عند

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʕind̪æ]

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Preposition

عِنْدَ • (ʕinda)

1. near, with, at the house of
2. in one's sight, in one's opinion
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:15:

     إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ

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3. expresses possession, to have

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					عِنْدَ (ʿinda)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	عِنْدِي (ʿindī)		عِنْدَنَا (ʿindanā)
Second person	عِنْدَكَ (ʿindaka)	عِنْدَكِ (ʿindaki)	عِنْدَكُمَا (ʿindakumā)	عِنْدَكُمْ (ʿindakum)	عِنْدَكُنَّ (ʿindakunna)
Third person	عِنْدَهُ (ʿindahu)	عِنْدَهَا (ʿindahā)	عِنْدَهُمَا (ʿindahumā)	عِنْدَهُمْ (ʿindahum)	عِنْدَهُنَّ (ʿindahunna)

Synonyms

• لَدَى (ladā)

Derived terms

• عِنْدَئِذٍ (ʕindaʔiḏin)
• عِنْدَمَا (ʕindamā)

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Egyptian Arabic

Preposition

عَنْد • (ʿand)

1. at the house of
2. expresses possession, to have

   ماعندوش اصحاب.

   mā ʿandūš ʾaṣḥāb.

   He doesn't have friends.

Inflection

Inflected forms of عند
Base form					عند
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		عندي (ʕandii)		عندنا (ʕandina)
2nd person		عندك (ʕandak)	عندك (ʕandik)	عندكو (ʕanduku)
3rd person		عنده (ʕandu)	عندها (ʕandaha)	عندهم (ʕanduhum)