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحَدَ‎ (waḥada)
2. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحِدَ‎ (waḥida)
3. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَحُدَ‎ (waḥuda)

Verb

أَحِدَ • (ʔaḥida) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحَدَ‎ (waḥada)
2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحِدَ‎ (waḥida)
3. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَحُدَ‎ (waḥuda)

Verb

أَحِدْ • (ʔaḥid) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحَدَ‎ (waḥada)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحِدَ‎ (waḥida)
3. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَحُدَ‎ (waḥuda)