تأكد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء ك د (ʔ k d)
5 terms

Verb

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

1. to be confirmed, to prove to be true
2. to be undeniable, to be urgent (of a need)
3. to be strengthened, to be fortified
4. 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?

5. 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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَأَكَّدْتُ taʔakkadtu	تَأَكَّدْتَ taʔakkadta	تَأَكَّدَ taʔakkada		تَأَكَّدْتُمَا taʔakkadtumā	تَأَكَّدَا taʔakkadā		تَأَكَّدْنَا taʔakkadnā	تَأَكَّدْتُمْ taʔakkadtum	تَأَكَّدُوا taʔakkadū
	f		تَأَكَّدْتِ taʔakkadti	تَأَكَّدَتْ taʔakkadat			تَأَكَّدَتَا taʔakkadatā			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
	f		تَتَأَكَّدِينَ tataʔakkadīna	تَتَأَكَّدُ tataʔakkadu			تَتَأَكَّدَانِ tataʔakkadāni			تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَأَكَّدَ ʔataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدَ tataʔakkada	يَتَأَكَّدَ yataʔakkada		تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	يَتَأَكَّدَا yataʔakkadā		نَتَأَكَّدَ nataʔakkada	تَتَأَكَّدُوا tataʔakkadū	يَتَأَكَّدُوا yataʔakkadū
	f		تَتَأَكَّدِي tataʔakkadī	تَتَأَكَّدَ tataʔakkada			تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā			تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَأَكَّدْ ʔataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدْ tataʔakkad	يَتَأَكَّدْ yataʔakkad		تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā	يَتَأَكَّدَا yataʔakkadā		نَتَأَكَّدْ nataʔakkad	تَتَأَكَّدُوا tataʔakkadū	يَتَأَكَّدُوا yataʔakkadū
	f		تَتَأَكَّدِي tataʔakkadī	تَتَأَكَّدْ tataʔakkad			تَتَأَكَّدَا tataʔakkadā			تَتَأَكَّدْنَ tataʔakkadna	يَتَأَكَّدْنَ yataʔakkadna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَأَكَّدْ taʔakkad			تَأَكَّدَا taʔakkadā				تَأَكَّدُوا taʔakkadū
	f		تَأَكَّدِي taʔakkadī							تَأَكَّدْنَ taʔakkadna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُؤُكِّدَ tuʔukkida		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدُ yutaʔakkadu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدَ yutaʔakkada		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَأَكَّدْ yutaʔakkad		—	—		—	—	—
	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) “تأكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “توكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تأكد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], 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

1. verbal noun of تَأَكَّدَ (taʔakkada) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَكُّد (taʔakkud)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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):

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) to confirm, to make sure

Conjugation

Conjugation of تأكد

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