ه د ي

Arabic

Root

ه د ي • (h-d-y)

1. related to guidance, showing way

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: هَدَى (hadā, “to guide”)
  • Verbal noun: هَدْي (hady), هُدًى (hudan), هِدَايَة (hidāya)
  • Active participle: هَادٍ (hādin)
  • Passive participle: مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy)
• Form III: هَادَى (hādā, “to exchange presents”)
  • Verbal noun: مُهَادَاة (muhādāh), هِدَاء (hidāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُهَادٍ (muhādin)
  • Passive participle: مُهَادًى (muhādan)
• Form IV: أَهْدَى (ʔahdā, “to submit”)
  • Verbal noun: إِهْدَاء (ʔihdāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُهْدٍ (muhdin)
  • Passive participle: مُهْدًى (muhdan)
• Form V: تَهَدَّى (tahaddā, “to be guided”)
  • Verbal noun: تَهَدٍّ (tahaddin)
  • Active participle: مُتَهَدٍّ (mutahaddin)
  • Passive participle: مُتَهَدًّى (mutahaddan)
• Form VI: تَهَادَى (tahādā, “to give presents to each other; to reel, to stagger”)
  • Verbal noun: تَهَادٍ (tahādin)
  • Active participle: مُتَهَادٍ (mutahādin)
  • Passive participle: مُتَهَادًى (mutahādan)
• Form VIII: اِهْتَدَى (ihtadā, “to be directed”)
  • Verbal noun: اِهْتِدَاء (ihtidāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُهْتَدٍ (muhtadin)
  • Passive participle: مُهْتَدًى (muhtadan)
• Form X: اِسْتَهْدَى (istahdā, “to seek the right path”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِهْدَاء (istihdāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَهْدٍ (mustahdin)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَهْدًى (mustahdan)

Nouns

• هَدْيَة (hadya, “mode, way how something goes”), هِدْيَة (hidya)
• هَدِيَّة (hadiyya, “gift”); pl. هَدَايَا (hadāyā)

Adjectives

• أَهْدَى (ʔahdā, “better lead”)