كد

See also: کد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك د د (k-d-d).

Verb

1. to work hard, to toil, to exert oneself, to slog
   • 850–861, علي بن سهل ربن الطبري [ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī], edited by Oliver Kahl, ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī’s Health Regimen or “Book of the Pearl” كتاب اللؤلؤة (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 115), Leiden: Brill, published 2020, →ISBN, § 50, page 78:

     وما كان من الحيوان صلبا يرعى‭‬ في المراعي اليابسة الصلبة ويكد‬ في الأعمال الصعبة‭‬ فإنها أصلب وأبطأ استمراءً

     What there is of sturdy animals grazing the dry and harsh pastures and exerting themselves in hard works, they are tough and tardy (when to be digested).

2. to make weary, to tire, to goad

Noun

كَدّ • (kadd) m

1. verbal noun of كَدَّ (kadda) (form I)
2. toil, fatigue, assiduity

Declension

Declension of noun كَدّ (kadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَدّ kadd	الْكَدّ al-kadd	كَدّ kadd
Nominative	كَدٌّ kaddun	الْكَدُّ al-kaddu	كَدُّ kaddu
Accusative	كَدًّا kaddan	الْكَدَّ al-kadda	كَدَّ kadda
Genitive	كَدٍّ kaddin	الْكَدِّ al-kaddi	كَدِّ kaddi

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Iraqi Arabic

Alternative forms

• گد (gad)

Etymology

From Arabic قَدْر (qadr). Usage similar to Turkish kadar, Persian قدر (qadr, qadar).

Noun

كد (gad)

1. amount, quantity

   اشكد هذا

   ešgad hāḏā

   How much is this?