أكد

أكد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء ك د‎ (ʾ-k-d).

Verb

أَكَّدَ • (ʾakkada) II, non-past يُؤَكِّدُ‎‎ (yuʾakkidu)

1. to assure someone of (إِلَى‎ (ʾilā) something)
2. to confirm, to corroborate (a view, report, fact, etc.)
3. to confirm, ratify (an agreement, engagement, etc.)
4. to say (with certainty), to state as true, to assert
5. to affirm, to maintain (a belief, idea, etc.)
6. to emphasize, to stress (عَلَى‎ (ʿalā) something, أَنَّ‎ (ʾanna) that ...)
7. to bind firmly (a horse's or camel's saddle)

Usage notes

According to Lane, the more correct verb to use in place of this one is وَكَّدَ‎ (wakkada), with similar meanings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَكَّدَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَأْكِيد‎ taʾkīd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُؤَكِّد‎ muʾakkid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُؤَكَّد‎ muʾakkad
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	أَكَّدْتُ‎ ʾakkadtu	أَكَّدْتَ‎ ʾakkadta	أَكَّدَ ʾakkada		أَكَّدْتُمَا‎ ʾakkadtumā	أَكَّدَا‎ ʾakkadā		أَكَّدْنَا‎ ʾakkadnā	أَكَّدْتُمْ‎ ʾakkadtum	أَكَّدُوا‎ ʾakkadū
	f		أَكَّدْتِ‎ ʾakkadti	أَكَّدَتْ‎ ʾakkadat			أَكَّدَتَا‎ ʾakkadatā			أَكَّدْتُنَّ‎ ʾakkadtunna	أَكَّدْنَ‎ ʾakkadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَكِّدُ‎ ʾuʾakkidu	تُؤَكِّدُ‎ tuʾakkidu	يُؤَكِّدُ‎ yuʾakkidu		تُؤَكِّدَانِ‎ tuʾakkidāni	يُؤَكِّدَانِ‎ yuʾakkidāni		نُؤَكِّدُ‎ nuʾakkidu	تُؤَكِّدُونَ‎ tuʾakkidūna	يُؤَكِّدُونَ‎ yuʾakkidūna
	f		تُؤَكِّدِينَ‎ tuʾakkidīna	تُؤَكِّدُ‎ tuʾakkidu			تُؤَكِّدَانِ‎ tuʾakkidāni			تُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkidna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَكِّدَ‎ ʾuʾakkida	تُؤَكِّدَ‎ tuʾakkida	يُؤَكِّدَ‎ yuʾakkida		تُؤَكِّدَا‎ tuʾakkidā	يُؤَكِّدَا‎ yuʾakkidā		نُؤَكِّدَ‎ nuʾakkida	تُؤَكِّدُوا‎ tuʾakkidū	يُؤَكِّدُوا‎ yuʾakkidū
	f		تُؤَكِّدِي‎ tuʾakkidī	تُؤَكِّدَ‎ tuʾakkida			تُؤَكِّدَا‎ tuʾakkidā			تُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkidna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَكِّدْ‎ ʾuʾakkid	تُؤَكِّدْ‎ tuʾakkid	يُؤَكِّدْ‎ yuʾakkid		تُؤَكِّدَا‎ tuʾakkidā	يُؤَكِّدَا‎ yuʾakkidā		نُؤَكِّدْ‎ nuʾakkid	تُؤَكِّدُوا‎ tuʾakkidū	يُؤَكِّدُوا‎ yuʾakkidū
	f		تُؤَكِّدِي‎ tuʾakkidī	تُؤَكِّدْ‎ tuʾakkid			تُؤَكِّدَا‎ tuʾakkidā			تُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkidna	يُؤَكِّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkidna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَكِّدْ ʾakkid			أَكِّدَا‎ ʾakkidā				أَكِّدُوا‎ ʾakkidū
	f		أَكِّدِي‎ ʾakkidī							أَكِّدْنَ‎ ʾakkidna
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	أُكِّدْتُ‎ ʾukkidtu	أُكِّدْتَ‎ ʾukkidta	أُكِّدَ ʾukkida		أُكِّدْتُمَا‎ ʾukkidtumā	أُكِّدَا‎ ʾukkidā		أُكِّدْنَا‎ ʾukkidnā	أُكِّدْتُمْ‎ ʾukkidtum	أُكِّدُوا‎ ʾukkidū
	f		أُكِّدْتِ‎ ʾukkidti	أُكِّدَتْ‎ ʾukkidat			أُكِّدَتَا‎ ʾukkidatā			أُكِّدْتُنَّ‎ ʾukkidtunna	أُكِّدْنَ‎ ʾukkidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَكَّدُ‎ ʾuʾakkadu	تُؤَكَّدُ‎ tuʾakkadu	يُؤَكَّدُ‎ yuʾakkadu		تُؤَكَّدَانِ‎ tuʾakkadāni	يُؤَكَّدَانِ‎ yuʾakkadāni		نُؤَكَّدُ‎ nuʾakkadu	تُؤَكَّدُونَ‎ tuʾakkadūna	يُؤَكَّدُونَ‎ yuʾakkadūna
	f		تُؤَكَّدِينَ‎ tuʾakkadīna	تُؤَكَّدُ‎ tuʾakkadu			تُؤَكَّدَانِ‎ tuʾakkadāni			تُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَكَّدَ‎ ʾuʾakkada	تُؤَكَّدَ‎ tuʾakkada	يُؤَكَّدَ‎ yuʾakkada		تُؤَكَّدَا‎ tuʾakkadā	يُؤَكَّدَا‎ yuʾakkadā		نُؤَكَّدَ‎ nuʾakkada	تُؤَكَّدُوا‎ tuʾakkadū	يُؤَكَّدُوا‎ yuʾakkadū
	f		تُؤَكَّدِي‎ tuʾakkadī	تُؤَكَّدَ‎ tuʾakkada			تُؤَكَّدَا‎ tuʾakkadā			تُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَكَّدْ‎ ʾuʾakkad	تُؤَكَّدْ‎ tuʾakkad	يُؤَكَّدْ‎ yuʾakkad		تُؤَكَّدَا‎ tuʾakkadā	يُؤَكَّدَا‎ yuʾakkadā		نُؤَكَّدْ‎ nuʾakkad	تُؤَكَّدُوا‎ tuʾakkadū	يُؤَكَّدُوا‎ yuʾakkadū
	f		تُؤَكَّدِي‎ tuʾakkadī	تُؤَكَّدْ‎ tuʾakkad			تُؤَكَّدَا‎ tuʾakkadā			تُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ tuʾakkadna	يُؤَكَّدْنَ‎ yuʾakkadna

Related terms

• وَكَّدَ‎ (wakkada, “to fasten, to assert, to confirm”)
• تَوَكَّدَ‎ (tawakkada, “to be confirmed, to ascertain”)
• تَأَكَّدَ‎ (taʾakkada, “to be become convinced, to ascertain”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “أكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “وكد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “أكد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

أَكَدْ • (ʾakad) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of كَادَ‎ (kāda)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ك د‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَكَّدَ‎ (ʾakkada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔak.kad/, [ˈʔak.kad]

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Verb

أكّد • (ʔakkad) (form II, present بأكّد‎ (biʔakked))

1. (transitive) to confirm, to ensure

   ‏لسّا ما أكّدو الأخبار.‎‎

   lissa ma ʔakkadu l-ʔaḵbār.

   They haven't confirmed the news yet.

   ‏لازم نأكّد ولادنا إنّه ما يحطّو تمّهم على أي إشي بمكان عامّ.‎‎

   lāzem nʔakked ūlādna ʔinno mā yḥoṭṭu timmhom ʕala ʔayy ʔiši bi-makān ʕamm.

   We must ensure that our children not put their mouth on anything in a public place.

Conjugation

Conjugation of أكّد (ʔakkad)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	أكّدت (ʔakkadt)	أكّدت (ʔakkadt)	أكّد (ʔakkad)		أكّدنا (ʔakkadna)	أكّدتو (ʔakkadtu)	أكّدو (ʔakkadu)
	f		أكّدتي (ʔakkadti)	أكّدت (ʔakkadat)
present	m	بأكّد (baʔakked)	بتأكّد (bitʔakked)	بأكّد (biʔakked)		منأكّد (minʔakked)	بتأكّدو (bitʔakkdu)	بأكّدو (biʔakkdu)
	f		بتأكّدي (bitʔakkdi)	بتأكّد (bitʔakked)
subjunctive	m	اأكّد (aʔakked)	تأكّد (tʔakked)	يأكّد (yʔakked)		نأكّد (nʔakked)	تأكّدو (tʔakkdu)	يأكّدو (yʔakkdu)
	f		تأكّدي (tʔakkdi)	تأكّد (tʔakked)
imperative	m		أكّد (ʔakked)				أكّدو (ʔakkdu)
	f		أكّدي (ʔakkdi)