عہد

See also: عهد‎

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ ('ahd), itself borrowed from Arabic عَهْد‎ (ʕahd).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.ɦəd̪/, [ɛ.ɦɛd̪]
Rhymes: -əd̪, -ɛd̪
Homophone: احد‎ (aḥad)

Noun

عَہْد or عَہَد • (ʻahd or ’ahad) m (plural عہود‎, Hindi spelling अहद or [Term?]‎)

vow, pledge
covenant

Related terms

(from the same Arabic root):

معاہدہ‎ (mu’āhidah, “treaty”)

See also

وعدہ‎ (va’dah, “promise”)

References

“عہد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“عہد”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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