راد

See also: زاد‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ر د د‎ (r-d-d); compare رَدَّ‎ (radda, “to return”).

Verb

رَادَدَ or رَادَّ • (rādda or rādada) III, non-past يُرَادُّ‎ or يُرَادِدُ‎‎ (yurāddu or yurādidu)

  1. (transitive) to return, give back, requite
  2. to oppose, to fight

Conjugation

References

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lʾt' /rād/), from Old Persian [script needed] (*rā́daʰ), from Proto-Iranian *HráHdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HráHdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂réh₁dʰ-o-s, from *h₂reh₁dʰ- (“to care”) +‎ *-os.

Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬭𐬁𐬛𐬀𐬵‎ (rādah, “generosity, care; generous”), Vedic Sanskrit राधस् (rā́dhas, “favour, generosity, gift”), Proto-Slavic *raditi (“to care about, to heed”), Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɾɔd/

Adjective

راد • (râd)

  1. generous, bounteous, liberal
  2. honest, upright
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