عدو

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع د و (ʕ-d-w).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَدُوّ (ʕaduwwm (plural أَعْدَاء (ʔaʕdāʔ) or عِدًى (ʕidan) or عُدًى (ʕudan) or أَعَادٍ (ʔaʕādin), feminine عَدُوّ (ʕaduww) or عَدُوَّة (ʕaduwwa))

  1. enemy; foe
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: għadu
  • Persian: عَدو ('adu)
  • Swahili: adui
  • Somali: cadow
  • Tajik: аду (adu)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عدو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN