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أَراد
to want /ʔaˈraːda/
verbA1#26 most common
Also: to wish, to intend, to desire
Example sentences
أُريدُ ماءً.
I want water.
هَل تُريدُ شاياً أَم قَهوة؟
Do you want tea or coffee?
أَرادَ الوَلَدُ أَن يَلعَبَ في الحَديقة.
The boy wanted to play in the garden.
ماذا تُريدينَ أَن نَفعَلَ غَداً؟
What do you want us to do tomorrow?
أَرادَت أَن تُكمِلَ دِراسَتَها رَغمَ كُلِّ الصُّعوبات.
She wanted to finish her studies despite all the difficulties.
لَو أَرادوا تَحقيقَ أَهدافِهِم لَوَجَبَ عَلَيهِم العَمَلُ بِجِدٍّ أَكبَر.
Had they wanted to achieve their goals, they would have had to work much harder.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُريدُ | أَرَدْتُ | سَأُريدُ |
| 2sg | تُريدُ | أَرَدْتَ | سَتُريدُ |
| 3sg | يُريدُ | أَرادَ | سَيُريدُ |
| 1pl | نُريدُ | أَرَدْنا | سَنُريدُ |
| 2pl | تُريدونَ | أَرَدْتُم | سَتُريدونَ |
| 3pl | يُريدونَ | أَرادوا | سَيُريدونَ |
Word family
إِرادةwill, volition
يُريدhe wants (present tense)
مُريدaspirant, Sufi disciple
رائِدpioneer; major (military rank)رادَto explore, range in search (Form I)
Etymology
أَرادَ is the Form IV (ʾafʿala) verb built on the hollow Semitic root ر-و-د (r-w-d), whose Form I رادَ means 'to range about, to go seeking pasture.' The factitive Form IV shifts this from physical seeking to mental seeking — 'to want, will, intend.' Its verbal noun إِرادة ('will, volition') is a key term in Arabic philosophy and theology.
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