حد

العربية

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حد¹

  • /ħad.da/

verb حَدَّ · ḥadda · يَحُدُّ · حَدّ · حَادّ

  1. to prevent, to restrain, to check, to hinder حَدَّ ٱللهُ عَنَّا ٱلشَّرَّ
  2. to restrict, to limit, to confine
  3. to stop, to halt
  4. to delineate, to delimit (esp. land)
  5. to define (a word)
  6. to sharpen (a knife, etc.)
  7. to punish, to chastise
  8. to fix (one's gaze)
  9. to separate
  10. to deprive (someone) of their livelihood

verb حَدَّ · ḥadda · يَحُدُّ · يَحِدُّ · حِدَاد · حَدّ

  1. to remove all ornaments and wear mourning apparel
  2. to mourn

verb حَدَّ · ḥadda · يَحِدُّ · حِدَّة · حَادّ

  1. to be sharp, to be cutting (of a knife)
  2. to be strong (of a smell)
  3. to be strong, to be active (of a person)
  4. to be sharp, to be intelligent (of a person)
  5. to be quick to anger (of a person)

verb حَدَّ · ḥadda · يَحُدُّ · يَحِدُّ · حَدّ · حِدَّة

  1. to fly into a rage against, to be angry or furious with

حد²

  • /ħadd/

noun حَدّ · ḥadd · حُدُود · الْحَدّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of حَدَّ (ḥadda) (form I)
  2. limit
  3. boundary, border
  4. frontier
  5. term
  6. end, goal, aim
  7. district
  8. reach, sphere of action
  9. difference
  10. definition
  11. rule
  12. punishment
  13. edge, point
  14. passion
  15. intoxicating strength of liquors
  16. strength, bravery
  17. energy
  18. manner, way
  19. hindrance
  20. Arabic, Modern, Standard side

adjective حَدّ · ḥadd · حُدُود · الْحَدّ · حَدَّة

  1. violent, passionate

In English

  • pale limits, bounds
  • boundary dividing line or location between two areas
  • limit restriction; bound beyond which one may not go
  • frontier part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region
  • border the line or frontier area separating various territories
  • restrict to restrain within bounds

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حد},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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