ود

ود

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و د د‎ (w-d-d).

Verb

وَدَّ • (wadda) I, non-past يَوَدُّ‎‎ (yawaddu), first-person singular past وَدِدْتُ‎ (wadidtu)

1. (transitive) to love, to like
2. (transitive) to wish, to like to have, to love would it be there, to be comfortable with, to desire (+لَوْ‎ (law))
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:96:

     ‏يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةً‎

     yawaddu ʾaḥaduhum law yuʿammaru ʾalfa sanatan

     One of them would like it were he made to live thousand years

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:2:

     ‏رُبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ‎

     rubamā yawaddu allaḏīna kafarū law kānū muslimīna

     Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish they had been Muslims.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَدَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns وُدّ or وِدّ or وَدّ or مَوَدَّة or مَوِدَّة or وِدَاد or وَدَاد or وُدَاد or وَدَادَة or وِدَادَة or وُدَادَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						وُدّ or وِدّ or وَدّ or مَوَدَّة‎ or مَوِدَّة‎ or وِدَاد‎ or وَدَاد‎ or وُدَاد‎ or وَدَادَة‎ or وِدَادَة‎ or وُدَادَة‎ wudd or widd or wadd or mawadda or mawidda or widād or wadād or wudād or wadāda or widāda or wudāda
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَادّ‎ wādd
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَوْدُود‎ mawdūd
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	وَدِدْتُ‎ wadidtu	وَدِدْتَ‎ wadidta	وَدَّ wadda		وَدِدْتُمَا‎ wadidtumā	وَدَّا‎ waddā		وَدِدْنَا‎ wadidnā	وَدِدْتُمْ‎ wadidtum	وَدُّوا‎ waddū
	f		وَدِدْتِ‎ wadidti	وَدَّتْ‎ waddat			وَدَّتَا‎ waddatā			وَدِدْتُنَّ‎ wadidtunna	وَدِدْنَ‎ wadidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَوَدُّ‎ ʾawaddu	تَوَدُّ‎ tawaddu	يَوَدُّ‎ yawaddu		تَوَدَّانِ‎ tawaddāni	يَوَدَّانِ‎ yawaddāni		نَوَدُّ‎ nawaddu	تَوَدُّونَ‎ tawaddūna	يَوَدُّونَ‎ yawaddūna
	f		تَوَدِّينَ‎ tawaddīna	تَوَدُّ‎ tawaddu			تَوَدَّانِ‎ tawaddāni			تَوْدَدْنَ‎ tawdadna	يَوْدَدْنَ‎ yawdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَوَدَّ‎ ʾawadda	تَوَدَّ‎ tawadda	يَوَدَّ‎ yawadda		تَوَدَّا‎ tawaddā	يَوَدَّا‎ yawaddā		نَوَدَّ‎ nawadda	تَوَدُّوا‎ tawaddū	يَوَدُّوا‎ yawaddū
	f		تَوَدِّي‎ tawaddī	تَوَدَّ‎ tawadda			تَوَدَّا‎ tawaddā			تَوْدَدْنَ‎ tawdadna	يَوْدَدْنَ‎ yawdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَوَدَّ‎ or أَوَدِّ‎ or أَوْدَدْ‎ ʾawadda or ʾawaddi or ʾawdad	تَوَدَّ‎ or تَوَدِّ‎ or تَوْدَدْ‎ tawadda or tawaddi or tawdad	يَوَدَّ‎ or يَوَدِّ‎ or يَوْدَدْ‎ yawadda or yawaddi or yawdad		تَوَدَّا‎ tawaddā	يَوَدَّا‎ yawaddā		نَوَدَّ‎ or نَوَدِّ‎ or نَوْدَدْ‎ nawadda or nawaddi or nawdad	تَوَدُّوا‎ tawaddū	يَوَدُّوا‎ yawaddū
	f		تَوَدِّي‎ tawaddī	تَوَدَّ‎ or تَوَدِّ‎ or تَوْدَدْ‎ tawadda or tawaddi or tawdad			تَوَدَّا‎ tawaddā			تَوْدَدْنَ‎ tawdadna	يَوْدَدْنَ‎ yawdadna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَدَّ or وَدِّ or اِيدَدْ‎ wadda or waddi or īdad			وَدَّا‎ waddā				وَدُّوا‎ waddū
	f		وَدِّي‎ waddī							اِيدَدْنَ‎ īdadna
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	وُدِدْتُ‎ wudidtu	وُدِدْتَ‎ wudidta	وُدَّ wudda		وُدِدْتُمَا‎ wudidtumā	وُدَّا‎ wuddā		وُدِدْنَا‎ wudidnā	وُدِدْتُمْ‎ wudidtum	وُدُّوا‎ wuddū
	f		وُدِدْتِ‎ wudidti	وُدَّتْ‎ wuddat			وُدَّتَا‎ wuddatā			وُدِدْتُنَّ‎ wudidtunna	وُدِدْنَ‎ wudidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَدُّ‎ ʾuwaddu	تُوَدُّ‎ tuwaddu	يُوَدُّ‎ yuwaddu		تُوَدَّانِ‎ tuwaddāni	يُوَدَّانِ‎ yuwaddāni		نُوَدُّ‎ nuwaddu	تُوَدُّونَ‎ tuwaddūna	يُوَدُّونَ‎ yuwaddūna
	f		تُوَدِّينَ‎ tuwaddīna	تُوَدُّ‎ tuwaddu			تُوَدَّانِ‎ tuwaddāni			تُودَدْنَ‎ tūdadna	يُودَدْنَ‎ yūdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَدَّ‎ ʾuwadda	تُوَدَّ‎ tuwadda	يُوَدَّ‎ yuwadda		تُوَدَّا‎ tuwaddā	يُوَدَّا‎ yuwaddā		نُوَدَّ‎ nuwadda	تُوَدُّوا‎ tuwaddū	يُوَدُّوا‎ yuwaddū
	f		تُوَدِّي‎ tuwaddī	تُوَدَّ‎ tuwadda			تُوَدَّا‎ tuwaddā			تُودَدْنَ‎ tūdadna	يُودَدْنَ‎ yūdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَدَّ‎ or أُوَدِّ‎ or أُودَدْ‎ ʾuwadda or ʾuwaddi or ʾūdad	تُوَدَّ‎ or تُوَدِّ‎ or تُودَدْ‎ tuwadda or tuwaddi or tūdad	يُوَدَّ‎ or يُوَدِّ‎ or يُودَدْ‎ yuwadda or yuwaddi or yūdad		تُوَدَّا‎ tuwaddā	يُوَدَّا‎ yuwaddā		نُوَدَّ‎ or نُوَدِّ‎ or نُودَدْ‎ nuwadda or nuwaddi or nūdad	تُوَدُّوا‎ tuwaddū	يُوَدُّوا‎ yuwaddū
	f		تُوَدِّي‎ tuwaddī	تُوَدَّ‎ or تُوَدِّ‎ or تُودَدْ‎ tuwadda or tuwaddi or tūdad			تُوَدَّا‎ tuwaddā			تُودَدْنَ‎ tūdadna	يُودَدْنَ‎ yūdadna

Noun

وَدّ or وِدّ or وُدّ • (wadd or widd or wudd) m

1. verbal noun of وَدَّ (wadda) (form I)
2. love, affection, friendship
   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi, ديوان أبي الطيب المتنبي, volume 2:

     ‏إِذَا مَا ٱلنَّاسُ جَرَّبَهُمْ لَبِيبُ / فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَكَلْتُهُمُ وَذَاقَا / فَلَمْ أَرَ وُدَّهُمْ إِلَّا خِدَاعًا / وَلَمْ أَرَ دِينَهُمْ إِلَّا نِفَاقَا‎

     ʾiḏā mā n-nāsu jarrabahum labību / faʾinnī qad ʾakaltuhumu waḏāqā / falam ʾara wuddahum ʾillā ḵidāʿan / walam ʾara dīnahum ʾillā nifāqā

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

3. desire, wish

Declension

Declension of noun وَدّ (wadd)‎; وِدّ (widd)‎; وُدّ (wudd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَدّ‎; وِدّ‎; وُدّ wadd‎; widd‎; wudd	الْوَدّ‎‎; الْوِدّ‎‎; الْوُدّ‎ al-wadd‎; al-widd‎; al-wudd	وَدّ‎; وِدّ‎; وُدّ wadd‎; widd‎; wudd
Nominative	وَدٌّ‎; وِدٌّ‎; وُدٌّ waddun‎; widdun‎; wuddun	الْوَدُّ‎‎; الْوِدُّ‎‎; الْوُدُّ‎ al-waddu‎; al-widdu‎; al-wuddu	وَدُّ‎; وِدُّ‎; وُدُّ waddu‎; widdu‎; wuddu
Accusative	وَدًّا‎‎; وِدًّا‎‎; وُدًّا‎ waddan‎; widdan‎; wuddan	الْوَدَّ‎‎; الْوِدَّ‎‎; الْوُدَّ‎ al-wadda‎; al-widda‎; al-wudda	وَدَّ‎; وِدَّ‎; وُدَّ wadda‎; widda‎; wudda
Genitive	وَدٍّ‎; وِدٍّ‎; وُدٍّ waddin‎; widdin‎; wuddin	الْوَدِّ‎‎; الْوِدِّ‎‎; الْوُدِّ‎ al-waddi‎; al-widdi‎; al-wuddi	وَدِّ‎; وِدِّ‎; وُدِّ waddi‎; widdi‎; wuddi

Noun

وَدّ • (wadd) m

1. dialectal form of وَتَد‎ (watad)
   • a. 813, ar-Rājiz, unknown title:

     ‏خالي لقيطٌ (var.‎ عُوَيْف) وأبو عَلِجِّ … المطعمان اللحمَ بالعَشِجِّ
     وبالغداةِ كِسَرَ (var.‎ فِلَق) البَرْنِجِّ … يُقْلَعُ بالوَدِّ وبالصِّيصجِّ‎

     I have two uncles ʿUwayf and Abū ʿAlī … who eat meat in the vesper,
     And in the morn sweet shives of dates … they pluck by means of pegs and pales

     Translation by Gottfried Hoberg:
     Avunculus meus est ʿUvaif et Abû ʿAlî, qui carnem vespere porrigunt
     et mane dactylos suaviores, qui extrahuntur paxillo et palo
     

Declension

Declension of noun وَدّ (wadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَدّ wadd	الْوَدّ‎ al-wadd	وَدّ wadd
Nominative	وَدٌّ waddun	الْوَدُّ‎ al-waddu	وَدُّ waddu
Accusative	وَدًّا‎ waddan	الْوَدَّ‎ al-wadda	وَدَّ wadda
Genitive	وَدٍّ waddin	الْوَدِّ‎ al-waddi	وَدِّ waddi

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “ود”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 790–791
• Freytag, Georg (1837), “ود”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 448
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ود”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2931
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ود”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 1204
• Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “ود”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1386