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عَبْد

a slave

Noun · masculineRoot ع-ب-د

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Plural
عَبِيد
Other plurals
عِبَاد، عُبْدَان، أَعْبُد
Feminine
أَمَة

Most common words from the same root

Noun
مَعْبَد
place of worship
Verb · Form I
عَبَدَ
to worship
Noun
عُبُودِيَّة
slavery
Noun
عِبَادَة
worship
Verb · Form II
عَبَّدَ
to enslave

عَبْد in English

Noun · masculine

  1. a person who is under the ownership of another, a slave, a bondservant
    1. someone resembling, likened to, or related to a slave (as in status, worth, condition, and so on)
  2. term of abuse for a black person, equivalent to English nigger colloquial, offensive, slur, vulgar

Word origin

A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā), Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Words from the root ع-ب-د

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

عَبَدَ · present يَعْبُدُ
Form I · The plain action

to worship, to serve, to be devoted to; to venerate or adore in a subservient manner

عُبُودِيَّة
Verbal noun
slavery
عِبَادَة
Verbal noun
worship
عُبُودَة
Verbal noun
عَابِد
Active participle
مَعْبُود
Passive participle · Adjective
worshipped
مَعْبُود
Passive participle
what is worshipped
عَبَّدَ · present يُعَبِّدُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to enslave, to subjugate, to subject

تَعْبِيد
Verbal noun
مُعَبِّد
Active participle
مُعَبَّد
Passive participle
تَعَبَّدَ · present يَتَعَبَّدُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to enslave; to devote oneself to the service of God

تَعَبُّد
Verbal noun
مُتَعَبِّد
Active participle
مُتَعَبَّد
Passive participle
اِسْتَعْبَدَ · present يَسْتَعْبِدُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to enslave, to subjugate, to enthrall

اِسْتِعْبَاد
Verbal noun
مُسْتَعْبِد
Active participle
مُسْتَعْبَد
Passive participle
عَبْد
Noun · m.
a slave
مَعْبَد
Noun · m.
place of worship

عَبْد: plural and other forms

Singularعَبْد
Pluralعَبِيد
Alternative pluralsعِبَاد، عُبْدَان، أَعْبُد
Feminineأَمَة

عَبْد in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

فَقَالَ: «أَنَا عَبْدُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،And he said, I am Abraham's servant.Genesis 24:34, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
عَبْدُكَ أَنَا. فَهِّمْنِي فَأَعْرِفَ شَهَادَاتِكَ.I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.Psalms 119:125, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَرْسَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ رَجُلاً. بِيعَ يُوسُفُ عَبْدًا.He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:Psalms 105:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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