عہد

See also: عهد

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عهد ('ahd), itself borrowed from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.ɦəd̪/, [ɛ.ɦɛd̪]
• Rhymes: -əd̪, -ɛd̪
• Homophone: احد (aḥad)

Noun

عَہْد or عَہَد • (’ahd or ’ahad) m (formal plural عہود, Hindi spelling अहद)

1. vow, pledge
2. covenant

Related terms

(from the same Arabic root):

• معاہدہ (mu’āhidah, “treaty”)
• عہدِ وفا (ehd-e-vafā, “pledge of allegiance”)

See also

• وعدہ (va’dah, “promise”)

References

• “عہد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “عہد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.