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وُدّ
affection /ˈwudd/
nounB1#2725 most common
Also: love, friendship, cordiality
Example sentences
في قَلبي وُدٌّ لَكِ.
In my heart there is affection for you.
أُرسِلُ لَكَ وُدّي وسَلامي.
I send you my affection and regards.
يَحمِلُ الأَبُ في قَلبِهِ وُدًّا عَميقًا لِأَبنائِهِ.
The father carries deep affection in his heart for his children.
عَبَّرَتْ عَن وُدِّها الصّادِقِ تِجاهَ جيرانِها رَغمَ اختِلافِ العاداتِ.
She expressed her sincere affection toward her neighbors despite their differing customs.
لا يَزالُ وُدُّهُ لِوَطَنِهِ راسِخًا رَغمَ سَنَواتِ الغُربَةِ الطَّويلَةِ.
His affection for his homeland remains firm despite the long years away.
يُقالُ إِنَّ الوُدَّ القَديمَ لا يَزولُ مَهما تَعاقَبَتِ الأَزمانُ وتَبَدَّلَتِ الأَحوالُ.
It is said that old affection does not fade no matter how times pass and circumstances change.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وُدٌّ | |
| Genitive | وُدٍّ | |
| Accusative | وُدًّا | |
| Vocative | يا وُدُّ |
Word family
وَدَّ / يَوَدُّto love, to wish, to want
وَدودloving, affectionate; also a divine epithet, al-Wadūd
مَوَدَّةaffection, amity, cordial love
وِدِّيّamicable, friendly, cordial
تَوادّto love one another, to hold mutual affection
Etymology
وُدّ comes from the triliteral Semitic root w-d-d, meaning to love or to wish for. It is the verbal noun of the verb وَدَّ, and in this bare form it names the feeling itself: love or affection. The same root produces وَدود, an adjective meaning loving, which is also one of the traditional names of God, al-Wadūd, and مَوَدَّة, another noun for affection.
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