زَيْدُ Zayd in Arabic
زَيْدُ is how you say “Zayd” in Arabic.
Root ز ي د z-y-d. proper name (originally a verbal noun / maṣdar). zayd.
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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'
Example sentence
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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How it is used
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
- زَادَ to increase, grow, augment (form I verb)
- زِيَادَةٌ increase, addition (the primary verbal noun of the root)
- اِزْدَادَ to increase; to take or obtain an addition (form VIII)
- زَائِدٌ increasing; redundant, superfluous (active participle)
- زايد to outbid the other party in a sale (form III)
- تزايد to 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).