قد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق د د (q-d-d). Cognate to Hebrew קָדַד (qāḏaḏ), Aramaic קָדַד (qāḏaḏ, “to cut out”), Classical Syriac ܩܰܕ (qadd, “to tear or cut away”), Ge'ez ቀደ (ḳäddä, “to cut open, to tear apart”), Mehri ḳdd (“to shave off, to cut off, to scalp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qad.da/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to cut into strips
2. to cut off, to chop off
3. to cut out

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qadd/

Noun

قَدّ • (qadd) m (plural قِدَاد (qidād) or قُدُود (qudūd) or أَقُدّ (ʔaqudd) or أَقِدَّة (ʔaqidda))

1. verbal noun of قَدَّ (qadda) (form I)
2. cutting, cutting off
3. size, stature, figure
4. length
5. definite measure or quantity
6. equal of a person or thing
7. lambskin
8. strip, shred
9. split
10. caesura

Declension

Declension of noun قَدّ (qadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدّ qadd	الْقَدّ al-qadd	قَدّ qadd
Nominative	قَدٌّ qaddun	الْقَدُّ al-qaddu	قَدُّ qaddu
Accusative	قَدًّا qaddan	الْقَدَّ al-qadda	قَدَّ qadda
Genitive	قَدٍّ qaddin	الْقَدِّ al-qaddi	قَدِّ qaddi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدَّيْن qaddayn	الْقَدَّيْن al-qaddayn	قَدَّيْ qadday
Nominative	قَدَّانِ qaddāni	الْقَدَّانِ al-qaddāni	قَدَّا qaddā
Accusative	قَدَّيْنِ qaddayni	الْقَدَّيْنِ al-qaddayni	قَدَّيْ qadday
Genitive	قَدَّيْنِ qaddayni	الْقَدَّيْنِ al-qaddayni	قَدَّيْ qadday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِدَاد‎; قُدُود‎; أَقُدّ‎; أَقِدَّة qidād‎; qudūd‎; ʔaqudd‎; ʔaqidda	الْقِدَاد‎; الْقُدُود‎; الْأَقُدّ‎; الْأَقِدَّة al-qidād‎; al-qudūd‎; al-ʔaqudd‎; al-ʔaqidda	قِدَاد‎; قُدُود‎; أَقُدّ‎; أَقِدَّة qidād‎; qudūd‎; ʔaqudd‎; ʔaqiddat
Nominative	قِدَادٌ‎; قُدُودٌ‎; أَقُدٌّ‎; أَقِدَّةٌ qidādun‎; qudūdun‎; ʔaquddun‎; ʔaqiddatun	الْقِدَادُ‎; الْقُدُودُ‎; الْأَقُدُّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةُ al-qidādu‎; al-qudūdu‎; al-ʔaquddu‎; al-ʔaqiddatu	قِدَادُ‎; قُدُودُ‎; أَقُدُّ‎; أَقِدَّةُ qidādu‎; qudūdu‎; ʔaquddu‎; ʔaqiddatu
Accusative	قِدَادًا‎; قُدُودًا‎; أَقُدًّا‎; أَقِدَّةً qidādan‎; qudūdan‎; ʔaquddan‎; ʔaqiddatan	الْقِدَادَ‎; الْقُدُودَ‎; الْأَقُدَّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةَ al-qidāda‎; al-qudūda‎; al-ʔaqudda‎; al-ʔaqiddata	قِدَادَ‎; قُدُودَ‎; أَقُدَّ‎; أَقِدَّةَ qidāda‎; qudūda‎; ʔaqudda‎; ʔaqiddata
Genitive	قِدَادٍ‎; قُدُودٍ‎; أَقُدٍّ‎; أَقِدَّةٍ qidādin‎; qudūdin‎; ʔaquddin‎; ʔaqiddatin	الْقِدَادِ‎; الْقُدُودِ‎; الْأَقُدِّ‎; الْأَقِدَّةِ al-qidādi‎; al-qudūdi‎; al-ʔaquddi‎; al-ʔaqiddati	قِدَادِ‎; قُدُودِ‎; أَقُدِّ‎; أَقِدَّةِ qidādi‎; qudūdi‎; ʔaquddi‎; ʔaqiddati

References

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

Etymology 3

From the root ق د د (q-d-d) in the sense of being a thing separated or cut apart, a thing distinct with its own measure and shape, a defined piece; extended semantically to a secure definite thing, a certainty, hence the past tense implying a thing has already been set or definitive.

The non-past tense stems from the idea of something intended, likely expected, planned to be, measured to occur, or cut out to happen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qad/

Particle

قَدْ • (qad)

1. (preceding a verb in the past tense) Imparts a present perfect or pluperfect sense, emphasizing that the action has been completed.

   قَدْ وَصَلَ ― qad waṣala ― he has [already] arrived, he has [definitely] arrived; he had arrived

2. (preceding a verb in the non-past tense) Expresses a possibility, like English may.

   قَدْ يَكُونُ كَذٰلِكَ ― qad yakūnu kaḏālika ― it may be so

Descendants

• Judeo-Arabic: קד (qad)

Derived terms

• لَقَدْ (laqad)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cod, as the range of the fish does not overlap with typical Arabic-speaking areas; compare Hebrew קוד (kod, “cod”). Compare also its other names مُورَة (mūra, “cod”) borrowed from French morue, and غادُس (ḡādus, “cod”) borrowed from Latin gadus (“generic term for fish; cod”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qudd/

Noun

قُدّ • (qudd) m

1. cod (the fish)

Declension

Declension of noun قُدّ (qudd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُدّ qudd	الْقُدّ al-qudd	قُدّ qudd
Nominative	قُدٌّ quddun	الْقُدُّ al-quddu	قُدُّ quddu
Accusative	قُدًّا quddan	الْقُدَّ al-qudda	قُدَّ qudda
Genitive	قُدٍّ quddin	الْقُدِّ al-quddi	قُدِّ quddi

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qud/

Verb

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of قَادَ (qāda)

References

• “qdd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “قد”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 404
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قد”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 682
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قد”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1003

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَدْ (qad)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡid/, /ɡad/

Particle

قِد or قد • (gid or gad)

1. already

   Synonym: قيد (gīd) (different pronunciation)

   قِدْ كَلَّمْتُه عَنْ المَوْضُوع

   gid kallamtu ʿan almawḍūʿ

   I've [already] spoken to him about the topic

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Pashto

Noun

قد • (transliteration needed) m

1. height

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Noun

قد • (qad)

1. height, size, stature

Synonyms

• (archaic) بشن (bašn)

Related terms

• قد بلند (qad-e boland)
• قد کوتاه (qad-e kutâh)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قَد (qad), from Arabic قَدّ (qadd).

Noun

قد • (qad) m (Hindi spelling क़द)

1. height, stature

Declension

Declension of قد
	singular	plural
direct	قد (qad)	قد (qad)
oblique	قد (qad)	قدوں (qadō̃)
vocative	قد (qad)	قدو (qadō)