See also: عاد

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ع و ذ (ʕ-w-ḏ)

Compare Biblical Hebrew עוז (ʿ-w-z, seek refuge) found as a hapax legomenon in Isaiah 30:2.

Verb edit

عَاذَ (ʕāḏa) I, non-past يَعُوذُ‎ (yaʕūḏu)

  1. to seek refuge or protection
    Synonyms: اِسْتَعَاذَ (istaʕāḏa), تَعَوَّذَ (taʕawwaḏa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 40:27:
      وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ
      waqāla mūsā ʔinnī ʕuḏtu birabbī warabbikum mmin kulli mutakabbirin lā yuʔminu biyawmi l-ḥisābi
      But Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."

Conjugation edit