Learn Arabic › A2 › هَدَأ
هَدَأ
to calm down /ˈhadaʔa/
verbA2#767 most common
Also: to subside, abate, to quiet down, to grow still, settle
Example sentences
هَدَأَ الطِّفْلُ.
The child calmed down.
هَدَأَتِ الرِّيحُ في المَساءِ.
The wind died down in the evening.
اِهْدَأْ قَليلًا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ.
Calm down a little before you speak.
لَمْ يَهْدَأِ البَحْرُ إلّا بَعْدَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ.
The sea did not calm down until after midnight.
عِنْدَما هَدَأَتِ الأَوْضاعُ، عادَ النّاسُ إلى بُيوتِهِم.
When the situation settled, people returned to their homes.
لَنْ تَهْدَأَ نَفْسُهُ ما لَمْ يَعْتَذِرْ عَمّا قالَهُ.
His heart will not be at peace unless he apologizes for what he said.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَهْدَأُ | هَدَأْتُ | سَأَهْدَأُ |
| 2sg | تَهْدَأُ | هَدَأْتَ | سَتَهْدَأُ |
| 3sg | يَهْدَأُ | هَدَأَ | سَيَهْدَأُ |
| 1pl | نَهْدَأُ | هَدَأْنا | سَنَهْدَأُ |
| 2pl | تَهْدَأونَ | هَدَأْتُمْ | سَتَهْدَأونَ |
| 3pl | يَهْدَأونَ | هَدَأوا | سَيَهْدَأونَ |
Word family
هُدوءcalm, quiet
هادِئcalm, tranquilهَدَّأَto calm down (transitive)
مُهَدِّئsedative, tranquilizer
تَهْدِئَةcalming, de-escalation
Etymology
The verb comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root ه-د-أ (h-d-ʾ), which carries the sense of calm, quiet, and rest. It is a Form I verb on the pattern فَعَلَ. The root gives a family of common words for stillness and de-escalation.
Learn Arabic the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,080 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,080 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free