زاهد

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ز ه د (z-h-d)

Derived from the active participle of زَهِدَ (zahida, “to abstain, to renounce”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaː.hid/

Noun

زَاهِد • (zāhid) m (plural زُهَّاد (zuhhād))

ascetic
(Sufism) A popular title bestowed on disciples of Mystic Sufi orders upon their initiation. After initiation the title took the place of the new Spiritual Masters’ given names. A famous bearer of the title Zahed was Sheikh Zahed Gilani of Lahijan in Gilan province of northern Iran.

Declension

Declension of noun زَاهِد (zāhid)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَاهِد zāhid	الزَّاهِد az-zāhid	زَاهِد zāhid
Nominative	زَاهِدٌ zāhidun	الزَّاهِدُ az-zāhidu	زَاهِدُ zāhidu
Accusative	زَاهِدًا zāhidan	الزَّاهِدَ az-zāhida	زَاهِدَ zāhida
Genitive	زَاهِدٍ zāhidin	الزَّاهِدِ az-zāhidi	زَاهِدِ zāhidi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَاهِدَيْن zāhidayn	الزَّاهِدَيْن az-zāhidayn	زَاهِدَيْ zāhiday
Nominative	زَاهِدَانِ zāhidāni	الزَّاهِدَانِ az-zāhidāni	زَاهِدَا zāhidā
Accusative	زَاهِدَيْنِ zāhidayni	الزَّاهِدَيْنِ az-zāhidayni	زَاهِدَيْ zāhiday
Genitive	زَاهِدَيْنِ zāhidayni	الزَّاهِدَيْنِ az-zāhidayni	زَاهِدَيْ zāhiday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُهَّاد zuhhād	الزُّهَّاد az-zuhhād	زُهَّاد zuhhād
Nominative	زُهَّادٌ zuhhādun	الزُّهَّادُ az-zuhhādu	زُهَّادُ zuhhādu
Accusative	زُهَّادًا zuhhādan	الزُّهَّادَ az-zuhhāda	زُهَّادَ zuhhāda
Genitive	زُهَّادٍ zuhhādin	الزُّهَّادِ az-zuhhādi	زُهَّادِ zuhhādi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: zahid

Adjective

زَاهِد • (zāhid) (masculine plural زُهَّاد (zuhhād), elative أَزْهَد (ʔazhad))

abstemious, abstinent, self-denying

Declension

Declension of adjective زَاهِد (zāhid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زَاهِد zāhid	الزَّاهِد az-zāhid	زَاهِدَة zāhida	الزَّاهِدَة az-zāhida
Nominative	زَاهِدٌ zāhidun	الزَّاهِدُ az-zāhidu	زَاهِدَةٌ zāhidatun	الزَّاهِدَةُ az-zāhidatu
Accusative	زَاهِدًا zāhidan	الزَّاهِدَ az-zāhida	زَاهِدَةً zāhidatan	الزَّاهِدَةَ az-zāhidata
Genitive	زَاهِدٍ zāhidin	الزَّاهِدِ az-zāhidi	زَاهِدَةٍ zāhidatin	الزَّاهِدَةِ az-zāhidati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زَاهِدَيْن zāhidayn	الزَّاهِدَيْن az-zāhidayn	زَاهِدَتَيْن zāhidatayn	الزَّاهِدَتَيْن az-zāhidatayn
Nominative	زَاهِدَانِ zāhidāni	الزَّاهِدَانِ az-zāhidāni	زَاهِدَتَانِ zāhidatāni	الزَّاهِدَتَانِ az-zāhidatāni
Accusative	زَاهِدَيْنِ zāhidayni	الزَّاهِدَيْنِ az-zāhidayni	زَاهِدَتَيْنِ zāhidatayni	الزَّاهِدَتَيْنِ az-zāhidatayni
Genitive	زَاهِدَيْنِ zāhidayni	الزَّاهِدَيْنِ az-zāhidayni	زَاهِدَتَيْنِ zāhidatayni	الزَّاهِدَتَيْنِ az-zāhidatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زُهَّاد zuhhād	الزُّهَّاد az-zuhhād	زَاهِدَات zāhidāt	الزَّاهِدَات az-zāhidāt
Nominative	زُهَّادٌ zuhhādun	الزُّهَّادُ az-zuhhādu	زَاهِدَاتٌ zāhidātun	الزَّاهِدَاتُ az-zāhidātu
Accusative	زُهَّادًا zuhhādan	الزُّهَّادَ az-zuhhāda	زَاهِدَاتٍ zāhidātin	الزَّاهِدَاتِ az-zāhidāti
Genitive	زُهَّادٍ zuhhādin	الزُّهَّادِ az-zuhhādi	زَاهِدَاتٍ zāhidātin	الزَّاهِدَاتِ az-zāhidāti

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