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سَعِد
to be happy /saˈʕi.da/
verbB1#2695 most common
Also: to be glad, to be fortunate, to feel joy
Example sentences
أَنَا سَعِدْتُ اليَوْمَ.
I was happy today.
هِيَ سَعِدَتْ بِرُؤْيَةِ صَدِيقَتِهَا.
She was happy to see her friend.
سَيَسْعَدُ الأَطْفَالُ بِالعُطْلَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ.
The children will be happy about the new holiday.
سَعِدْنَا كَثِيرًا عِنْدَمَا سَمِعْنَا الخَبَرَ.
We were very happy when we heard the news.
مَهْمَا حَدَثَ، سَيَسْعَدُ قَلْبِي بِرُؤْيَتِكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
Whatever happens, my heart will be happy to see you again.
لَمْ يَسْعَدْ الرَّجُلُ بِانْتِصَارِهِ لِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ ثَمَنَهُ الحَقِيقِيَّ.
The man did not feel happy about his victory, because he knew its true cost.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسْعَدُ | سَعِدْتُ | سَأَسْعَدُ |
| 2sg | تَسْعَدُ | سَعِدْتَ | سَتَسْعَدُ |
| 3sg | يَسْعَدُ | سَعِدَ | سَيَسْعَدُ |
| 1pl | نَسْعَدُ | سَعِدْنَا | سَنَسْعَدُ |
| 2pl | تَسْعَدُونَ | سَعِدْتُمْ | سَتَسْعَدُونَ |
| 3pl | يَسْعَدُونَ | سَعِدُوا | سَيَسْعَدُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
Saʿida comes from the Semitic root s-ʿ-d, which carries the sense of good fortune and happiness across Arabic. The same root gives Arabic its common name Saʿīd and the everyday word saʿāda, meaning happiness. Arabic is a Semitic language, not an Indo-European one, so it has no PIE ancestor.
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