واحد
Arabic
| Root |
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| و ح د (w ḥ d) |
| 27 terms |
| 10 | ||||
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2 → | 10 → | |
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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
From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḥad- ~ *waḥad- (“one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.ħid/
Numeral
وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))
- one
- رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا وَٱمْرَأَةً وَاحِدَةً
- raʔaytu rajulan wāḥidan wa-mraʔatan wāḥidatan
- I saw [only] one man and one woman.
Usage notes
- 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
| 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 |
Related terms
Adjective
وَاحِد • (wāḥid) (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida), masculine plural وَاحِدُون (wāḥidūn) or وُحْدَان (wuḥdān) or أُحْدَان (ʔuḥdān))
Declension
| 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
وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة (wāḥida))
Declension
| 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
References
- ↑ 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
- ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “واحد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Egyptian Arabic
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| Cardinal: واحد Ordinal: أول | ||||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈwæːħɪd]
Numeral
واحد • (wāḥid)
Adjective
واحد • (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة (waḥda))
Noun
واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة (waḥda))
Hijazi Arabic
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2 → | 10 → | |
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| Cardinal: واحد Ordinal: أول | ||||
| Root |
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| و ح د |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.ħid/
Numeral
واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وحدة (waḥda))
Malay
| < ٠ | ١ | ٢ > |
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| Cardinal : واحد | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /wahet/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /wahɪt/
- Rhymes: -ahet, -het, -et
Numeral
واحد
- alternative form of احد (ahad)
Moroccan Arabic
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| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → [a], [b], [c] | 10 → | |
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| Cardinal: واحد Ordinal: أول | ||||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.ħid/
Numeral
واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة (waḥda))
Adjective
واحد • (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة (waḥda), masculine plural واحدين (waḥdīn), feminine plural واحدات (waḥdāt))
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /waː.ˈhid/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.ɦɪd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.ɦed̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.ɦid̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wāhid |
| Dari reading? | wāhid |
| Iranian reading? | vâhed |
| Tajik reading? | vohid |
Noun
واحد • (wāhid / vâhed) (Tajik spelling воҳид)
Adjective
واحد • (wāhid / vâhed) (Tajik spelling воҳид)
Numeral
واحد • (wāhid / vâhed) (Tajik spelling воҳид)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “واحد”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- “واحد”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afġānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “واحد”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
South Levantine Arabic
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2 → | 10 → | |
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| Cardinal: واحد Ordinal: أول | ||||
| Root |
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| و ح د |
| 11 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Numeral
واحد • (wāḥad) m (feminine واحدة (waḥde))
Usage notes
- 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
واحد • (wāḥad) (feminine واحدة (waḥde))
Noun
واحد • (wāḥad) m
Pronoun
واحد • (wāḥad)
Urdu
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| ۱ 1 |
2 → [a], [b], [c] | 10 → | ||
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| Cardinal: ایک (ek) Ordinal: پَہْلا (pahlā), اَوَّل (avval) Multiplier: اِکْلَوتا (iklautā), واحِد (vāhid) | ||||
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian وَاحِد (wāhid), from Arabic وَاحِد (wāḥid).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɦɪd̪/
Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪd̪
Adjective
وَاحِد • (vāhid) (Hindi spelling वाहिद)