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قَيْد
restriction /ˈqajd/
nounA2#727 most common
Also: constraint, shackle, registration (entry)
Example sentences
هٰذَا قَيْدٌ حَدِيدِيٌّ.
This is an iron shackle.
كَسَرَ السَّجِينُ قَيْدَهُ وَهَرَبَ.
The prisoner broke his shackle and ran away.
المَبْنَى الجَدِيدُ قَيْدَ الإِنْشَاءِ.
The new building is under construction.
مَا زَالَ المُصَابُ عَلَى قَيْدِ الحَيَاةِ.
The injured man is still alive.
فَرَضَتِ السُّلْطَاتُ قُيُودًا صَارِمَةً عَلَى حُرِّيَّةِ الصَّحَافَةِ.
The authorities imposed strict restrictions on press freedom.
لَنْ يَقْبَلَ الفَنَّانُ أَنْ يَضَعَ أَحَدٌ قَيْدًا عَلَى إِبْدَاعِهِ مَهْمَا كَانَ الثَّمَنُ.
The artist will not accept anyone placing a restriction on his creativity, whatever the price.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَيْدٌ | قُيُودٌ |
| Genitive | قَيْدٍ | قُيُودٍ |
| Accusative | قَيْدًا | قُيُودًا |
| Vocative | يَا قَيْدُ | يَا قُيُودُ |
Word family
قَيَّدَto bind, restrict, register
قُيُودshackles; restrictions (plural)
تَقْيِيدrestriction, limitation
مُقَيَّدbound, restricted, registered
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root q-y-d, meaning to bind or restrain. Its base sense is a physical fetter or shackle. Over time the meaning widened to cover any restriction or constraint, and in modern Arabic it also marks something in progress, as in قيد الإنشاء (under construction), and a formal entry or registration. Because Arabic is a Semitic language, the word has no Indo-European origin.
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