عهد

العربية

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عهد^¹

/ʕa.hi.da/

verb عَهِدَ · ʕahida · يَعْهَدُ · عَهْد · عَاهِد

to further
to care, to be cognizant of, to know

عهد^²

/ʕahd/

noun عَهْد · ʕahd · عُهُود · الْعَهْد

noun from verb verbal noun of عَهِدَ (ʕahida) (form I) الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʕahd al-qadīm, “the Old Testament”)
Judaism covenant تَابُوت الْعَهْد (tābūt al-ʕahd, “the Ark of the Covenant”)
knowledge, acquaintance, contact
close observance, strict adherence, keeping, fulfillment
delegation, assignment, committing, commissioning, entrusting
commission
commitment, obligation, liability, responsibility
agreement, covenant, treaty, pact, compact, pledge
promise, vow, oath
time, epoch, era
testament الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd, “the New Testament”)

In English

covenant binding agreement
testament part of the Bible

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عهد},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عهد