تأكد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء ك د (ʔ k d)
6 terms

Verb

تَأَكَّدَ • (taʔakkada) V (non-past يَتَأَكَّدُ (yataʔakkadu), verbal noun تَأَكُّد (taʔakkud))

to be confirmed, to prove to be true
to be undeniable, to be urgent (of a need)
to be strengthened, to be fortified
to be or become convinced or certain or sure [with مِن (min) ‘of something’]
كيف تتأكد أن وعود الكتاب المقدس ستتحقَّق؟
How can you be sure that the promises of the Bible will be fulfilled?
to ascertain [with مِن (min) ‘something’]
كيف نتأكد من ذلك؟ ― How can we ascertain that?

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَأَكَّدَ** (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun **تَأَكُّد**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَأَكُّد taʔakkud
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَأَكِّد mutaʔakkid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَأَكَّد mutaʔakkad
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَأَكَّدْتُ taʔakkadtu	تَأَكَّدْتَ taʔakkadta	تَأَكَّدَ taʔakkada	تَأَكَّدْتُمَا taʔakkadtumā	تَأَكَّدَا taʔakkadā	تَأَكَّدْنَا taʔakkadnā	تَأَكَّدْتُمْ taʔakkadtum	تَأَكَّدُوا taʔakkadū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَأَكَّدْتُ taʔakkadtu	تَأَكَّدْتِ taʔakkadti	تَأَكَّدَتْ taʔakkadat	تَأَكَّدْتُمَا taʔakkadtumā	تَأَكَّدَتَا taʔakkadatā	تَأَكَّدْنَا taʔakkadnā	تَأَكَّدْتُنَّ taʔakkadtunna	تَأَكَّدْنَ taʔakkadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَأَكَّدُ ʔataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدُ tataʔakkadu	يَتَأَكَّدُ yataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدَانِ tataʔakkadāni	يَتَأَكَّدَانِ yataʔakkadāni	نَتَأَكَّدُ nataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدُونَ tataʔakkadūna	يَتَأَكَّدُونَ yataʔakkadūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَأَكَّدُ ʔataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدِينَ tataʔakkadīna	تَتَأَكَّدُ tataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدَانِ tataʔakkadāni	تَتَأَكَّدَانِ tataʔakkadāni	نَتَأَكَّدُ nataʔakkadu	تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَأَكَّدَ ʔataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدَ tataʔakkada	يَتَأَكَّدَ yataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	يَتَأَكَّدَا yataʔakkadā	نَتَأَكَّدَ nataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدُوا tataʔakkadū	يَتَأَكَّدُوا yataʔakkadū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَأَكَّدَ ʔataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدِي tataʔakkadī	تَتَأَكَّدَ tataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	نَتَأَكَّدَ nataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَأَكَّدْ ʔataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدْ tataʔakkad	يَتَأَكَّدْ yataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	يَتَأَكَّدَا yataʔakkadā	نَتَأَكَّدْ nataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدُوا tataʔakkadū	يَتَأَكَّدُوا yataʔakkadū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَأَكَّدْ ʔataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدِي tataʔakkadī	تَتَأَكَّدْ tataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	نَتَأَكَّدْ nataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَأَكَّدْ taʔakkad		تَأَكَّدَا taʔakkadā			تَأَكَّدُوا taʔakkadū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَأَكَّدِي taʔakkadī		تَأَكَّدَا taʔakkadā			تَأَكَّدْنَ taʔakkadna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُؤُكِّدَ tuʔukkida	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدُ yutaʔakkadu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدَ yutaʔakkada	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدْ yutaʔakkad	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

وَكَّدَ (wakkada, “to fasten, to assert, to confirm”)
تَوَكَّدَ (tawakkada, “to be confirmed, to ascertain”)
أَكَّدَ (ʔakkada, “to assure, to confirm”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “تأكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “توكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تأكد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “تأكد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

تَأَكُّد • (taʔakkud) m

verbal noun of تَأَكَّدَ (taʔakkada) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun **تَأَكُّد** (taʔakkud)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَأَكُّد taʔakkud	التَّأَكُّد at-taʔakkud	تَأَكُّد taʔakkud
nominative	تَأَكُّدٌ taʔakkudun	التَّأَكُّدُ at-taʔakkudu	تَأَكُّدُ taʔakkudu
accusative	تَأَكُّدًا taʔakkudan	التَّأَكُّدَ at-taʔakkuda	تَأَكُّدَ taʔakkuda
genitive	تَأَكُّدٍ taʔakkudin	التَّأَكُّدِ at-taʔakkudi	تَأَكُّدِ taʔakkudi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ك د
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تأَكَّدَ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʔak.kad/, [ɪtˈʔak.kad]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

تأكّد • (tʔakkad) V (present بتأكّد (bitʔakkad), active participle متأكّد (mitʔakked))

(intransitive) to confirm, to make sure

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تأكد**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	تأكّدت (tʔakkadt)	تأكّدت (tʔakkadt)	تأكّد (tʔakkad)	تأكّدنا (tʔakkadna)	تأكّدتو (tʔakkadtu)	تأكّدو (tʔakkadu)
past	f	تأكّدت (tʔakkadt)	تأكّدتي (tʔakkadti)	تأكّدت (tʔakkadat)	تأكّدنا (tʔakkadna)	تأكّدتو (tʔakkadtu)	تأكّدو (tʔakkadu)
present	m	بتأكّد (batʔakkad)	بتتأكّد (btitʔakkad)	بتأكّد (bitʔakkad)	منتأكّد (mnitʔakkad)	بتتأكّدو (btitʔakkadu)	بتأكّدو (bitʔakkadu)
present	f	بتأكّد (batʔakkad)	بتتأكّدي (btitʔakkadi)	بتتأكّد (btitʔakkad)	منتأكّد (mnitʔakkad)	بتتأكّدو (btitʔakkadu)	بتأكّدو (bitʔakkadu)
subjunctive	m	اتأكّد (atʔakkad)	تتأكّد (titʔakkad)	يتأكّد (yitʔakkad)	نتأكّد (nitʔakkad)	تتأكّدو (titʔakkadu)	يتأكّدو (yitʔakkadu)
subjunctive	f	اتأكّد (atʔakkad)	تتأكّدي (titʔakkadi)	تتأكّد (titʔakkad)	نتأكّد (nitʔakkad)	تتأكّدو (titʔakkadu)	يتأكّدو (yitʔakkadu)
imperative	m		تأكّد (tʔakkad)			تأكّدو (tʔakkadu)
imperative	f		تأكّدي (tʔakkadi)			تأكّدو (tʔakkadu)