عهد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ه د (ʕ-h-d).

Verb

1. to further
2. to care, to be cognizant of, to know

Noun

عَهْد • (ʕahd) m (plural عُهُود (ʕuhūd))

1. verbal noun of عَهِدَ (ʕahida) (form I)
2. knowledge, acquaintance, contact
3. close observance, strict adherence, keeping, fulfillment
4. delegation, assignment, committing, commissioning, entrusting
5. commission
6. commitment, obligation, liability, responsibility
7. agreement, covenant, treaty, pact, compact, pledge
8. promise, vow, oath
9. time, epoch, era
10. (Christianity) testament

    الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, “The New Testament”)

    الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm, “The Old Testament”)

11. (Christianity, Judaism) covenant

    تَابُوت الْعَهْد (tābūt al-ʕahd, “The Ark of the Covenant”)

Declension

Declension of noun عَهْد (ʕahd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَهْد ʕahd	الْعَهْد al-ʕahd	عَهْد ʕahd
Nominative	عَهْدٌ ʕahdun	الْعَهْدُ al-ʕahdu	عَهْدُ ʕahdu
Accusative	عَهْدًا ʕahdan	الْعَهْدَ al-ʕahda	عَهْدَ ʕahda
Genitive	عَهْدٍ ʕahdin	الْعَهْدِ al-ʕahdi	عَهْدِ ʕahdi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَهْدَيْن ʕahdayn	الْعَهْدَيْن al-ʕahdayn	عَهْدَيْ ʕahday
Nominative	عَهْدَانِ ʕahdāni	الْعَهْدَانِ al-ʕahdāni	عَهْدَا ʕahdā
Accusative	عَهْدَيْنِ ʕahdayni	الْعَهْدَيْنِ al-ʕahdayni	عَهْدَيْ ʕahday
Genitive	عَهْدَيْنِ ʕahdayni	الْعَهْدَيْنِ al-ʕahdayni	عَهْدَيْ ʕahday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُهُود ʕuhūd	الْعُهُود al-ʕuhūd	عُهُود ʕuhūd
Nominative	عُهُودٌ ʕuhūdun	الْعُهُودُ al-ʕuhūdu	عُهُودُ ʕuhūdu
Accusative	عُهُودًا ʕuhūdan	الْعُهُودَ al-ʕuhūda	عُهُودَ ʕuhūda
Genitive	عُهُودٍ ʕuhūdin	الْعُهُودِ al-ʕuhūdi	عُهُودِ ʕuhūdi