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هادِئ
calm /ˈhaː.diʔ/
adjectiveA2#1037 most common
Also: quiet, peaceful, tranquil
Example sentences
البحرُ هادِئٌ.
The sea is calm.
هو شخصٌ هادِئٌ جداً.
He is a very calm person.
أُفضِّلُ الأحياءَ الهادِئةَ في المدينةِ.
I prefer the quiet neighborhoods in the city.
كان الطقسُ هادِئاً طَوالَ اليومِ.
The weather was calm all day.
رغمَ الفوضى، ظلَّ صوتُه هادِئاً ومُطمئِناً.
Despite the chaos, his voice stayed calm and reassuring.
في الأزماتِ، يحتاجُ القائدُ إلى عقلٍ هادِئٍ يَزِنُ الأمورَ بِرَوِيّةٍ.
In crises, a leader needs a calm mind that weighs matters with deliberation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | هادِئٌ | هادِئونَ |
| Genitive | هادِئٍ | هادِئينَ |
| Accusative | هادِئاً | هادِئينَ |
| Vocative | يا هادِئُ | يا هادِئونَ |
Word family
هُدوءcalm, quiet, tranquility
هَدَأto calm down, subsideهَدَّأto calm, soothe, de-escalate
تَهْدِئةcalming, de-escalation
مُهَدِّئtranquilizer, sedative
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb هَدَأ (hadaʾa), "to subside, grow still." It is built on the triliteral Semitic root ه-د-أ (h-d-ʾ), which carries the idea of settling and quieting down. The participle pattern فاعِل turns that verb into an adjective describing the thing that is calm.
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