تَعَبَّد worship in Arabic
تَعَبَّد is how you say “worship” in Arabic.
Root ع ب د ʿ-b-d. verb (form V). taʿabbada.
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Meaning of worship in Arabic
- devote oneself to worship, apply oneself to acts of devotion the primary sense, matching the gloss 'worship'
- adopt a religion as one's own used with بِ, e.g. تعبّد بالإسلام, 'he embraced Islam'
- make someone a slave, enslave transitive use, overlapping with Form II عبّد
Example sentence
لَيْسَ الْعجب من مَمْلُوك يتذلل لله ويتعبّد لَهُ،
It is not surprising for a servant to humble himself before Allah and worship Him,
وَيَتَعَبَّدُ and worship Him
wa- = 'and'; present-tense verb 'worships, devotes himself', 'he' form — 'and worships'.
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How it is used
This is Form V of the root, built on عَبَدَ 'he served/worshipped God'. It carries a reflexive, effortful sense: making oneself into a servant of God through devotion, rather than simply serving. The same pattern extends to declaring a religion one's own, as in تعبّد بالإسلام.
Words from the same root
- عَبْدٌ slave, servant
- عِبَادَةٌ worship, religious devotion
- إِسْتَعْبَدَ to enslave, subjugate
- عَبِيدٌ slaves
- عُبُودَةٌ slavery, servitude
Common questions
- How do you say "worship" in Arabic?
- تَعَبَّد (taʿabbada) means to devote oneself to worship; the related noun عِبَادَة (ʿibādah) is the word for 'worship' itself.
- What does تعبّد بالإسلام mean?
- It means 'he adopted Islam as his religion' — literally, he made himself a servant of God by following Islam.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).