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أَكِيد

certain, sure /ʔaˈkiːd/

adjectiveB1#1874 most common

Also: definite, of course, for sure (as a reply), guaranteed

Example sentences

أكيد، سآتي معك.
Sure, I will come with you.
هذا شيء أكيد.
This is a certain thing.
فوزنا أكيد هذه المرة.
Our win is certain this time.
ليس لدينا خبر أكيد عن موعد الوصول.
We have no certain news about the arrival time.
النصر أكيد لمن يصبر ويثابر على عمله.
Victory is certain for the one who is patient and persistent in his work.
لا يوجد دليل أكيد يثبت صحة هذه الرواية التاريخية.
There is no definite proof establishing the truth of this historical account.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeأَكِيدٌأَكِيدُونَ
Genitiveأَكِيدٍأَكِيدِينَ
Accusativeأَكِيدًاأَكِيدِينَ
Vocativeيا أَكِيدُيا أَكِيدُونَ

Word family

أكّدto confirm, to emphasize
تَأْكِيدconfirmation, emphasis
مُؤَكَّدconfirmed, guaranteed
تَأَكَّدَto make sure, to ascertain

Etymology

The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ء-ك-د (ʔ-k-d), which carries the sense of confirming and making firm. It follows the faʿīl adjective pattern, which often gives an intensive or resultant meaning, here the state of being made sure. The same root produces the common verb أكّد, to confirm or emphasize.

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