Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ل ح د (l-ḥ-d).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لَحْد (laḥdm (plural لُحُود (luḥūd) or أَلْحَاد (ʔalḥād))

  1. tombstone
  2. grave
    Synonym: قَبْر (qabr)
    • أُطْلُبُوا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِنَ ٱلْمَهْدِ إلَى ٱللَّحْدِ
      ʔuṭlubū l-ʕilma mina l-mahdi ʔilā l-laḥdi
      Seek ye knowledge from the cradle onto the grave.

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: لحد (laḥd)
    > Turkish: lahit (inherited)
  • Uyghur: لەھەت (lehet)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From لَ (la-, to) +‎ حَدّ (ḥadd, limit).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /la.ħad/, [laˈħad]
  • (file)

Preposition edit

لحدّ (la-ḥadd)

  1. until, as far as, up to
    Synonyms: لـ (la-), حتى (ḥatta)

Usage notes edit

  • In order to use لحدّ (la-ḥadd) as a conjunction (i.e. introducing a verbal phrase), it must be followed by the particle ما (ma).