Arabic vocabulary
وَاحِدٌone
How to say “one” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
اكتب سطرين قبل النوم، سطرًا للشكر على نعمة لاحظتها، وسطرًا للعزم على تصحيح خُلُق واحد غدًا
Write two lines before sleeping: one for expressing gratitude for a blessing you noticed, and another for resolving to correct one character trait tomorrow.
وَاحِدٍ — one. 'wahid' = 'one'; describes 'a trait', so 'one trait'.
From: Small Daily Habits →اكتب ذنبًا واحدًا تُغلق بابه غدًا، وخُلقًا واحدًا تفتحه لنَفَسٍ أطول
Write down one sin you will close its door to tomorrow, and one virtue you will open for longer breath.
وَاحِدًا — one. 'wahid' = 'one'; describes 'a sin', so 'one sin'.
From: On Sincerity →اكتب ذنبًا واحدًا تُغلق بابه غدًا، وخُلقًا واحدًا تفتحه لنَفَسٍ أطول
Write down one sin you will close its door to tomorrow, and one virtue you will open for longer breath.
وَاحِدًا — one. 'wahid' = 'one'; describes 'a trait', so 'one trait'.
From: On Sincerity →إذا أبطأتك هموم الرزق، فاعمل بالأسباب واترك في قلبك فراغًا للثقة، فالقلق لا يزيد في الكيل حبةً واحدة
If worries about sustenance slow you down, act upon the means and leave space in your heart for trust, for anxiety does not add a single grain to the measure.
وَاحِدَةً — single. 'wahida' = 'one' (feminine); describes 'a grain', so 'one grain'.
From: On Sincerity →الثالث أنه لم يأت لهذا المعنى في القرآن نظير في موضع واحد ولا أنكره أحد حتى يقيم سبحانه الدليل عليه
The third is that there is no counterpart to this meaning in any part of the Quran, nor has anyone denied it to necessitate that God establishes evidence for it.
وَاحِدٍ — any. This adjective 'one/single' describes 'place', agreeing with it as indefinite and genitive. It stresses 'not in even one place', sharpening the denial that any parallel exists.
From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →فَلَمْ يَسْأَلْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ،
Then neither of them asked his companion about anything until morning.
وَاحِدٌ — one. A 'one' word used inside the negation to mean 'not a single one', i.e. 'neither'. It is the doer of the asking, its ending in the subject case, leaning on the 'of the two' phrase that follows to say which group.
From: A Stranger Finds the Prophet →فَذَهَبَ بِهِ مَعَهُ لَا يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ،
So he went with him, and neither of the two asked his companion about anything.
وَاحِدٌ — one. A 'one' word used inside the negation to mean 'not a single one', i.e. 'neither'. It is the doer, its ending in the subject case, leaning on the 'of the two' phrase to say which pair.
From: A Stranger Finds the Prophet →
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