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وَعْد
promise /ˈwaʕd/
nounB1#1824 most common
Also: pledge, vow, commitment
Example sentences
هٰذا وَعْد.
This is a promise.
أَعْطَيْتُكَ وَعْداً.
I gave you a promise.
الوَعْدُ دَيْنٌ يَجِبُ الوَفاءُ بِهِ.
A promise is a debt that must be kept.
لا تَقْطَعْ وَعْداً لا تَسْتَطيعُ الوَفاءَ بِهِ.
Do not make a promise you cannot keep.
ظَلَّ وَعْدُهُ مُعَلَّقاً في الهَواءِ حَتّى نَسِيَهُ الجَميعُ.
His promise stayed hanging in the air until everyone forgot it.
لم يَكُنْ وَعْدُ الحُكومَةِ سِوى حِبْرٍ على وَرَقٍ سُرْعانَ ما تَبَخَّرَ.
The government's promise was nothing but ink on paper that soon evaporated.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَعْدٌ | وُعودٌ |
| Genitive | وَعْدٍ | وُعودٍ |
| Accusative | وَعْداً | وُعوداً |
| Vocative | يا وَعْدُ | يا وُعودُ |
Word family
وَعَدَto promise
وَعيدthreat, menace
مَوْعِدappointment, dateميعادdeadline, appointed time
واعَدَto make an appointment with
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral root و-ع-د (w-ʿ-d), which carries the idea of promising or appointing. The verbal noun وَعْد names the act and the thing promised. The same root gives مَوْعِد (appointed time) and ميعاد (appointment).
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