أَدَّى

أَدَّى in English

Verb · Form II

1. to bring, to convey, to deliver
2. to pay, to discharge
3. to perform, to fulfill, to accomplish
   فَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُؤَدُّونَ وَاجِبًا تِجَاهَ الْمُجْتَمَعِ.They know that they do a duty to the community.
4. to cause, to produce
   وَٱنْصِبْ لِمَرْضَى الْمُسْلِمِين دُورًا تَأْوِيهِمْ وَقُوَّامًا يَرْفِقُونَ بِهِمْ وَأَطِبَّاءَ يُعَالِجُونَ أَسْقَامَهُمْ وَأَسْعِفْهُمْ بِشَهَوَاتِهِمْ مَا لَمْ يُؤَدِّ ذٰلِكَ إِلَى إِسْرَافٍ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.Set up houses for Muslims who are ill, to shelter them. (Appoint) attendants in these houses who will handle them kindly, and (appoint) physicians who will treat their diseases. Comply with their desires so long as it does not lead to waste in the treasury.1377 C.E., Ibn Khaldun, تاريخ ابن خلدون, 1st edition, volume 1, Beirut: Dar Al-Fikr, published 1981, page 386
5. to lead, to direct, to guide
   يؤدّي هذا الطريقُ إلى مَحَطَّةِ القِطار.This path leads to the train station.
6. to contribute, to lead, to tend
   أدّتِ الحربُ إلى فظائعَ شنيعةٍ لا تُذْكَر.The war led to horrific, unspeakable atrocities.
7. to take (a test, an oath)

Word origin

Cognate to Sabaean 𐩱𐩵𐩥 (ʾdw, “to give, to grant”). See the root entry for further relations.

Words from the root ء-د-و

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أَدَّى conjugation

Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.

أَدَّى in a sentence

Dictionary examples

to perform

to cause

to lead

to contribute