Arabic vocabulary
زَيْدُZayd in Arabic
زَيْدُ is how you say “Zayd” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ز ي د (z-y-d)proper name (originally a verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced zayd
Meaning of Zayd in Arabic
- increase, growth, augmentation — زَيْدٌ is listed as a verbal noun of زَادَ, syn. with زِيَادَةٌ
- Zayd (a common Arabic male given name) — the name reflects the underlying sense of 'increase'
زَيْدٌ began as one of the verbal nouns of زَادَ ('it increased'), used interchangeably with زِيَادَةٌ. From this sense of 'increase, growth' it became one of the most common classical Arabic male given names (as in Zayd ibn Ḥārithah), which is the sense intended by this entry.
Words from the same root
- زَادَto increase, grow, augment (form I verb)
- زِيَادَةٌincrease, addition (the primary verbal noun of the root)
- اِزْدَادَto increase; to take or obtain an addition (form VIII)
- زَائِدٌincreasing; redundant, superfluous (active participle)
- زايدto outbid the other party in a sale (form III)
- تزايدto increase gradually; to bid up a price successively (form VI)
Common questions
- How do you say "Zayd" in Arabic?
- زَيْدُ (zayd).
- What does the name Zayd mean?
- It comes from the root ز ي د ('to increase'); زَيْدٌ is itself a verbal noun meaning increase or growth, synonymous with زِيَادَةٌ.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ،
Zayd ibn Wahb narrated to us,
زَيْدُ — Zayd. A proper name of a narrator, the named doer of the narrating verb, in the basic subject form. It opens this link in the transmission.
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