ملحد

Arabic

Root
ل ح د (l ḥ d)
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَلْحَدَ (ʔalḥada, “to deviate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul.ħid/

Adjective

مُلْحِد • (mulḥid) (feminine مُلْحِدَة (mulḥida), masculine plural مُلْحِدُون (mulḥidūn) or مَلَاحِدَة (malāḥida), feminine plural مُلْحِدَات (mulḥidāt))

1. deviant, pervert (one who has turned to error)
2. (dated) heretical
3. (Modern Standard Arabic) atheistic, godless

Noun

مُلْحِد • (mulḥid) m (plural مُلْحِدُون (mulḥidūn) or مَلَاحِدَة (malāḥida), feminine مُلْحِدَة (mulḥida))

1. deviator
2. (dated) heretic
3. (Modern Standard Arabic) atheist

Declension

Declension of noun مُلْحِد (mulḥid)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلْحِد mulḥid	الْمُلْحِد al-mulḥid	مُلْحِد mulḥid	مُلْحِدَة mulḥida	الْمُلْحِدَة al-mulḥida	مُلْحِدَة mulḥidat
Nominative	مُلْحِدٌ mulḥidun	الْمُلْحِدُ al-mulḥidu	مُلْحِدُ mulḥidu	مُلْحِدَةٌ mulḥidatun	الْمُلْحِدَةُ al-mulḥidatu	مُلْحِدَةُ mulḥidatu
Accusative	مُلْحِدًا mulḥidan	الْمُلْحِدَ al-mulḥida	مُلْحِدَ mulḥida	مُلْحِدَةً mulḥidatan	الْمُلْحِدَةَ al-mulḥidata	مُلْحِدَةَ mulḥidata
Genitive	مُلْحِدٍ mulḥidin	الْمُلْحِدِ al-mulḥidi	مُلْحِدِ mulḥidi	مُلْحِدَةٍ mulḥidatin	الْمُلْحِدَةِ al-mulḥidati	مُلْحِدَةِ mulḥidati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلْحِدَيْن mulḥidayn	الْمُلْحِدَيْن al-mulḥidayn	مُلْحِدَيْ mulḥiday	مُلْحِدَتَيْن mulḥidatayn	الْمُلْحِدَتَيْن al-mulḥidatayn	مُلْحِدَتَيْ mulḥidatay
Nominative	مُلْحِدَانِ mulḥidāni	الْمُلْحِدَانِ al-mulḥidāni	مُلْحِدَا mulḥidā	مُلْحِدَتَانِ mulḥidatāni	الْمُلْحِدَتَانِ al-mulḥidatāni	مُلْحِدَتَا mulḥidatā
Accusative	مُلْحِدَيْنِ mulḥidayni	الْمُلْحِدَيْنِ al-mulḥidayni	مُلْحِدَيْ mulḥiday	مُلْحِدَتَيْنِ mulḥidatayni	الْمُلْحِدَتَيْنِ al-mulḥidatayni	مُلْحِدَتَيْ mulḥidatay
Genitive	مُلْحِدَيْنِ mulḥidayni	الْمُلْحِدَيْنِ al-mulḥidayni	مُلْحِدَيْ mulḥiday	مُلْحِدَتَيْنِ mulḥidatayni	الْمُلْحِدَتَيْنِ al-mulḥidatayni	مُلْحِدَتَيْ mulḥidatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلْحِدِين‎; مَلَاحِدَة mulḥidīn‎; malāḥida	الْمُلْحِدِين‎; الْمَلَاحِدَة al-mulḥidīn‎; al-malāḥida	مُلْحِدِي‎; مَلَاحِدَة mulḥidī‎; malāḥidat	مُلْحِدَات mulḥidāt	الْمُلْحِدَات al-mulḥidāt	مُلْحِدَات mulḥidāt
Nominative	مُلْحِدُونَ‎; مَلَاحِدَةٌ mulḥidūna‎; malāḥidatun	الْمُلْحِدُونَ‎; الْمَلَاحِدَةُ al-mulḥidūna‎; al-malāḥidatu	مُلْحِدُو‎; مَلَاحِدَةُ mulḥidū‎; malāḥidatu	مُلْحِدَاتٌ mulḥidātun	الْمُلْحِدَاتُ al-mulḥidātu	مُلْحِدَاتُ mulḥidātu
Accusative	مُلْحِدِينَ‎; مَلَاحِدَةً mulḥidīna‎; malāḥidatan	الْمُلْحِدِينَ‎; الْمَلَاحِدَةَ al-mulḥidīna‎; al-malāḥidata	مُلْحِدِي‎; مَلَاحِدَةَ mulḥidī‎; malāḥidata	مُلْحِدَاتٍ mulḥidātin	الْمُلْحِدَاتِ al-mulḥidāti	مُلْحِدَاتِ mulḥidāti
Genitive	مُلْحِدِينَ‎; مَلَاحِدَةٍ mulḥidīna‎; malāḥidatin	الْمُلْحِدِينَ‎; الْمَلَاحِدَةِ al-mulḥidīna‎; al-malāḥidati	مُلْحِدِي‎; مَلَاحِدَةِ mulḥidī‎; malāḥidati	مُلْحِدَاتٍ mulḥidātin	الْمُلْحِدَاتِ al-mulḥidāti	مُلْحِدَاتِ mulḥidāti

Related terms

• إِلْحَاد (ʔilḥād, “atheism”)

Descendants

• → Persian: ملحد (molhed)
  • Tajik: мулҳид (mulhid)
  • → Urdu: ملحد (mulhid)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ملحد (mülhid)
  • > Turkish: mülhid (inherited)
• → Malay: mulhid
• → Indonesian: mulhid

See also

• كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel, unbeliever, kafir”)
• مُشْرِك (mušrik, “idolater, polytheist”)