لحد

Arabic

Root
ل ح د (l-ḥ-d)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laħd/

Noun

لَحْد • (laḥd) m (plural لُحُود (luḥūd) or أَلْحَاد (ʔalḥād))

1. tombstone
2. grave

   Synonym: قَبْر (qabr)

   • أُطْلُبُوا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِنَ ٱلْمَهْدِ إلَى ٱللَّحْدِ

     ʔuṭlubū l-ʕilma mina l-mahdi ʔilā l-laḥdi

     Seek ye knowledge from the cradle onto the grave.

Declension

Declension of noun لَحْد (laḥd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْد laḥd	اللَّحْد al-laḥd	لَحْد laḥd
Nominative	لَحْدٌ laḥdun	اللَّحْدُ al-laḥdu	لَحْدُ laḥdu
Accusative	لَحْدًا laḥdan	اللَّحْدَ al-laḥda	لَحْدَ laḥda
Genitive	لَحْدٍ laḥdin	اللَّحْدِ al-laḥdi	لَحْدِ laḥdi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْدَيْن laḥdayn	اللَّحْدَيْن al-laḥdayn	لَحْدَيْ laḥday
Nominative	لَحْدَانِ laḥdāni	اللَّحْدَانِ al-laḥdāni	لَحْدَا laḥdā
Accusative	لَحْدَيْنِ laḥdayni	اللَّحْدَيْنِ al-laḥdayni	لَحْدَيْ laḥday
Genitive	لَحْدَيْنِ laḥdayni	اللَّحْدَيْنِ al-laḥdayni	لَحْدَيْ laḥday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْحَاد‎; لُحُود ʔalḥād‎; luḥūd	الْأَلْحَاد‎; اللُّحُود al-ʔalḥād‎; al-luḥūd	أَلْحَاد‎; لُحُود ʔalḥād‎; luḥūd
Nominative	أَلْحَادٌ‎; لُحُودٌ ʔalḥādun‎; luḥūdun	الْأَلْحَادُ‎; اللُّحُودُ al-ʔalḥādu‎; al-luḥūdu	أَلْحَادُ‎; لُحُودُ ʔalḥādu‎; luḥūdu
Accusative	أَلْحَادًا‎; لُحُودًا ʔalḥādan‎; luḥūdan	الْأَلْحَادَ‎; اللُّحُودَ al-ʔalḥāda‎; al-luḥūda	أَلْحَادَ‎; لُحُودَ ʔalḥāda‎; luḥūda
Genitive	أَلْحَادٍ‎; لُحُودٍ ʔalḥādin‎; luḥūdin	الْأَلْحَادِ‎; اللُّحُودِ al-ʔalḥādi‎; al-luḥūdi	أَلْحَادِ‎; لُحُودِ ʔalḥādi‎; luḥūdi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: لحد (laḥd)

  > Turkish: lahit (inherited)

• → Uyghur: لەھەت (lehet)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From لَ (la-, “to”) +‎ حَدّ (ḥadd, “limit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ħad/, [laˈħad]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Preposition

لحدّ • (la-ḥadd)

1. until, as far as, up to

   Synonyms: لـ (la-), حتى (ḥatta)

Usage notes

• In order to use لحدّ (la-ḥadd) as a conjunction (i.e. introducing a verbal phrase), it must be followed by the particle ما (ma).