ع ه د

Arabic

Root

ع ه د • (ʕ-h-d)

1. related to knowledge and familiarity
2. related to responsibility and obligation

Descendants

Verbs

• Form I: عَهَدَ (ʕahada, “to know; to be familiar with”)
  • Verbal noun: عَهْد (ʕahd)
  • Active participle: عَاهِد (ʕāhid)
  • Passive participle: مَعْهُود (maʕhūd)
• Form III: عَاهَدَ (ʕāhada, “to make a contract; to promise”)
  • Verbal noun: مُعَاهَدَة (muʕāhada)
  • Active participle: مُعَاهِد (muʕāhid)
  • Passive participle: مُعَاهَد (muʕāhad)
• Form V: تَعَهَّدَ (taʕahhada, “to support; to take care of; to be liable for”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَهُّد (taʕahhud)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَهِّد (mutaʕahhid)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَهَّد (mutaʕahhad)
• Form X: اِسْتَعْهَدَ (istaʕhada, “to induce a promise”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْهَاد (istiʕhād)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَعْهِد (mustaʕhid)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْهَد (mustaʕhad)

Nouns

• عَهْد (ʕahd)
• عُهْدَة (ʕuhda, “responsibility, charge”).
• عَهِيد (ʕahīd, “ally”)
• مُتَعَهِّد (mutaʕahhid)
• مَعْهَد (maʕhad)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ع ه د”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz