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فَرْد
individual /ˈfard/
nounB1#1738 most common
Also: single one, member (of a group), one of a pair
Example sentences
كُلُّ فَرْدٍ لَهُ اسْمٌ.
Every individual has a name.
هُوَ فَرْدٌ مِنْ أَفْرَادِ الْأُسْرَةِ.
He is a member of the family.
يَجِبُ احْتِرَامُ كُلِّ فَرْدٍ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعِ.
Every individual in society must be respected.
تَتَكَوَّنُ هَذِهِ الْأُسْرَةُ مِنْ خَمْسَةِ أَفْرَادٍ.
This family is made up of five members.
حُرِّيَّةُ الْفَرْدِ تَنْتَهِي عِنْدَ حُرِّيَّةِ الْآخَرِينَ.
The freedom of the individual ends where the freedom of others begins.
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ فَرْدٌ وَاحِدٌ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَ الْمُجْتَمَعَ دُونَ تَعَاوُنٍ مَعَ الْآخَرِينَ.
A single individual cannot change society without cooperating with others.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَرْدٌ | أَفْرَادٌ |
| Genitive | فَرْدٍ | أَفْرَادٍ |
| Accusative | فَرْداً | أَفْرَاداً |
| Vocative | يَا فَرْدُ | يَا أَفْرَادُ |
Word family
أَفْرَادindividuals, members (plural)
فَرْدِيّindividual, single
مُفْرَدsingular (grammar); single itemفَرِيدunique, one of a kindانْفَرَدَto be alone, to act alone
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root f-r-d, which carries the sense of being single, alone, or set apart. From this root Arabic builds a family of words about oneness and uniqueness. The noun فَرْد names the one unit standing on its own, whether a person, a thing, or one of a pair.
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