Arabic

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Root
و ح د (w ḥ d)
27 terms
Arabic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: وَاحِد (wāḥid)
    Ordinal: أَوَّل (ʔawwal)
    Multiplier: أُحَادِيّ (ʔuḥādiyy), مُفْرَد (mufrad), مُوَحَّد (muwaḥḥad)
    Distributive: أُحَادَ (ʔuḥāda), مَوْحَدَ (mawḥada), فُرَادَى (furādā), فُرَادَ (furāda)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḥad- ~ *waḥad- (one).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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وَاحِد (wāḥidm (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))

  1. one
    رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا وَٱمْرَأَةً وَاحِدَةً
    raʔaytu rajulan wāḥidan wa-mraʔatan wāḥidatan
    I saw [only] one man and one woman.

Usage notes

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  • The cardinal numbers "one" and "two" succeed the modified noun or substantive and agree with its grammatical gender.
  • Adding the cardinal numbers "one" and "two" is optional, since nouns have morphologically singular and dual forms. Thus, when mentioned, it usually implies some emphasis comparable to the addition of only or merely in English.

Declension

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Declension of adjective وَاحِد (wāḥid)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاحِد
wāḥid
الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid
وَاحِدَة
wāḥida
الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida
nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun
الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu
وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun
الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu
accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan
الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida
وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan
الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata
genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin
الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi
وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin
الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati
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Adjective

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وَاحِد (wāḥid) (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida), masculine plural وَاحِدُون (wāḥidūn) or وُحْدَان (wuḥdān) or أُحْدَان (ʔuḥdān))

  1. single[1]
  2. unique, incomparable[2]
  3. a certain[1]

Declension

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Declension of numeral وَاحِد (wāḥid)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاحِد
wāḥid
الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid
وَاحِدَة
wāḥida
الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida
nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun
الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu
وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun
الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu
accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan
الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida
وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan
الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata
genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin
الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi
وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin
الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاحِدَيْن
wāḥidayn
الْوَاحِدَيْن
al-wāḥidayn
وَاحِدَتَيْن
wāḥidatayn
الْوَاحِدَتَيْن
al-wāḥidatayn
nominative وَاحِدَانِ
wāḥidāni
الْوَاحِدَانِ
al-wāḥidāni
وَاحِدَتَانِ
wāḥidatāni
الْوَاحِدَتَانِ
al-wāḥidatāni
accusative وَاحِدَيْنِ
wāḥidayni
الْوَاحِدَيْنِ
al-wāḥidayni
وَاحِدَتَيْنِ
wāḥidatayni
الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ
al-wāḥidatayni
genitive وَاحِدَيْنِ
wāḥidayni
الْوَاحِدَيْنِ
al-wāḥidayni
وَاحِدَتَيْنِ
wāḥidatayni
الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ
al-wāḥidatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote
sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal وَاحِدِين‎; وُحْدَان‎; أُحْدَان
wāḥidīn‎; wuḥdān‎; ʔuḥdān
الْوَاحِدِين‎; الْوُحْدَان‎; الْأُحْدَان
al-wāḥidīn‎; al-wuḥdān‎; al-ʔuḥdān
وَاحِدَات
wāḥidāt
الْوَاحِدَات
al-wāḥidāt
nominative وَاحِدُونَ‎; وُحْدَانٌ‎; أُحْدَانٌ
wāḥidūna‎; wuḥdānun‎; ʔuḥdānun
الْوَاحِدُونَ‎; الْوُحْدَانُ‎; الْأُحْدَانُ
al-wāḥidūna‎; al-wuḥdānu‎; al-ʔuḥdānu
وَاحِدَاتٌ
wāḥidātun
الْوَاحِدَاتُ
al-wāḥidātu
accusative وَاحِدِينَ‎; وُحْدَانًا‎; أُحْدَانًا
wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānan‎; ʔuḥdānan
الْوَاحِدِينَ‎; الْوُحْدَانَ‎; الْأُحْدَانَ
al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāna‎; al-ʔuḥdāna
وَاحِدَاتٍ
wāḥidātin
الْوَاحِدَاتِ
al-wāḥidāti
genitive وَاحِدِينَ‎; وُحْدَانٍ‎; أُحْدَانٍ
wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānin‎; ʔuḥdānin
الْوَاحِدِينَ‎; الْوُحْدَانِ‎; الْأُحْدَانِ
al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāni‎; al-ʔuḥdāni
وَاحِدَاتٍ
wāḥidātin
الْوَاحِدَاتِ
al-wāḥidāti

Pronoun

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وَاحِد (wāḥidm (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))

  1. someone[1]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:2:
      اَلزَّانِيَةُ وَٱلزَّانِي فَٱجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِئَةَ جَلْدَةٍ
      az-zāniyatu wa-z-zānī fa-jlidū kulla wāḥidin minhumā miʔata jaldatin
      As for female and male fornicators, give each one of them one hundred lashes

Declension

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Declension of pronoun وَاحِد (wāḥid)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal وَاحِد
wāḥid
الْوَاحِد
al-wāḥid
وَاحِد
wāḥid
وَاحِدَة
wāḥida
الْوَاحِدَة
al-wāḥida
وَاحِدَة
wāḥidat
nominative وَاحِدٌ
wāḥidun
الْوَاحِدُ
al-wāḥidu
وَاحِدُ
wāḥidu
وَاحِدَةٌ
wāḥidatun
الْوَاحِدَةُ
al-wāḥidatu
وَاحِدَةُ
wāḥidatu
accusative وَاحِدًا
wāḥidan
الْوَاحِدَ
al-wāḥida
وَاحِدَ
wāḥida
وَاحِدَةً
wāḥidatan
الْوَاحِدَةَ
al-wāḥidata
وَاحِدَةَ
wāḥidata
genitive وَاحِدٍ
wāḥidin
الْوَاحِدِ
al-wāḥidi
وَاحِدِ
wāḥidi
وَاحِدَةٍ
wāḥidatin
الْوَاحِدَةِ
al-wāḥidati
وَاحِدَةِ
wāḥidati

Descendants

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  • Maltese: wieħed
  • Azerbaijani: vahid
  • Malay: واحد

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wehr, Hans (1979) “وحد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  2. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “واحد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen

Egyptian Arabic

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Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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واحد (wāḥid)

  1. one

Adjective

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واحد (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Noun

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واحد (wāḥidm (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. someone
  2. person
  3. guy; man

Hijazi Arabic

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Hijazi Arabic numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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واحد (wāḥidm (feminine وحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Malay

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Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : واحد

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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واحد

  1. Alternative form of احد (ahad)

Moroccan Arabic

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Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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واحد (wāḥidm (feminine واحدة (waḥda))

  1. one

Adjective

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واحد (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة (waḥda), masculine plural واحدين (waḥdīn), feminine plural واحدات (waḥdāt))

  1. single

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? wāhiḏ
Dari reading? wāhid
Iranian reading? vâhed
Tajik reading? vohid

Noun

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واحد (vâhed)

  1. individual
  2. unit

Adjective

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واحد (vâhed)

  1. single
  2. sole, unique

Numeral

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واحد (vâhed) (literary, otherwise uncommon)

  1. one
    Synonym: یک (yak)

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South Levantine Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
10
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1
2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: واحد
    Ordinal: أول

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /waː.ħad/, [ˈwaː.ħad]
  • IPA(key): /waː.ħed/, [ˈwaː.ħed]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Numeral

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واحد (wāḥadm (feminine واحدة (waḥde))

  1. one

Usage notes

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  • As in Modern Standard Arabic, there is no indefinite article; the number “one” is already implied in nouns without the definite article ال (il). In order to stress that it's only “one”, واحد (wāḥad) is used as an adjective following the noun.

Adjective

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واحد (wāḥad) (feminine واحدة (waḥde))

  1. single

Noun

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واحد (wāḥadm

  1. person, (after a number) people

Pronoun

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واحد (wāḥad)

  1. one
  2. someone, anyone
    Synonym: حدا (ḥada, someone, anyone)

Urdu

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Urdu numbers (edit)
10
۱
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2  → [a], [b], [c] 10  → 
    Cardinal: ایک (ek)
    Ordinal: پَہْلا (pahlā), اَوَّل (avval)
    Multiplier: اِکْلَوتا (iklautā), واحِد (vāhid)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian وَاحِد (wāhid), from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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وَاحِد (vāhid) (Hindi spelling वाहिद)

  1. single