واحد

واحد

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: وَاحِد (wāḥid)     Ordinal: أَوَّل‎ (ʾawwal)     Multiplier: أُحَادِيّ‎ (ʾuḥādiyy), مُفْرَد‎ (mufrad), مُوَحَّد‎ (muwaḥḥad)     Distributive: أُحَادَ‎ (ʾuḥāda), مَوْحَدَ‎ (mawḥada), فُرَادَى‎ (furādā), فُرَادَ‎ (furāda)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad- ~ *waḥad- (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.ħid/

Numeral

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida))

1. one

   ‏رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا وَٱمْرَأَةً وَاحِدَةً‎ ― raʾaytu rajulan wāḥidan wamraʾatan wāḥidatan ― I saw [only] one man and one woman.

Usage notes

• The cardinal numbers "one" and "two" succeed the modified noun or substantive and agree with its grammatical gender.
• Adding the cardinal numbers "one" and "two" is optional, since nouns have morphologically singular and dual forms. Thus, when mentioned, it usually implies some emphasis comparable to the addition of only or merely in English.

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati

Related terms

• أَحَد‎ (ʾaḥad), إِحْدَى‎ (ʾiḥdā)

Adjective

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida), masculine plural وَاحِدُون‎ (wāḥidūn) or وُحْدَان‎ (wuḥdān) or أُحْدَان‎ (ʾuḥdān))

1. single[1]
2. unique, incomparable[2]
3. a certain[1]

Declension

Declension of numeral وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِدَيْن‎ wāḥidayn	الْوَاحِدَيْن‎ al-wāḥidayn	وَاحِدَتَيْن‎ wāḥidatayn	الْوَاحِدَتَيْن‎ al-wāḥidatayn
Nominative	وَاحِدَانِ‎ wāḥidāni	الْوَاحِدَانِ‎ al-wāḥidāni	وَاحِدَتَانِ‎ wāḥidatāni	الْوَاحِدَتَانِ‎ al-wāḥidatāni
Accusative	وَاحِدَيْنِ‎ wāḥidayni	الْوَاحِدَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidayni	وَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ wāḥidatayni	الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidatayni
Genitive	وَاحِدَيْنِ‎ wāḥidayni	الْوَاحِدَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidayni	وَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ wāḥidatayni	الْوَاحِدَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāḥidatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَاحِدِين‎‎; وُحْدَان‎‎; أُحْدَان‎ wāḥidīn‎; wuḥdān‎; ʾuḥdān	الْوَاحِدِين‎‎; الْوُحْدَان‎‎; الْأُحْدَان‎ al-wāḥidīn‎; al-wuḥdān‎; al-ʾuḥdān	وَاحِدَات‎ wāḥidāt	الْوَاحِدَات‎ al-wāḥidāt
Nominative	وَاحِدُونَ‎‎; وُحْدَانٌ‎‎; أُحْدَانٌ‎ wāḥidūna‎; wuḥdānun‎; ʾuḥdānun	الْوَاحِدُونَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانُ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانُ‎ al-wāḥidūna‎; al-wuḥdānu‎; al-ʾuḥdānu	وَاحِدَاتٌ‎ wāḥidātun	الْوَاحِدَاتُ‎ al-wāḥidātu
Accusative	وَاحِدِينَ‎‎; وُحْدَانًا‎‎; أُحْدَانًا‎ wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānan‎; ʾuḥdānan	الْوَاحِدِينَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانَ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانَ‎ al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāna‎; al-ʾuḥdāna	وَاحِدَاتٍ‎ wāḥidātin	الْوَاحِدَاتِ‎ al-wāḥidāti
Genitive	وَاحِدِينَ‎‎; وُحْدَانٍ‎‎; أُحْدَانٍ‎ wāḥidīna‎; wuḥdānin‎; ʾuḥdānin	الْوَاحِدِينَ‎‎; الْوُحْدَانِ‎‎; الْأُحْدَانِ‎ al-wāḥidīna‎; al-wuḥdāni‎; al-ʾuḥdāni	وَاحِدَاتٍ‎ wāḥidātin	الْوَاحِدَاتِ‎ al-wāḥidāti

Pronoun

وَاحِد • (wāḥid) m (feminine وَاحِدَة‎ (wāḥida))

1. someone[1]
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:2:

Declension

Declension of pronoun وَاحِد (wāḥid)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاحِد wāḥid	الْوَاحِد‎ al-wāḥid	وَاحِد wāḥid	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥida	الْوَاحِدَة‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَة‎ wāḥidat
Nominative	وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun	الْوَاحِدُ‎ al-wāḥidu	وَاحِدُ wāḥidu	وَاحِدَةٌ‎ wāḥidatun	الْوَاحِدَةُ‎ al-wāḥidatu	وَاحِدَةُ‎ wāḥidatu
Accusative	وَاحِدًا‎ wāḥidan	الْوَاحِدَ‎ al-wāḥida	وَاحِدَ wāḥida	وَاحِدَةً‎ wāḥidatan	الْوَاحِدَةَ‎ al-wāḥidata	وَاحِدَةَ‎ wāḥidata
Genitive	وَاحِدٍ wāḥidin	الْوَاحِدِ‎ al-wāḥidi	وَاحِدِ wāḥidi	وَاحِدَةٍ‎ wāḥidatin	الْوَاحِدَةِ‎ al-wāḥidati	وَاحِدَةِ‎ wāḥidati

Descendants

• Maltese: wieħed
• → Azerbaijani: vahid
• → Malay: واحد‎

References

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

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Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæːħɪd/

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة‎ (waḥda))

1. one

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Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : واحد

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /wahet/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /wahɪt/
• Rhymes: -ahet, -het, -et

Numeral

واحد (Rumi spelling wahid)

1. Alternative form of احد‎ (ahad)

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Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: واحد     Ordinal: أول‎

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.ħid/

Numeral

واحد • (wāḥid) m (feminine واحدة‎ (waḥda))

1. one

Adjective

واحد • (wāḥid) (feminine واحدة‎ (waḥda), masculine plural واحدين‎ (waḥdīn), feminine plural واحدات‎ (waḥdāt))

1. single

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South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: واحد     Ordinal: أول‎

Root
و ح د‎

Etymology

From Arabic وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.ħad/, [ˈwaː.ħad]

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Numeral

واحد • (wāḥad) m (feminine واحدة‎ (waḥde))

1. one

Usage notes

• As in Modern Standard Arabic, there is no indefinite article; the number “one” is already implied in nouns without the definite article ال‎ (il). In order to stress that it's only “one”, واحد (wāḥad) is used as an adjective following the noun.

Adjective

واحد • (wāḥad) (feminine واحدة‎ (waḥde))

1. single

Noun

واحد • (wāḥad) m

1. person, (after a number) people

Pronoun

واحد • (wāḥad)

1. one
2. someone, anyone

   Synonym: حدا‎ (ḥada, “someone, anyone”)

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Urdu

Urdu numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ایک‎     Ordinal: پہلا‎, اوّل‎     Multiplier: اکلوتا‎, واحد

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian واحد‎ (vâhed), from Arabic وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɦɪd̪/

Adjective

واحد • (vāhid) (Hindi spelling वाहिद)

1. single