أكد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء ك د (ʔ-k-d)

Verb

أَكَّدَ • (ʔakkada) II, non-past يُؤَكِّدُ‎ (yuʔakkidu)

1. to assure someone of (إِلَى (ʔilā) something)
2. to confirm, to corroborate (a view, report, fact, etc.)
3. to confirm, ratify (an agreement, engagement, etc.)
4. to say (with certainty), to state as true, to assert
5. to affirm, to maintain (a belief, idea, etc.)
6. to emphasize, to stress (عَلَى (ʕalā) something, أَنَّ (ʔanna) that ...)
7. to bind firmly (a horse's or camel's saddle)

Usage notes

According to Lane, the more correct verb to use in place of this one is وَكَّدَ (wakkada), with similar meanings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَكَّدَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَأْكِيد taʔkīd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُؤَكِّد muʔakkid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُؤَكَّد muʔakkad
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَكَّدْتُ ʔakkadtu	أَكَّدْتَ ʔakkadta	أَكَّدَ ʔakkada		أَكَّدْتُمَا ʔakkadtumā	أَكَّدَا ʔakkadā		أَكَّدْنَا ʔakkadnā	أَكَّدْتُمْ ʔakkadtum	أَكَّدُوا ʔakkadū
	f		أَكَّدْتِ ʔakkadti	أَكَّدَتْ ʔakkadat			أَكَّدَتَا ʔakkadatā			أَكَّدْتُنَّ ʔakkadtunna	أَكَّدْنَ ʔakkadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَكِّدُ ʔuʔakkidu	تُؤَكِّدُ tuʔakkidu	يُؤَكِّدُ yuʔakkidu		تُؤَكِّدَانِ tuʔakkidāni	يُؤَكِّدَانِ yuʔakkidāni		نُؤَكِّدُ nuʔakkidu	تُؤَكِّدُونَ tuʔakkidūna	يُؤَكِّدُونَ yuʔakkidūna
	f		تُؤَكِّدِينَ tuʔakkidīna	تُؤَكِّدُ tuʔakkidu			تُؤَكِّدَانِ tuʔakkidāni			تُؤَكِّدْنَ tuʔakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ yuʔakkidna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَكِّدَ ʔuʔakkida	تُؤَكِّدَ tuʔakkida	يُؤَكِّدَ yuʔakkida		تُؤَكِّدَا tuʔakkidā	يُؤَكِّدَا yuʔakkidā		نُؤَكِّدَ nuʔakkida	تُؤَكِّدُوا tuʔakkidū	يُؤَكِّدُوا yuʔakkidū
	f		تُؤَكِّدِي tuʔakkidī	تُؤَكِّدَ tuʔakkida			تُؤَكِّدَا tuʔakkidā			تُؤَكِّدْنَ tuʔakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ yuʔakkidna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَكِّدْ ʔuʔakkid	تُؤَكِّدْ tuʔakkid	يُؤَكِّدْ yuʔakkid		تُؤَكِّدَا tuʔakkidā	يُؤَكِّدَا yuʔakkidā		نُؤَكِّدْ nuʔakkid	تُؤَكِّدُوا tuʔakkidū	يُؤَكِّدُوا yuʔakkidū
	f		تُؤَكِّدِي tuʔakkidī	تُؤَكِّدْ tuʔakkid			تُؤَكِّدَا tuʔakkidā			تُؤَكِّدْنَ tuʔakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ yuʔakkidna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَكِّدْ ʔakkid			أَكِّدَا ʔakkidā				أَكِّدُوا ʔakkidū
	f		أَكِّدِي ʔakkidī							أَكِّدْنَ ʔakkidna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُكِّدْتُ ʔukkidtu	أُكِّدْتَ ʔukkidta	أُكِّدَ ʔukkida		أُكِّدْتُمَا ʔukkidtumā	أُكِّدَا ʔukkidā		أُكِّدْنَا ʔukkidnā	أُكِّدْتُمْ ʔukkidtum	أُكِّدُوا ʔukkidū
	f		أُكِّدْتِ ʔukkidti	أُكِّدَتْ ʔukkidat			أُكِّدَتَا ʔukkidatā			أُكِّدْتُنَّ ʔukkidtunna	أُكِّدْنَ ʔukkidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَكَّدُ ʔuʔakkadu	تُؤَكَّدُ tuʔakkadu	يُؤَكَّدُ yuʔakkadu		تُؤَكَّدَانِ tuʔakkadāni	يُؤَكَّدَانِ yuʔakkadāni		نُؤَكَّدُ nuʔakkadu	تُؤَكَّدُونَ tuʔakkadūna	يُؤَكَّدُونَ yuʔakkadūna
	f		تُؤَكَّدِينَ tuʔakkadīna	تُؤَكَّدُ tuʔakkadu			تُؤَكَّدَانِ tuʔakkadāni			تُؤَكَّدْنَ tuʔakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ yuʔakkadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَكَّدَ ʔuʔakkada	تُؤَكَّدَ tuʔakkada	يُؤَكَّدَ yuʔakkada		تُؤَكَّدَا tuʔakkadā	يُؤَكَّدَا yuʔakkadā		نُؤَكَّدَ nuʔakkada	تُؤَكَّدُوا tuʔakkadū	يُؤَكَّدُوا yuʔakkadū
	f		تُؤَكَّدِي tuʔakkadī	تُؤَكَّدَ tuʔakkada			تُؤَكَّدَا tuʔakkadā			تُؤَكَّدْنَ tuʔakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ yuʔakkadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَكَّدْ ʔuʔakkad	تُؤَكَّدْ tuʔakkad	يُؤَكَّدْ yuʔakkad		تُؤَكَّدَا tuʔakkadā	يُؤَكَّدَا yuʔakkadā		نُؤَكَّدْ nuʔakkad	تُؤَكَّدُوا tuʔakkadū	يُؤَكَّدُوا yuʔakkadū
	f		تُؤَكَّدِي tuʔakkadī	تُؤَكَّدْ tuʔakkad			تُؤَكَّدَا tuʔakkadā			تُؤَكَّدْنَ tuʔakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ yuʔakkadna

Related terms

• وَكَّدَ (wakkada, “to fasten, to assert, to confirm”)
• تَوَكَّدَ (tawakkada, “to be confirmed, to ascertain”)
• تَأَكَّدَ (taʔakkada, “to be become convinced, to ascertain”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “وكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “أكد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أَكَدْ • (ʔakad) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَادَ (kāda)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ك د
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَكَّدَ (ʔakkada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔak.kad/, [ˈʔak.kad]

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Verb

أكّد • (ʔakkad) II (present بأكّد (biʔakked))

1. (transitive) to confirm, to ensure

   لسّا ما أكّدو الأخبار.

   lissa ma ʔakkadu l-ʔaḵbār.

   They haven't confirmed the news yet.

   لازم نأكّد ولادنا إنّه ما يحطّو تمّهم على أي إشي بمكان عامّ.

   lāzem nʔakked ūlādna ʔinno mā yḥoṭṭu timmhom ʕala ʔayy ʔiši bi-makān ʕamm.

   We must ensure that our children not put their mouth on anything in a public place.

Conjugation

Conjugation of أكّد (ʔakkad)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	أكّدت (ʔakkadt)	أكّدت (ʔakkadt)	أكّد (ʔakkad)		أكّدنا (ʔakkadna)	أكّدتو (ʔakkadtu)	أكّدو (ʔakkadu)
	f		أكّدتي (ʔakkadti)	أكّدت (ʔakkadat)
present	m	بأكّد (baʔakked)	بتأكّد (bitʔakked)	بأكّد (biʔakked)		منأكّد (minʔakked)	بتأكّدو (bitʔakkdu)	بأكّدو (biʔakkdu)
	f		بتأكّدي (bitʔakkdi)	بتأكّد (bitʔakked)
subjunctive	m	اأكّد (aʔakked)	تأكّد (tʔakked)	يأكّد (yʔakked)		نأكّد (nʔakked)	تأكّدو (tʔakkdu)	يأكّدو (yʔakkdu)
	f		تأكّدي (tʔakkdi)	تأكّد (tʔakked)
imperative	m		أكّد (ʔakked)				أكّدو (ʔakkdu)
	f		أكّدي (ʔakkdi)