Arabic for only

waHd
ﻭَﺣﺪ
only – masculine singular

The Arabic word for only is pronounced waHd and written ﻭَﺣﺪ.

Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word only consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, Ha that is written and pronounced H and dal that is written and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word only letter by letter

ﻭَﺣﺪ
ﺣـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺪ
 
ـﻮ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﺪ
 
waw
w
Ha
H
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for only consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﺣﺪ and pronounced waHd.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for only

fa3l becomes waHd

We have seen that the Arabic word for only is written ﻭَﺣﺪ and pronounced waHd. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are w, H and d, the word becomes waHd.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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