Arabic vocabulary
تَوَدَّدَdraw close in Arabic
تَوَدَّدَ is how you say “draw close” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b)verb (form V)Pronounced tawaddada
Meaning of draw close in Arabic
- draw close, become near (to someone) — used of actively seeking closeness or friendliness with a person
This form-V verb describes actively seeking or building closeness with someone. It sits in the same emotional field as ḥubb (love, affection) found throughout Classical Arabic, alongside words like aḥabba ("to love") and ḥabīb ("beloved").
Words from the same root
- حُبٌّlove, affection (verbal noun)
- حَبِيبٌbeloved, loved one
- أَحَبَّto love, hold dear, prefer (form IV)
- حبّبهُto make (something) beloved to someone, endear (form II)
- مُحَابَّةٌtreating one another lovingly or in a friendly way (form III)
- حَبَّذَاexclamation of praise: "how excellent/lovely is...!"
Common questions
- How do you say "draw close" in Arabic?
- تَوَدَّدَ (tawaddada).
- What does تودد mean?
- It means to draw close to, or become near to, someone — often in the sense of seeking their friendliness or affection.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَإِذا تعرفوا إِلَى مُلُوكهمْ وكبرائهم وتقربوا إِلَيْهِم لينالوا بهم الْعِزَّة والرفعة فتعرف أَنْت إِلَى الله وتودد إِلَيْهِ
And if they seek to know their kings and leaders and draw close to them to obtain honor and elevation through them, you seek to know God and draw close to Him.
وَتَوَدَّدْ — and you draw close. A command in the Form V pattern built on 'love': 'make yourself dear, draw near in affection'. The doubling-with-ta shape turns loving into something you actively do toward God.
From: Contentment with What God Wills →
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