وحد
w-ḥ-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root وحد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root وَحْد (wHd) primarily means "one" or "single," signifying something without subdivision. It's often interchangeable with أَحَدٌ, especially for God, but with distinct usage patterns.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
w-ḥ-d
Listen:
وَٰحِدَةٌ
79:13
Root letters:
و — ح — د
Word Family Tree (15 forms)
All word forms derived from the root وحد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 68×
Concordance — 68 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root وحد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (67)
Noun (67 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:19
Noun
وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّاۤ أُمَّةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰ فَٱخۡتَلَفُوا۟ۚ وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةࣱ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِیَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ فِیمَا فِیهِ یَخۡتَلِفُونَ ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ
Hud 11:118
Noun
وَلَوۡ شَاۤءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ أُمَّةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰۖ وَلَا یَزَالُونَ مُخۡتَلِفِینَ ١١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ
Joseph 12:31
Noun
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَیۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَءࣰا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَ ٰحِدَةࣲ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّینࣰا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَیۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَیۡنَهُۥۤ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَیۡدِیَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَـٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَـٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا مَلَكࣱ كَرِیمࣱ ٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah ! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."
Joseph 12:39
Noun
یَـٰصَـٰحِبَیِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابࣱ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَیۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing
Joseph 12:67
Noun
وَقَالَ یَـٰبَنِیَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابࣲ وَ ٰحِدࣲ وَٱدۡخُلُوا۟ مِنۡ أَبۡوَ ٰبࣲ مُّتَفَرِّقَةࣲۖ وَمَاۤ أُغۡنِی عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَیۡءٍۖ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ عَلَیۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ وَعَلَیۡهِ فَلۡیَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah ; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
Derived Forms (15)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَٰحِدَةً | waḥidahan | Noun | 18× | |
| وَٰحِدٌ | waḥidun | Noun | 12× | |
| وَٰحِدَةٍ | waḥidahin | Noun | 6× | |
| وَٰحِدٍ | waḥidin | Noun | 6× | |
| وَٰحِدَةٌ | waḥidahun | Noun | 5× | |
| وَٰحِدًا | waḥidanā | Noun | 5× | |
| وَحْدَهُۥ | waḥdahu | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْوَٰحِدُ | lwaḥidu | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْوَٰحِدِ | lwaḥidi | Noun | 2× | |
| وَحِيدًا | waḥiydanā | Noun | 1× |