لحد
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ل ح د (l ḥ d) |
| 5 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laħd/
Noun
لَحْد • (laḥd) m (plural لُحُود (luḥūd) or أَلْحَاد (ʔalḥād))
- tombstone
- 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
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لَحْد laḥd |
اللَّحْد al-laḥd |
لَحْد laḥd |
| nominative | لَحْدٌ laḥdun |
اللَّحْدُ al-laḥdu |
لَحْدُ laḥdu |
| accusative | لَحْدًا laḥdan |
اللَّحْدَ al-laḥda |
لَحْدَ laḥda |
| genitive | لَحْدٍ laḥdin |
اللَّحْدِ al-laḥdi |
لَحْدِ laḥdi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | لَحْدَيْن laḥdayn |
اللَّحْدَيْن al-laḥdayn |
لَحْدَيْ laḥday |
| nominative | لَحْدَانِ laḥdāni |
اللَّحْدَانِ al-laḥdāni |
لَحْدَا laḥdā |
| accusative | لَحْدَيْنِ laḥdayni |
اللَّحْدَيْنِ al-laḥdayni |
لَحْدَيْ laḥday |
| genitive | لَحْدَيْنِ laḥdayni |
اللَّحْدَيْنِ al-laḥdayni |
لَحْدَيْ laḥday |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَلْحَاد; لُحُود ʔalḥād; luḥūd |
الْأَلْحَاد; اللُّحُود al-ʔalḥād; al-luḥūd |
أَلْحَاد; لُحُود ʔalḥād; luḥūd |
| nominative | أَلْحَادٌ; لُحُودٌ ʔalḥādun; luḥūdun |
الْأَلْحَادُ; اللُّحُودُ al-ʔalḥādu; al-luḥūdu |
أَلْحَادُ; لُحُودُ ʔalḥādu; luḥūdu |
| accusative | أَلْحَادًا; لُحُودًا ʔalḥādan; luḥūdan |
الْأَلْحَادَ; اللُّحُودَ al-ʔalḥāda; al-luḥūda |
أَلْحَادَ; لُحُودَ ʔalḥāda; luḥūda |
| genitive | أَلْحَادٍ; لُحُودٍ ʔalḥādin; luḥūdin |
الْأَلْحَادِ; اللُّحُودِ al-ʔalḥādi; al-luḥūdi |
أَلْحَادِ; لُحُودِ ʔalḥādi; luḥūdi |
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَحْد (laḥd).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈlahd/, /la.ˈhad/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [läɦd̪], [lä.ɦǽd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læɦd̪̥], [læ.ɦǽd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [läɦd̪], [lä.ɦǽd̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lahd, lahad |
| Dari reading? | lahd, lahad |
| Iranian reading? | lahd, lahad |
| Tajik reading? | lahd, lahad |
Noun
لحد • (lahad)
- grave
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 134”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ][1]:
- آه و فریاد که از چشم حسود مه چرخ
در لحد ماه کمان ابرویِ من منزل کرد- āh u faryād ki az čašm-i husūd-i mah-i čarx
dar lahd māh-i kamān abrū-yi man manzil kard - Woe and alas that the moon of heaven's envious eye
Has made the grave the dwelling of my bow-browed moon [the beloved with eyebrows curved like bows].
- āh u faryād ki az čašm-i husūd-i mah-i čarx
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “لحد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From لَ (la-, “to”) + حَدّ (ḥadd, “limit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.ħad/, [laˈħad]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Preposition
لحدّ • (la-ḥadd)
Usage notes
- 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).