أحد

See also: احد, أخذ, أجد, اخذ, and آخذ

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ʔa.ħad/
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Noun edit

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

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
(with a following genitive) one of

Declension edit

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
Dual	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 edit

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

Sunday

Declension edit

Declension of noun أَحَد (ʔaḥad)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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 edit

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad) m

(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 edit

أَحَد • (ʔaḥad)

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 edit

أَحَدِيّ (ʔaḥadiyy)
أَحَدِيَّة (ʔaḥadiyya)

Related terms edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ح د د (ḥ-d-d)

Elative of حَادّ (ḥādd, “sharp, vehement”) and حَدّ (ḥadd, “violent, passionate”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʔa.ħadd/

Adjective edit

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

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
elative degree of حَدّ (ḥadd):
1. more violent, more passionate; most violent, most passionate; very violent, very passionate
fierce
(wolf) with sharp teeth

Declension edit

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
Dual	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 edit

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Proper noun edit

أُحُد • (ʔuḥud) m

a mountain north of Medina, Saudi Arabia

Declension edit

Declension of noun أُحُد (ʔuḥud)

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