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أَدّ
to weigh heavily on; to oppress /ˈʔadd/
verbA2#1162 most common
Also: to burden or afflict grievously, to befall (of a calamity), to press down with weight
Example sentences
أَدَّهُ الحِمْلُ.
The load weighed him down.
أَدَّني التَّعَبُ بعدَ العَمَلِ الطَّويلِ.
Fatigue weighed me down after the long work.
أَدَّتْهُ الدُّيونُ حتّى لم يَنَمْ.
Debts oppressed him until he could not sleep.
تَؤُدُّ الناسَ مَصائبُ الدهرِ.
The calamities of time weigh people down.
ما زالتِ الأحزانُ تَؤُدُّها منذُ رحيلِ ابنِها.
Sorrows have kept weighing on her since her son left.
مَهما أَدَّتْهُ الخُطوبُ، ظَلَّ صابرًا مُحتسِبًا.
However grievously misfortunes bore down on him, he stayed patient and steadfast.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَؤُدُّ | أَدَدْتُ | سَأَؤُدُّ |
| 2sg | تَؤُدُّ | أَدَدْتَ | سَتَؤُدُّ |
| 3sg | يَؤُدُّ | أَدَّ | سَيَؤُدُّ |
| 1pl | نَؤُدُّ | أَدَدْنا | سَنَؤُدُّ |
| 2pl | تَؤُدُّونَ | أَدَدْتُمْ | سَتَؤُدُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَؤُدُّونَ | أَدُّوا | سَيَؤُدُّونَ |
Word family
إِدّa monstrous, calamitous thing (Quran 19:89)
أَدَّةcalamity, disaster
أَدِيدclamor, loud din
آدّbearing down heavily; oppressive (active participle)
Etymology
Geminate verb from the Semitic root ʾ-d-d. Its verbal noun إِدّ means a dreadful or monstrous thing and appears in the Quran (Maryam 19:89). The core sense is a heavy weight that presses down, whether a physical load or a calamity.
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