قَلْد
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Highlights
Plural
تَقَالِيد
Verbal noun of
قَلَّدَ
to imitate
Most common words from the same root
Noun
قِلَادَة
pendant
Verb · Form II
قَلَّدَ
to imitate
Noun
مُقَلِّد
copycat
Adjective
مُقَلَّد
fake
Noun
مِقْلَد
key
تَقْلِيد in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of قَلَّدَ (to imitate): the act or idea of the verb.
- imitation, copying
- unquestioning adoption (of ideas)
- uncritical faith (in something)
- adoption of the legal decision of a madhhab
- tradition in the plural
- convention, custom, usage
Words from the root ق-ل-د
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
قَلَدَ
· present يَقْلِدُ
Form I · The plain action
to wreathe, to wind, to twist; to ladle out, to collect
قَالِد
مَقْلُود
قَلَّدَ
· present يُقَلِّدُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to imitate, to ape, to represent on the stage; to wind round; to adorn with a necklace; to put on a necktie
تَقْلِيد: plural and other forms
| Singular | تَقْلِيد |
|---|---|
| Plural | تَقَالِيد |
تَقْلِيد in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَدْ أَبْطَلْتُمْ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ بِسَبَب تَقْلِيدِكُمْ!And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.Matthew 15:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «حَسَنًا! رَفَضْتُمْ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ لِتَحْفَظُوا تَقْلِيدَكُمْ!And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.Mark 7:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «وَأَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا، لِمَاذَا تَتَعَدَّوْنَ وَصِيَّةَ اللهِ بِسَبَب تَقْلِيدِكُمْ؟But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?Matthew 15:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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