عہد

See also: عهد

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('ahd), itself borrowed from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.ɦəd̪/, [ɛ.ɦɛd̪]
Rhymes: -əd̪, -ɛd̪
Homophone: احد (aḥad)

Noun

عَہْد or عَہَد • (’ahd or ’ahad) m (formal plural عہود, Hindi spelling अहद)

vow, pledge
covenant

Related terms

(from the same Arabic root):

معاہدہ (mu’āhida, “treaty”)
عہدِ وفا (ehd-e-vafā, “pledge of allegiance”)

See also

وعدہ (va’da, “promise”)

References

“عہد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“عہد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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