أكد

أَكَّدَ • (ʔakkada) II (non-past يُؤَكِّدُ (yuʔakkidu), verbal noun تَأْكِيد (taʔkīd))

1. to assure [with إِلَى or لِ (ʔilā or li) ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘of something’ or أَنَّ (ʔanna, + clause) ‘that ...’]

   يتجه القرآن إلى جمهوره، المؤمنين، ويؤكد لهم أن أولئك الذين يُهاجرون أو يُقاتلون في سبيل الله سينالون الرحمة الإلهية.

   The Qur’an addresses its audience, the believers, and assures them that those who migrate or fight in the cause of God will receive divine mercy.

2. to confirm, to corroborate (a view, report, fact, etc.)

   وعلى الرغم من أن القرآن يُؤكد كل النبوءات السابقة، إلا أنه يحل محلها، ويميز اللغة العربية كلغة لهذا الإلغاء.

   Although the Qur’an confirms all the previous prophecies, it invalidates them, and prefers Arabic as the language of this cancellation.

3. to confirm, to ratify (an agreement, engagement, etc.)
4. to assert, to say (with certainty), to state as true
5. to affirm, to maintain (a belief, idea, etc.)
6. to emphasize, to stress
7. to bind firmly (a horse's or camel's saddle)

According to Lane, the more correct verb to use in place of this one is وَكَّدَ (wakkada), with similar meanings.

• وَكَّدَ (wakkada, “to fasten, to assert, to confirm”)
• تَوَكَّدَ (tawakkada, “to be confirmed, to ascertain”)
• تَأَكَّدَ (taʔakkada, “to be become convinced, to ascertain”)

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “أكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “وكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “أكد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

أكد (form I)

1. أَكَدْ (ʔakad) /ʔa.kad/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَادَ (kāda)
2. أَكِدْ (ʔakid) /ʔa.kid/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَادَ (kāda)
3. أُكَدْ (ʔukad) /ʔu.kad/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of كَادَ (kāda)

From Arabic أَكَّدَ (ʔakkada).

• IPA^(key): /ʔak.kad/, [ˈʔak.kad]

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أكّد • (ʔakkad) II (present بأكّد (biʔakked))

1. (transitive) to confirm, to ensure

   لسّا ما أكّدو الأخبار.

   lissa ma ʔakkadu l-ʔaḵbār.

   They haven't confirmed the news yet.

   لازم نأكّد ولادنا إنّه ما يحطّو تمّهم على أي إشي بمكان عامّ.

   lāzem nʔakked ūlādna ʔinno mā yḥoṭṭu timmhom ʕala ʔayy ʔiši bi-makān ʕamm.

   We must ensure that our children not put their mouth on anything in a public place.