العهد القديم
Arabic
Etymology
"Old covenant," "ancient covenant," from عَهْد (ʕahd, “covenant”) and قَدِيم (qadīm, “old, ancient”), calqued from Ancient Greek παλαιὰ (palaià) διαθήκη (diathḗkē).
Proper noun
الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم • (al-ʕahd al-qadīm) m
- (Christianity) the Old Testament
Declension
Declension of noun الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم al-ʕahd al-qadīm |
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| Nominative | — | الْعَهْدُ الْقَدِيمُ al-ʕahdu l-qadīmu |
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| Accusative | — | الْعَهْدَ الْقَدِيمَ al-ʕahda l-qadīma |
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| Genitive | — | الْعَهْدِ الْقَدِيمِ al-ʕahdi l-qadīmi |
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Related terms
- الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس (al-kitāb al-muqaddas, “the Bible”)
- الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, “the New Testament”)
- إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl, “the Gospel”)
- تَوْرَاة (tawrāh, “the Torah”)
- زَبُور (zabūr, “the Psalms”)
- الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān, “the Qur'an”)