فريد

See also: فرید

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ر د‏ (f-r-d); compare فَرَدَ‏ (farada, “to be single, to be alone; to be singular, to be unique”) and فَرُدَ‏ (faruda, “(same)”).

Adjective

فَرِيد • (farīd) (feminine فَرِيدَة‏ (farīda))

1. alone, single
2. sole, only
3. lonely
4. solitary
5. singular, unique, matchless, unrivaled, unparalleled, nonpareil, peerless, incomparable, nonesuch
6. one and only
7. particularly endowed with (+ genitive)

Declension

Declension of adjective فَرِيد (farīd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَرِيد farīd	الْفَرِيد‏ al-farīd	فَرِيدَة‏ farīda	الْفَرِيدَة‏ al-farīda
Nominative	فَرِيدٌ farīdun	الْفَرِيدُ‏ al-farīdu	فَرِيدَةٌ‏ farīdatun	الْفَرِيدَةُ‏ al-farīdatu
Accusative	فَرِيدًا‏ farīdan	الْفَرِيدَ‏ al-farīda	فَرِيدَةً‏ farīdatan	الْفَرِيدَةَ‏ al-farīdata
Genitive	فَرِيدٍ farīdin	الْفَرِيدِ‏ al-farīdi	فَرِيدَةٍ‏ farīdatin	الْفَرِيدَةِ‏ al-farīdati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَرِيدَيْن‏ farīdayn	الْفَرِيدَيْن‏ al-farīdayn	فَرِيدَتَيْن‏ farīdatayn	الْفَرِيدَتَيْن‏ al-farīdatayn
Nominative	فَرِيدَانِ‏ farīdāni	الْفَرِيدَانِ‏ al-farīdāni	فَرِيدَتَانِ‏ farīdatāni	الْفَرِيدَتَانِ‏ al-farīdatāni
Accusative	فَرِيدَيْنِ‏ farīdayni	الْفَرِيدَيْنِ‏ al-farīdayni	فَرِيدَتَيْنِ‏ farīdatayni	الْفَرِيدَتَيْنِ‏ al-farīdatayni
Genitive	فَرِيدَيْنِ‏ farīdayni	الْفَرِيدَيْنِ‏ al-farīdayni	فَرِيدَتَيْنِ‏ farīdatayni	الْفَرِيدَتَيْنِ‏ al-farīdatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	فَرِيدَات‏ farīdāt	الْفَرِيدَات‏ al-farīdāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	فَرِيدَاتٌ‏ farīdātun	الْفَرِيدَاتُ‏ al-farīdātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	فَرِيدَاتٍ‏ farīdātin	الْفَرِيدَاتِ‏ al-farīdāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	فَرِيدَاتٍ‏ farīdātin	الْفَرِيدَاتِ‏ al-farīdāti

Synonyms

• (alone, sole, lonely, solitary, singular, incomparable): فَرْد‏ (fard), وَحِيد‏ (waḥīd)

Related terms

• فَرَدَ‏ (farada), فَرْد‏ (fard, noun), مُفْرَد‏ (mufrad), مُفْرَدَات‏ (mufradāt)

Descendants

• Azeri: Fərid

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “فرد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4