قد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق د د (q d d)
6 terms

Cognate to Hebrew קָדַד (qāḏaḏ), Aramaic קָדַד (qāḏaḏ, “to cut out”), Classical Syriac ܩܰܕ (qadd, “to tear or cut away”), Ge'ez ቀደ (ḳäddä, “to cut open, to tear apart”), Mehri ḳdd (“to shave off, to cut off, to scalp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qad.da/

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Verb

قَدَّ • (qadda) I (non-past يَقُدُّ (yaquddu), verbal noun قَدّ (qadd))

1. to cut into strips
2. to cut off, to chop off
3. to cut out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَدَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun قَدّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَدّ qadd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَادّ qādd
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْدُود maqdūd
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَدَدْتُ qadadtu	قَدَدْتَ qadadta	قَدَّ qadda		قَدَدْتُمَا qadadtumā	قَدَّا qaddā		قَدَدْنَا qadadnā	قَدَدْتُمْ qadadtum	قَدُّوا qaddū
	f		قَدَدْتِ qadadti	قَدَّتْ qaddat			قَدَّتَا qaddatā			قَدَدْتُنَّ qadadtunna	قَدَدْنَ qadadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقُدُّ ʔaquddu	تَقُدُّ taquddu	يَقُدُّ yaquddu		تَقُدَّانِ taquddāni	يَقُدَّانِ yaquddāni		نَقُدُّ naquddu	تَقُدُّونَ taquddūna	يَقُدُّونَ yaquddūna
	f		تَقُدِّينَ taquddīna	تَقُدُّ taquddu			تَقُدَّانِ taquddāni			تَقْدُدْنَ taqdudna	يَقْدُدْنَ yaqdudna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُدَّ ʔaqudda	تَقُدَّ taqudda	يَقُدَّ yaqudda		تَقُدَّا taquddā	يَقُدَّا yaquddā		نَقُدَّ naqudda	تَقُدُّوا taquddū	يَقُدُّوا yaquddū
	f		تَقُدِّي taquddī	تَقُدَّ taqudda			تَقُدَّا taquddā			تَقْدُدْنَ taqdudna	يَقْدُدْنَ yaqdudna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقُدَّ, أَقُدِّ, أَقْدُدْ ʔaqudda, ʔaquddi, ʔaqdud	تَقُدَّ, تَقُدِّ, تَقْدُدْ taqudda, taquddi, taqdud	يَقُدَّ, يَقُدِّ, يَقْدُدْ yaqudda, yaquddi, yaqdud		تَقُدَّا taquddā	يَقُدَّا yaquddā		نَقُدَّ, نَقُدِّ, نَقْدُدْ naqudda, naquddi, naqdud	تَقُدُّوا taquddū	يَقُدُّوا yaquddū
	f		تَقُدِّي taquddī	تَقُدَّ, تَقُدِّ, تَقْدُدْ taqudda, taquddi, taqdud			تَقُدَّا taquddā			تَقْدُدْنَ taqdudna	يَقْدُدْنَ yaqdudna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُدَّ, قُدِّ, اُقْدُدْ qudda, quddi, uqdud			قُدَّا quddā				قُدُّوا quddū
	f		قُدِّي quddī							اُقْدُدْنَ uqdudna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُدِدْتُ qudidtu	قُدِدْتَ qudidta	قُدَّ qudda		قُدِدْتُمَا qudidtumā	قُدَّا quddā		قُدِدْنَا qudidnā	قُدِدْتُمْ qudidtum	قُدُّوا quddū
	f		قُدِدْتِ qudidti	قُدَّتْ quddat			قُدَّتَا quddatā			قُدِدْتُنَّ qudidtunna	قُدِدْنَ qudidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَدُّ ʔuqaddu	تُقَدُّ tuqaddu	يُقَدُّ yuqaddu		تُقَدَّانِ tuqaddāni	يُقَدَّانِ yuqaddāni		نُقَدُّ nuqaddu	تُقَدُّونَ tuqaddūna	يُقَدُّونَ yuqaddūna
	f		تُقَدِّينَ tuqaddīna	تُقَدُّ tuqaddu			تُقَدَّانِ tuqaddāni			تُقْدَدْنَ tuqdadna	يُقْدَدْنَ yuqdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَدَّ ʔuqadda	تُقَدَّ tuqadda	يُقَدَّ yuqadda		تُقَدَّا tuqaddā	يُقَدَّا yuqaddā		نُقَدَّ nuqadda	تُقَدُّوا tuqaddū	يُقَدُّوا yuqaddū
	f		تُقَدِّي tuqaddī	تُقَدَّ tuqadda			تُقَدَّا tuqaddā			تُقْدَدْنَ tuqdadna	يُقْدَدْنَ yuqdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَدَّ, أُقَدِّ, أُقْدَدْ ʔuqadda, ʔuqaddi, ʔuqdad	تُقَدَّ, تُقَدِّ, تُقْدَدْ tuqadda, tuqaddi, tuqdad	يُقَدَّ, يُقَدِّ, يُقْدَدْ yuqadda, yuqaddi, yuqdad		تُقَدَّا tuqaddā	يُقَدَّا yuqaddā		نُقَدَّ, نُقَدِّ, نُقْدَدْ nuqadda, nuqaddi, nuqdad	تُقَدُّوا tuqaddū	يُقَدُّوا yuqaddū
	f		تُقَدِّي tuqaddī	تُقَدَّ, تُقَدِّ, تُقْدَدْ tuqadda, tuqaddi, tuqdad			تُقَدَّا tuqaddā			تُقْدَدْنَ tuqdadna	يُقْدَدْنَ yuqdadna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qadd/

Noun

قَدّ • (qadd) m (plural قِدَاد (qidād) or قُدُود (qudūd) or أَقُدّ (ʔaqudd) or أَقِدَّة (ʔaqidda))

1. verbal noun of قَدَّ (qadda) (form I)
2. cutting, cutting off
3. size, stature, figure
4. length
5. definite measure or quantity
6. equal of a person or thing
7. lambskin
8. strip, shred
9. split
10. caesura

Declension

Declension of noun قَدّ (qadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدّ qadd	الْقَدّ al-qadd	قَدّ qadd
Nominative	قَدٌّ qaddun	الْقَدُّ al-qaddu	قَدُّ qaddu
Accusative	قَدًّا qaddan	الْقَدَّ al-qadda	قَدَّ qadda
Genitive	قَدٍّ qaddin	الْقَدِّ al-qaddi	قَدِّ qaddi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدَّيْن qaddayn	الْقَدَّيْن al-qaddayn	قَدَّيْ qadday
Nominative	قَدَّانِ qaddāni	الْقَدَّانِ al-qaddāni	قَدَّا qaddā
Accusative	قَدَّيْنِ qaddayni	الْقَدَّيْنِ al-qaddayni	قَدَّيْ qadday
Genitive	قَدَّيْنِ qaddayni	الْقَدَّيْنِ al-qaddayni	قَدَّيْ qadday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِدَاد‎; قُدُود‎; أَقُدّ‎; أَقِدَّة qidād‎; qudūd‎; ʔaqudd‎; ʔaqidda	الْقِدَاد‎; الْقُدُود‎; الْأَقُدّ‎; الْأَقِدَّة al-qidād‎; al-qudūd‎; al-ʔaqudd‎; al-ʔaqidda	قِدَاد‎; قُدُود‎; أَقُدّ‎; أَقِدَّة qidād‎; qudūd‎; ʔaqudd‎; ʔaqiddat
Nominative	قِدَادٌ‎; قُدُودٌ‎; أَقُدٌّ‎; أَقِدَّةٌ qidādun‎; qudūdun‎; ʔaquddun‎; ʔaqiddatun	الْقِدَادُ‎; الْقُدُودُ‎; الْأَقُدُّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةُ al-qidādu‎; al-qudūdu‎; al-ʔaquddu‎; al-ʔaqiddatu	قِدَادُ‎; قُدُودُ‎; أَقُدُّ‎; أَقِدَّةُ qidādu‎; qudūdu‎; ʔaquddu‎; ʔaqiddatu
Accusative	قِدَادًا‎; قُدُودًا‎; أَقُدًّا‎; أَقِدَّةً qidādan‎; qudūdan‎; ʔaquddan‎; ʔaqiddatan	الْقِدَادَ‎; الْقُدُودَ‎; الْأَقُدَّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةَ al-qidāda‎; al-qudūda‎; al-ʔaqudda‎; al-ʔaqiddata	قِدَادَ‎; قُدُودَ‎; أَقُدَّ‎; أَقِدَّةَ qidāda‎; qudūda‎; ʔaqudda‎; ʔaqiddata
Genitive	قِدَادٍ‎; قُدُودٍ‎; أَقُدٍّ‎; أَقِدَّةٍ qidādin‎; qudūdin‎; ʔaquddin‎; ʔaqiddatin	الْقِدَادِ‎; الْقُدُودِ‎; الْأَقُدِّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةِ al-qidādi‎; al-qudūdi‎; al-ʔaquddi‎; al-ʔaqiddati	قِدَادِ‎; قُدُودِ‎; أَقُدِّ‎; أَقِدَّةِ qidādi‎; qudūdi‎; ʔaquddi‎; ʔaqiddati

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

From the root ق د د (q-d-d) in the sense of being a thing separated or cut apart, a thing distinct with its own measure and shape, a defined piece; extended semantically to a secure definite thing, a certainty, hence the past tense implying a thing has already been set or definitive.

The non-past tense stems from the idea of something intended, likely expected, planned to be, measured to occur, or cut out to happen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qad/

Particle

قَدْ • (qad)

1. (in the past tense) Indicates nearness in time or recentness, recently, just now

   قَدْ وَصَلَ ― qad waṣala ― he has arrived; he had arrived

   كَانَ (قَدْ) وَصَلَ ― kāna (qad) waṣala ― he had arrived

   سَيَكُونُ (قَدْ) وَصَلَ ― sayakūnu (qad) waṣala ― he will have arrived

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:143:

     وَلَقَدْ كُنتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَلْقَوْهُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

     You used to wish for death before you could meet it, and just now, you could see it when were looking ahead.

2. (in the non-past tense) Indicates nonveridicality, might, could, may

   قَدْ يَكُونُ كَذٰلِكَ ― qad yakūnu kaḏālika ― It may be so.

   إِنْ سَأَلْتَهُ ٱلْمَالَ فَقَدْ يُعْطِيكَ. ― ʔin saʔaltahu l-māla faqad yuʕṭīka. ― If you ask him for money, he may give you.

3. (in the non-past tense, obsolete) Expresses emphasis
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:18:

     قَدْ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمْ وَالْقَائِلِينَ لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الْبَأْسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

     God does know the hinderers among you and the ones telling their brethren, "Over here!" These fight in wars only rarely.

Derived terms

• لَقَدْ (laqad)

Descendants

• Judeo-Arabic: קד (qad)

References

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

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cod, as the range of the fish does not overlap with typical Arabic-speaking areas; compare Hebrew קוד (kod, “cod”). Compare also its other names مُورَة (mūra, “cod”) borrowed from French morue, and غادُس (ḡādus, “cod”) borrowed from Latin gadus (“generic term for fish; cod”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qudd/

Noun

قُدّ • (qudd) m

1. cod (the fish)

Declension

Declension of noun قُدّ (qudd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُدّ qudd	الْقُدّ al-qudd	قُدّ qudd
Nominative	قُدٌّ quddun	الْقُدُّ al-quddu	قُدُّ quddu
Accusative	قُدًّا quddan	الْقُدَّ al-qudda	قُدَّ qudda
Genitive	قُدٍّ quddin	الْقُدِّ al-quddi	قُدِّ quddi

Etymology 5

Verb

قُدْ • (qud) (form I) /qud/

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of قَادَ (qāda)

References

• “qdd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “قد”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 404
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قد”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 682
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قد”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1003

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق د د
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡadd/

Noun

قَدّ • (gadd) m

1. amount, size, quantity, extent
2. the same amount as; the same size/age as; as big as; as much as; as many as

   مَحَمَّد قَدّ أحمد

   maḥmmad gadd ʔaḥmad

   Mahammad is as old as Ahmad

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَدْ (qad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡid/, /ɡad/

Particle

قِد or قد • (gid or gad)

1. already

   Synonym: قيد (gīd) (different pronunciation)

   قِدْ كَلَّمْتُه عَنْ المَوْضُوع

   gid kallamtu ʿan almawḍūʿ

   I've [already] spoken to him about the topic

Pashto

Noun

قد • (transliteration needed) m

1. height

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qadð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪(ː)]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪(ː)]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäd̪(ː)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäd̪(ː)]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæd̪̥(ː)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḏḏ
Dari reading?	qadd
Iranian reading?	ğadd
Tajik reading?	qadd

Noun

قد • (qadd)

1. height, size, stature

   Synonym: (archaic) بشن (bašn)

Related terms

• قد بلند (qadd-e boland)
• قد کوتاه (qadd-e kutâh)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔadd/

Noun

قَدّ • (ʔadd) m

1. amount, size, quantity, extent
2. the same amount as; the same size/age as; as big as; as much as; as many as

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَد (qad), from Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Noun

قد • (qad) m (Hindi spelling क़द)

1. height, stature

Declension

Declension of قد
	singular	plural
direct	قد (qad)	قد (qad)
oblique	قد (qad)	قدوں (qadõ)
vocative	قد (qad)	قدو (qado)