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Also written عاد: عَادَ (to visit)
Highlights
Present tense
يَعُودُ
Verbal nouns
Active participle
عَائِد
Passive participle
مَعُود
Most common words from the same root
عَادَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to return, to go back, to come back
- to become again, to return
- to become
- to refer
قَد يَعُودُ ٱلضَّمِيرُ عَلَى ٱلْفاعِلِ أَوِ ٱلْمَفْعُولِ بِهِ.The pronominal suffix might refer to the subject or the object.
- to go back [with إلَى (ʔilā) ‘to’]; to date back [with إلَى (ʔilā) ‘to’]; to have its origins
هٰذَا التَقْلِيدُ الشَعْبِيُّ يَعُودُ إلَى العَصْرِ العُثْمانِيّ.This popular tradition goes back to the Ottoman era.
- to come back
- to do again
إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعُدْ صَدِيقِي.He is no longer my friend.عَادَ يَنْظُرُ.He looked again.
Words from the root ع-و-د
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَادَ
· present يَعُودُ
Form I · The plain action
to return, to go back, to come back; to become again, to return; to become
عَاوَدَ
· present يُعَاوِدُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to return, to come back, to go for another time, to resume
مُعَاوَدَة
عِوَاد
مُعَاوِد
مُعَاوَد
to repeat; to do repeatedly; to return, to bring back
إِعَادَة
making or letting return
مُعِيد
مُعَاد
اِعْتَادَ
· present يَعْتَادُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be or get used to, to accustom oneself to
اِسْتَعَادَ
· present يَسْتَعِيدُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to recover, to regain, to recapture, to recover; to get back; to recall, to call back, to request the return of (someone or something)
اِسْتِعَادَة
مُسْتَعِيد
مُسْتَعَاد
normal
عَائِدَة
return
عُود
wood
عَدَن
Adenium gen. et spp
عَوْدِيّ
recursive
مُعَايَدَة
كَالْعَادَة
as usual
كَالْمُعْتَاد
as usual
عَادَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | عُدْتُ | أَعُودُ | أَعُودَ | أَعُدْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | عُدْتَ | تَعُودُ | تَعُودَ | تَعُدْ | عُدْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | عُدْتِ | تَعُودِينَ | تَعُودِي | تَعُودِي | عُودِي |
| هُوَ he | عَادَ | يَعُودُ | يَعُودَ | يَعُدْ | — |
| هِيَ she | عَادَتْ | تَعُودُ | تَعُودَ | تَعُدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | عُدْتُمَا | تَعُودَانِ | تَعُودَا | تَعُودَا | عُودَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | عَادَا | يَعُودَانِ | يَعُودَا | يَعُودَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | عَادَتَا | تَعُودَانِ | تَعُودَا | تَعُودَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | عُدْنَا | نَعُودُ | نَعُودَ | نَعُدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | عُدْتُمْ | تَعُودُونَ | تَعُودُوا | تَعُودُوا | عُودُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | عُدْتُنَّ | تَعُدْنَ | تَعُدْنَ | تَعُدْنَ | عُدْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | عَادُوا | يَعُودُونَ | يَعُودُوا | يَعُودُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | عُدْنَ | يَعُدْنَ | يَعُدْنَ | يَعُدْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | عَوْد، عَوْدَة، مَعَاد |
|---|---|
| Active participle | عَائِد |
| Passive participle | مَعُود |
عَادَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to refer
قَد يَعُودُ ٱلضَّمِيرُ عَلَى ٱلْفاعِلِ أَوِ ٱلْمَفْعُولِ بِهِ.The pronominal suffix might refer to the subject or the object.
to go back [with إلَى
هٰذَا التَقْلِيدُ الشَعْبِيُّ يَعُودُ إلَى العَصْرِ العُثْمانِيّ.This popular tradition goes back to the Ottoman era.
to do again
إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعُدْ صَدِيقِي.He is no longer my friend.
to do again
عَادَ يَنْظُرُ.He looked again.
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