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فَرِيد
unique, one of a kind /faˈriːd/
adjectiveB1#2328 most common
Also: singular, unparalleled, matchless
Example sentences
هُوَ طَالِبٌ فَرِيدٌ.
He is a unique student.
هَذَا الكِتَابُ فَرِيدٌ مِنْ نَوْعِهِ.
This book is one of a kind.
تَتَمَتَّعُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةُ بِطَابَعٍ فَرِيدٍ.
This city has a unique character.
كَانَتْ تِلْكَ تَجْرِبَةً فَرِيدَةً لَمْ أَنْسَهَا أَبَدًا.
That was a unique experience I never forgot.
يَتَمَيَّزُ هَذَا الفَنَّانُ بِأُسْلُوبٍ فَرِيدٍ يَصْعُبُ تَقْلِيدُهُ.
This artist stands out with a unique style that is hard to imitate.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ التَّحَدِّيَاتِ، ظَلَّتْ رُؤْيَتُهُ الفَرِيدَةُ لِلْعَالَمِ مَصْدَرَ إِلْهَامٍ لِأَجْيَالٍ لاحِقَةٍ.
Despite the challenges, his unique vision of the world remained a source of inspiration for later generations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَرِيدٌ | فُرَداءُ |
| Genitive | فَرِيدٍ | فُرَداءَ |
| Accusative | فَرِيداً | فُرَداءَ |
| Vocative | يَا فَرِيدُ | يَا فُرَداءُ |
Word family
فَرْدindividual, single one
فَرْدِيّindividual, singular
تَفَرُّدuniqueness, distinctiveness
اِنْفَرَدَto be alone, to have exclusive claim to something
فَرِيدَةa unique gem or pearl (also a common given name)
Etymology
فريد comes from the Semitic root ف ر د (f-r-d), which carries the sense of being alone, single, or separate. The pattern فعيل (faʿīl) here works as an intensive adjective, so the word reads roughly as 'characterized by singleness'. Over time this shifted from a plain description of solitude to a positive judgment: something so singular that nothing else compares to it.
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