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حَمْد
praise /ˈħamd/
nounB1#2625 most common
Also: commendation, glorification
Example sentences
الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
Praise be to God.
أَقُولُ الحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I say 'praise be to God' every day.
الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى نِعْمَةِ الصِّحَّةِ.
Praise be to God for the blessing of health.
يَبْدَأُ الكِتَابُ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ.
The book opens with praise of God and glorification of Him.
يَسْتَحِقُّ حَمْدَهُ عَلَى صَبْرِهِ فِي وَجْهِ الصِّعَابِ.
He deserves praise for his patience in the face of hardship.
تَتَرَدَّدُ عِبَارَاتُ الحَمْدِ وَالشُّكْرِ فِي مُقَدِّمَةِ الخُطْبَةِ تَعْبِيرًا عَنِ الامْتِنَانِ العَمِيقِ.
Expressions of praise and thanks recur in the opening of the sermon, conveying deep gratitude.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَمْدٌ | |
| Genitive | حَمْدٍ | |
| Accusative | حَمْدًا | |
| Vocative | يَا حَمْدُ |
Word family
حَمِدَhe praised
حَامِدone who praises (also the name Hamid)
مَحْمُودpraised, commendable (also the name Mahmoud)
أَحْمَدmore praiseworthy (also the name Ahmad)
مُحَمَّدthe one repeatedly praised (the name Muhammad)
Etymology
حَمْد comes from the Semitic root ḥ-m-d, and is the verbal noun of the verb حَمِدَ (ḥamida), meaning to praise. The root shows up across Semitic languages, though its sense has shifted between branches. In Arabic it settled firmly on praise and commendation, and it became one of the most frequent words in the language through the phrase الحمد لله (praise be to God).
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