Arabic

Verb

أَحْمَدَ • ‎(ʾaḥmada) IV, non-past يُحْمِدُ‎ (yuḥmidu)

1. to show oneself praiseworthy
2. to find good, to find praiseworthy
3. to approve, to be pleased with
4. to deserve thanks (عَلَى ‎(ʿalā) from)
5. to be kind

Conjugation

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أحمد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Elative of حَمِيد ‎(ḥamīd, “praiseworthy; benign”), from the root ح م د ‎(ḥ-m-d).

Adjective

أَحْمَد • ‎(ʾaḥmad) ‎(feminine حُمْدَى ‎(ḥumdā), masculine plural أَحَامِد ‎(ʾaḥāmid), feminine plural حُمْدَيَات ‎(ḥumdayāt))

1. elative degree of حَمِيد ‎(ḥamīd):
   1. more praiseworthy; most praiseworthy
   2. more benign; most benign

Declension

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حمد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Proper noun

أَحْمَد • ‎(ʾaḥmad) m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ahmed.
2. A surname​.

Declension

Descendants

• Aahmed
• Achmad
• Ахмат
• Achmat
• Ахмед
• Achmed
• Ахмет
• Achmet
• Ahmad
• Ahmed
• Ahmet
• Somali: Axmed

Etymology 3

Verb

أَحْمَدُ • ‎(ʾaḥmadu) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)

Verb

أَحْمَدَ • ‎(ʾaḥmada) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)

Verb

أَحْمَدْ • ‎(ʾaḥmad) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)

Verb

أُحْمَدُ • ‎(ʾuḥmadu) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)

Verb

أُحْمَدَ • ‎(ʾuḥmada) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)

Verb

أُحْمَدْ • ‎(ʾuḥmad) ‎(form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of حَمِدَ ‎(ḥamida)