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عَدُوّ

enemy

Noun · masculineRoot ع-د-و

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Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
عَدَا
to aggress
Verb · Form I
عَدَا
to run
Noun
اِعْتِدَاء
assault
Verb · Form III
عَادَى
to treat as an enemy
Noun
عَدْوَى
infection
Noun
عُدْوَى
hostile action

عَدُوّ in English

Noun · masculine

  1. enemy; foe
    الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَClose friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 43:67
    هُمُ ٱلْعَدُوُّ فَٱحْذَرْهُمْThey are the enemy, so beware of them.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 63:4

Words from the root ع-د-و

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عَدَا · present يَعْدُو

to aggress, to assail, to intrude (على something)

عُدْوَان
Verbal noun
عَدَاء
Verbal noun
عَدْو
Verbal noun
عُدُوّ
Verbal noun
عَادٍ
Active participle
مَعْدُوّ
Passive participle
عَدْوَى
Derived noun
infection
عُدْوَى
Derived noun
hostile action
عَدَا · present يَعْدُو

to run, to move quickly; to walk with wide steps; to flow (of liquid)

عَدْو
Verbal noun
عَادٍ
Active participle
مَعْدُوّ
Passive participle
عَدَّى · present يُعَدِّي

to abandon, to abstain, to deflect, to depart, to diverge (عَن (ʕan) from something); to approve, to allow; to make transitive

تَعْدِيَة
Verbal noun
مُعَدٍّ
Active participle
مُعَدًّى
Passive participle
مُعَدِّيَة
Derived noun
ferry
عَادَى · present يُعَادِي

to treat as an enemy, to antagonize, to be hostile to

مُعَادَاة
Verbal noun
hostility
عِدَاء
Verbal noun
مُعَادٍ
Active participle
مُعَادًى
Passive participle
أَعْدَى · present يُعْدِي
Form IV · Causative

to contaminate, to infect; to make (someone) triumph

إِعْدَاء
Verbal noun
مُعْدٍ
Active participle
مُعْدًى
Passive participle
تَعَدَّى · present يَتَعَدَّى

to encroach; to exceed; to go beyond; to be unjust to, to wrong; to need a direct object

تَعَدٍّ
Verbal noun
مُتَعَدٍّ
Active participle · Adjective
transgressing
مُتَعَدًّى
Passive participle
مُتَعَدِّ
Derived noun
infringer
مُتَعَدِّي
Derived noun · Adjective
one who transgresses or violates
مُتَعَدِّي
Derived noun
infringer
تَعَادَى · present يَتَعَادَى
Form VI · Mutual action

to be hostile to each other; to be contaminated, affected or infected via transmission between each other; to be distant from

تَعَادٍ
Verbal noun
مُتَعَادٍ
Active participle
مُتَعَادًى
Passive participle
اِنْعَدَى · present يَنْعَدِي

to be or become contaminated or infected

اِنْعِدَاء
Verbal noun
مُنْعَدٍ
Active participle
اِعْتَدَى · present يَعْتَدِي

to assault, to assail, to aggress; to transgress

اِعْتِدَاء
Verbal noun
assault
مُعْتَدٍ
Active participle
aggressor
مُعْتَدًى
Passive participle
اِسْتَعْدَى · present يَسْتَعْدِي

to ask for assistance, to seek help of [direct object] against; to antagonize

اِسْتِعْدَاء
Verbal noun
مُسْتَعْدٍ
Active participle
مُسْتَعْدًى
Passive participle
Noun · m.
enemy
عَدَاوَة
Noun · f.
enmity
عَدَّاء
Noun · m.
runner
أَعْدَى
Adjective
elative degree of عَدِيّ

عَدُوّ in a sentence

Dictionary examples

enemy

الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَClose friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 43:67

enemy

هُمُ ٱلْعَدُوُّ فَٱحْذَرْهُمْThey are the enemy, so beware of them.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 63:4

From a fully vowelled text

آخِرُ عَدُوٍّ يُبْطَلُ هُوَ الْمَوْتُ.The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.1 Corinthians 15:26, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَعْدَاءُ الإِنْسَانِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ.And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.Matthew 10:36, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَخِينَادَابُ بْنُ عُدُّو فِي مَحَنَايِمَ.Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:1 Kings 4:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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