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

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]
  • (file)

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).
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