عند

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عند¹

  • /ʕin.da/

Where it comes from

A contraction of ع ن ن (ʕ n n) or ع ي ن (ʕ y n) in the sense of viewing, and يَدَا (yadā, “hand”); see at hand, before one's eyes. Compare also لَدَى (ladā) and لَدُنْ (ladun) for parallel contractions and semantic senses.

preposition عِنْدَ · ʕinda · عِنْدِي · عِنْدَنَا

  1. near, with, at the house of
  2. at the time of جِئْتُكَ عِنْدَ شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ
  3. in one's sight, in one's opinion إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ
  4. expresses possession, to have قُلْ هَلْ عِنْدَكُم مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَتُخْرِجُوهُ لَنَا

Similar: لَدَى, لَدُنْ

عند²

verb عَنَدَ · ʕanada · يَعْنُدُ · يَعْنِدُ · عُنُود · عَنِدَ

  1. to be perverse, diverging or obstinate

noun عِنْد · ʕind · الْعِنْد · عِنْدٌ

  1. animus, heart, will

adjective عُنُد · ʕunud

  1. common, plural common plural of عَنُود (ʕanūd)

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preposition

Similar: لَدَى, لَدُنْ

In English

  • at in or very near a particular place
  • have 1. to possess
  • by not later than
  • near in close proximity to

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"عند." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

عند. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF

Chicago

"عند." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عند},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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