أَبَدٌ eternity in Arabic
أَبَدٌ is how you say “eternity” in Arabic.
Root ا ب د ʾ-b-d. noun (abstract noun). abad.
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Meaning of eternity in Arabic
- time, a long or unlimited period used in an absolute sense, roughly synonymous with dahr ('time/age')
- eternity, endless duration unlimited time with no end, distinguished from azal ('beginningless eternity'); underlies the adverb abadan, 'ever/forever'
Example sentence
فإن غرست شَجَرَة الإيمان والتقوى أورثت حلاوة الأبد،
If the tree of faith and piety is planted, it yields the sweetness of eternity.
الأَبَدِ eternity
al- = 'the'; abad means 'eternity, endless time' — the 'of…' word: 'of eternity'.
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How it is used
The accusative form أَبَدًا (abadan) works adverbially and covers all future time: with a negative verb it gives 'never' (لَا أَفْعَلُهُ أَبَدًا, 'I will never do it'), and without one it gives 'ever, forever.' Phrases like إِلَى الأَبَد ('to the end of time') and عَلَى الأَبَد carry the same sense of unbroken continuation.
Words from the same root
- أَبَدَ to remain, dwell, or abide continually and permanently in a place
- أبّد to make (something) perpetual
- تأبّد to become deserted and given over to wild animals (of a dwelling); to remain long away from home
- آبِدَةٌ a wild, untamed animal (one that shuns and flees mankind)
- مُؤَبَّدٌ made perpetual, permanent
More example sentences
فَدَخَلُوا بلد الْوَصْل وَقد حَاز ربح الْأَبَد
They entered the land of connection and gained the profit of eternity.
الْأَبَدِ of eternity
'Everlastingness / forever', the owner completing 'the profit of eternity', genitive, definite. They entered the land of union, having won the everlasting profit.
Common questions
- How do you say "eternity" in Arabic?
- أَبَدٌ (abad) — an unlimited, endless span of time.
- What does أَبَدًا mean in a sentence?
- As an adverb it spans all future time: paired with a negative verb it means 'never,' and on its own it means 'ever' or 'forever.'
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).