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Form 1وَحَدَ1 sense

Core sense — he, or it, was, or became, alone, apart from othersgenerated

1.1he was, or became, alone, with no one to cheer him by company or conversation—استوحد

. Also وَحِدَ; with the latter muḍāriʿ, like وَرِثَ. But وَحِدَ with this muḍāriʿ is not mentioned by the lexicologists or grammarians [except F]; [its muḍāriʿ is therefore probably يَوْحَدُ only, following analogy, which seems to be why it is omitted in the M.]

Also وَحُدَ, but this is without a parallel and without any authority [except F]; or يَوْحَدُ [but this too is irregular, and is probably a mistake for يَوْحُدُ, which is the form that follows analogy].

Maṣdars: حِدَةٌ, وَحْدٌ, وَحَدٌ, وَحْدَةٌ or وُحْدَةٌ, وُحُودٌ, وَحَادَةٌ, and وُحُودَةٌ.

The meaning is: he, or it, was, or became, alone, by himself or itself, apart from others; and so [إِتَّحَدَ and توحّد].

he remained alone, by himself, apart from others—توحّد

on this sense See also 5.

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, aor. يَحِدُ ; (T, L, Msb;) and وَحِدَ , (Lh, M, L, K,) aor. يَوْحَدُ (Lh) and يَحِدُ ; (K;) with the latter aor., like وَرِثَ , aor. يَرِثُ ; but وَحِدَ with this aor. is not mentioned by the lexicologists or grammarians [except F]; (MF;) [and its aor. is therefore probably يَوْحَدُ , only, agreeably with analogy, for which reason it seems to be omitted in the M;] and وَحُدَ , (Lh, M, L, Msb, K,) aor. also يَحِدُ ; (K;) but this is without a parallel, and without any authority [except F]; (MF;) or يَوْحَدُ ; (L;) [but this is also extr., and is probably a mistake for يَوْحُدُ , which is the form agreeable with analogy;] inf. n. حِدَةٌ (T, M, L, Msb, K) and وَحْدٌ (M, L, K) and وَحَدٌ (L) and وَحْدَةٌ , (L, K,) or وُحْدَةٌ , (as in some copies of the K and in the TA) and وُحُودٌ (K) and وَحَادَةٌ (M, L, Msb, K) and وُحُودَةٌ ; (K;) He, or it, was, or became, alone, by himself or itself, apart from others; (T, L, Msb;) as also [ إِتَّحَدَ ; and توحّد ; and] استوحد ; (A:) he was, or became, alone, without anyone to cheer him by his society, company, or conversation: (L:) he remained alone, by himself, apart from others; (Lh, M, L, K;) as also توحّد . (M, L, K.) See also 5, below.
Form 2وحّدهُ4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَوْحِيدٌ

Core sense — he made it one; he professed the unity of Godgenerated

2.1he made it one; or he called it one—أَحَّدَهُ

.

Like ثَنَاهُ and ثَلَّثَهُ.

Similar verbs are formed from the other nouns for numbers, up to عَشَرَةٌ. (Esh-Sheybánee)

2.1.1he remained one night with his wife—وحّد لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ

Or عِنْدَهَا.

The verb is used in the same way of any saying or action. Mentioned under سَبَّعَ.

2.1.2he asserted, or declared, God to be one; he professed belief in the unity of God—وحّد ٱللّٰهَ

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Also احّدهُ.

2.1.3belief in God alone; belief in his unity—التَّوْحِيدُ
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, (inf. n. تَوْحِيدٌ , K,) He made it one; or called it one: (K:) like as one says ثَنَاهُ , and ثَلَّثَهُ : (S, L:) as also أَحَّدَهُ . (TA.) Similar verbs are formed from the other nouns significant of numbers, to عَشَرَةٌ . (Esh-Sheybánee, K.) وحّد لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ , or عِنْدَهَا , He remained one night with his wife: and in like manner the verb is used in relation to any saying or action. (TA, voce سَبَّعَ .) وحّد ٱللّٰهَ , inf. n. تَوْحِيدٌ , He asserted, or declared, God to be one: he asserted, declared, or preferred belief in, the unity of God: as also احّدهُ . (T, L.) التَّوْحِيدُ The belief in God alone; (L, K;) in his unity. (L.)
Form 4اوحد ٱللّٰهُ جَانِبَهُ7 senses · 1 main
maṣdarإِيحَادٌ

Core sense — he made him solitary; he made him unequalled in his timegenerated

4.1

[God made him solitary]; that is, he remained alone, or was made to remain alone.

4.1.1he left him [alone] to the enemies—اوحدهُ لِلْأَعْدَآءِ
4.1.2he (God) made him the unequalled one of his time, having no equal—اوحدهُ
4.1.3the people left him alone, or by himself—اوحدهُ النَّاسُ
4.1.4[I singled him out by my sight;] I saw none but him—أَوْحَدْتُهُ بِرُؤْيَتِى

.

4.1.5she brought forth one only—اوحدت

Said of a ewe; like أَفَذَّتْ.

4.1.6she (a woman) brought him forth an unequalled one—اوحدت بِهِ
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[God rendered him solitary]; i. e., he remained alone; (K;) or was made to remain alone. (L.) اوحدهُ لِلْأَعْدَآءِ He left him [alone] to the enemies. (L, K.) اوحدهُ He (God) made him the unequalled one of his time: (S, L, K:) made him to have no equal. (A.) اوحدهُ النَّاسُ The people left him alone, or by himself. (L.) أَوْحَدْتُهُ بِرُؤْيَتِى , inf. n. إِيحَادٌ , [I singled him by my sight;] I saw none save him. (S, L.) اوحدت She (a ewe) brought forth one only: (S, K:) like أَفَذَّتْ . (S.) اوحدت بِهِ She (a woman) brought him forth an unequalled one. (L, from a trad.)
Form 5توحّد ٱللّٰهُ بِعِصْمَتِهِ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was, or became, alone, with no one sharing with himgenerated

5.1God protected him himself, not entrusting him to the care of another—توحّدهُ بعصمته
5.1.1he was, or became, alone in the affair, with no one sharing in it—توحّد بَالأَمْرِ
5.1.2he was, or became, alone in his opinion, with no one sharing it—توحّد بِرَأْيِهِ
5.1.3

See 1.

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, (S,) or توحّدهُ بعصمته , (L, K,) God protected him himself, not committing him to the care of another. (S, L, K.) توحّد بَالأَمْرِ He was, or became, alone, without any to share or participate with him, in the affair. (L.) توحّد بِرَأْيِهِ He was, or became, alone, without any to share, or participate with him, in his opinion. (S, L.) See 1.
Form 8إِوْتَحَدَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became one; he became one with himgenerated

8.1it was, or became, one—اِتَّحَدَ
he was, or became, one with him in interests and the like—اِتَّحَدَ مَعَهُ
8.1.1it (a number of things or substances, two or more) became one—اتّحد

See 1.

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[ اِتَّحَدَ It was, or became, one. And hence, اِتَّحَدَ مَعَهُ He was, or became, one with him in interests &c.] اتّحد It (a number of things, or substances, two and more, KT,) became one. (KT, KL.) See 1.
Form 10إِسْتَوْحَدَ1 sense

Core sense — he was, or became, alone, apart from othersgenerated

10.1

See 1.

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see 1.

Derived nouns 18

Nounحِدَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the state of being alone, or by oneselfgenerated

1

See وَحْدٌ.

1.1he did it of himself, of his own accord, of his own judgment—فَعَلَهُ مِنْ ذَاتِ حِدَتِهِ

Also عَلَى ذات حدته, من ذِى حدته, من ذات نَفْسِهِ, and من ذات رَأْيِهِ.

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: see وَحْدٌ . فَعَلَهُ مِنْ ذَاتِ حِدَتِهِ , and عَلَى ذات حدته , and من ذِى حدته , and من ذات نَفْسِهِ , and من ذات رَأْيِهِ , He did it of himself; of his own accord; of his own judgment. (AZ, L, K.)
Nounوَحْدٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — alone, by oneself; a man whose lineage and origin are unknowngenerated

1

See 1, and وَحِيدٌ.

1.1I saw him alone—رَأَيْتُهُ وَحْدَهُ

وحد is here a maṣdar, with no dual and no plural. The Koofees hold it to be in the accusative as an adverbial noun of place; the Basrees, as a maṣdar in every instance, as though you said أَوْحَدْتُهُ بِرُؤْيَتِى إِبحَادًا, meaning “I saw none but him”, and then substituted وحده.

Or, as Abu-l-'Abbás says, it may mean the man's being himself alone, as though you said رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا مُنْفَرِدًا اِنْفِرَادًا and then substituted وحده.

Or it is in the accusative as a denotative of state, according to the Basrees [and the grammarians in general], not as a maṣdar, J being in error in what he says on this matter: they hold it to be a noun occupying the place of a maṣdar in the accusative as a denotative of state, like جَآءَ زَيْدٌ رَكْضًا meaning رَاكِضًا; except some of them, such as Yoo, who holds it to be in the accusative as an adverbial noun of place, for عَلَى وَحْدِهِ, like عِنْدَهُ. There is a third opinion, that of Hishám, that it is in the accusative as a maṣdar.

Or it is a noun used as a noun outright, as in the dialect of the Benoo-Temeem: جَلَسَ وَحْدَهُ, عَلَى وَحْدِهِ, جَلَسَا عَلَى وَحْدِ هِمَا, وَحْدَيْهِمَا, جَلَسُوا عَلَى وَحْدِهِمْ [He sat alone, and they two sat alone, and they sat alone].

[There is no deity but God alone]—لَا إِلَاَه إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ
[I passed by Zeyd alone]—مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ وَحْدَهُ

When not preceded by a prefixed noun [or a preposition], it is always in the accusative.

[Except in a few cases, such as] قُلْنَا هٰذَا الأَمْرَ وَحْدَيْنَا [We two alone said this thing] and قَالَتَاهُ وَحْدَيْهُمَا [They two women alone said it]; mentioned by AZ.

this is by itself—هٰذَا عَلَى وَحْدِهِ

Also عَلَى حِدَتِهِ.

they two are by themselves—هُمَا عَلَى حِدَتِهِمَا
they are by themselves—هُمْ عَلَى حِدَتِهِمْ
give to every one of them by himself—أَعْطِ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مَنْهُمْ عَلَى حِدَتِهِ

Synonymous with على حِيَالِهِ.

The ة in حِدَةٌ is a substitute for the و cut off from the beginning.

1.2a wild animal alone, by itself, apart from others—وَحْدٌ

Or وَحَدٌ.

1.3a man whose lineage and origin are unknown—وَحَدٌ

Or وَحَدٌ.

1.4figurative · مجازhe is one unequalled, who has no second; or he is a man of right judgment—هُوَ نَسِيجُ وَحْدِهِ

وَحْد is used as the complement of a prefixed noun only in the phrases that follow.

An expression of praise.

You say also هُمَا نَسِيجَا وَحْدِهِمَا, هُمْ نُسَجَآءُ وَحْدِهِمْ, هِىَ نَسِيجَةُ وَحْدِهَا, and هُنَّ نَسَائِجُ وَحْدِهِنَّ [see نسج]; it is as though you said نَسِيجُ إِفْرَادٍ, putting وحده in the place of a maṣdar in the genitive.

a man unequalled, who has no second—رَجُلُ وَحْدِهِ
a little man (probably meaning the opposite)—رُجَيْلُ وَحْدِهِ
a man with whom no one contends in excellence—قَرِيعُ وَحْدِهِ
one who does not consult or mix with anyone, and who is contemptible and weak—عُيَيْرُ وَحْدِهِ

Also جُحَيْشُ وَحْدِهِ; these are expressions of dispraise.

وَحْد, being used in the manner of a maṣdar, and being neither an adjective nor a khabar agreeing with the preceding noun, would more properly be in the accusative; but the Arabs use it in these phrases as the complement of a prefixed noun. These expressions are indeterminate, for the Arabs say رُبَّ نَسِيجِ وَحْدِهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ [Few unequalled men have I seen]. (Hishám)

Qur’ānic occurrences وَحْد 5 shown of 6
7:70
قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖ فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

They said: "Comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone, and give up the cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest us with, if so be that thou tellest the truth!"

17:46
وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًا

And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth).

39:45
وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ ٱشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

When Allah, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror; but when (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy!

40:12
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ

(The answer will be:) "This is because, when Allah was invoked as the Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partners were joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with Allah, Most High, Most Great!"

40:84
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشْرِكِينَ

But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah,- the one Allah - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see 1, and وَحِيدٌ . رَأَيْتُهُ وَحْدَهُ (S, L, K) I saw him alone. (S, L.) وحد is here an inf. n., having no dual nor pl. (K.) The Koofees hold it to be in the acc. case as an adv. n. of place: the Basrees, as an inf. n., in every instance; as though thou saidst أَوْحَدْتُهُ بِرُؤْيَتِى إِبحَادًا , meaning “ I saw none save him, ” and then substituted وحده : or, as Abu-l-'Abbás says, it may mean the man's being himself alone; as though thou saidst رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا مُنْفَرِدًا اِنْفِرَادًا , and then substituted وحده . (S.) Or it is in the acc. case as a denotative of state accord. to the Basrees [and the grammarians in general]; not as an inf. n., J being in error in what he says on this matter: (IB, K:) the Basrees hold it to be a noun occupying the place of an inf. n. in the acc. case as a denotative of state; like جَآءَ زَيْدٌ رَكْضًا , meaning رَاكِضًا : (IB:) excepting some of them, as Yoo, who holds it to be in the acc. case as an adv. n. of place, for عَلَى وَحْدِهِ , (IB, K,) like عِنْدَهُ : (TA:) and there is a third opinion, that of Hishám; that it is in the acc. case as an inf. n. (L.) Or, (accord. to IAar, L,) it is a noun used as a noun absolutely: (L, K:) so in the dial. of the Benoo-Temeem: (Msb:) you say جَلَسَ وَحْدَهُ , and عَلَى وَحْدِهِ , and جَلَسَا عَلَى وَحْدِ هِمَا , and وَحْدَيْهِمَا , and جَلَسُوا عَلَى وَحْدِهِمْ , [He sat alone, and they two sat alone, and they sat alone]. (L, K.) When not preceded by a prefixed n. [or a prep.], it is always in the acc. case: (Lth, L:) you say, لَا إِلَاَه إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ [There is no deity but God alone]: and مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ وَحْدَهُ [I passed by Zeyd alone]: (L:) [excepting in a few cases, such as the phrases] قُلْنَا هٰذَا الأَمْرَ وَحْدَيْنَا [We two alone said this thing], and قَالَتَاهُ وَحْدَيْهُمَا [They two women alone said it]; mentioned by AZ. (L.) You say also, هٰذَا عَلَى وَحْدِهِ , and عَلَى حِدَتِهِ , This is by itself; (L, K;) and هُمَا عَلَى حِدَتِهِمَا They two are by themselves: and هُمْ عَلَى حِدَتِهِمْ They are by themselves: (L:) and أَعْطِ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مَنْهُمْ عَلَى حِدَتِهِ Give thou to every one of them by himself; syn. على حِيَالِهِ . (S.) The ة in حِدَةٌ is a substitute for the و (S, L) which is cut off from the beginning. (L.) وَحْدٌ , (K,) or وَحَدٌ , (L,) A wild animal alone, by itself, or apart from others. (L, K.) وَحَدٌ , (K,) or وَحَدٌ , (L,) A man whose lineage and origin are unknown. (Lth, L, K.) وَحْد is used as the complement of a prefixed n. only in the following phrases: (A'Obeyd, S, L:) هُوَ نَسِيجُ وَحْدِهِ , which is an expression of praise; (S, L, K;) meaning, He is one unequalled; one who has no second: (L:) or he is a man of right judgment: you say also هُمَا نَسِيجَا وَحْدِهِمَا , and هُمْ نُسَجَآءُ وَحْدِهِمْ , and هِىَ نَسِيجَةُ وَحْدِهَا , and هُنَّ نَسَائِجُ وَحْدِهِنَّ : (Lth, L:) [see art. نسج :] it is as though you said نَسِيجُ إِفْرَادٍ : you put وحده in the place of an inf. n. in the gen. case: (S:) and رَجُلُ وَحْدِهِ , (IAar, L,) and رُجَيْلُ وَحْدِهِ , (S, L,) [A man unequalled; who has no second, and a little man (probably meaning the contr.) &c.]: and قَرِيعُ وَحْدِهِ A man with whom no one contends in excellence: (Lth, L:) and عُيَيْرُ وَحْدِهِ , and جُحَيْشُ وَحْدِهِ , which are expressions of dispraise; (S, L, K;) meaning, One who does not consult, nor mix with, any one, and who is contemptible and weak: (Sh, L:) وَحْد being used in the manner of an inf. n., not being an epithet nor an enunciative so as to be in concordance with the preceding noun, would be more properly in the acc. case; but the Arabs use it in these instances as the complement of a prefixed n.: (Lth, L:) these expressions are indeterminate: for the Arabs say, رُبَّ نَسِيجِ وَحْدِهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ [Few unequalled men have I seen]. (Hishám, Fr., L.)
Nounوَحَدٌ1 sense

Core sense — alone, solitarygenerated

1

See وَحْدٌ and وَحِيدٌ.

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: see وَحْدٌ and وَحِيدٌ .
Nounوَحِدٌ1 sense

Core sense — alone, solitarygenerated

1

See وَحِيدٌ.

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: see وَحِيدٌ .
Nounوَحْدَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the state of being alone; solitariness, solitudegenerated

1

The state of being alone, or apart from others; solitariness, solitude.

See 1.

1.1[the solitude of the grave]—وَحْدَةُ القَبْرِ
1.2the night of solitude; the first night after burial—لَيْلَةُ الوَحْدَةِ

[So called because the soul is believed to remain in the grave during this night, and then to depart to the place appointed for the residence of good souls until the last day, or to the appointed prison in which wicked souls await their final doom. See also لَيْلَةٌ الوَحْشَةِ.]

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The state of being alone, or apart from others; solitariness; solitude. (Sb, S.) See 1. وَحْدَةُ القَبْرِ [The solitude of the grave]. (A.) [ لَيْلَةُ الوَحْدَةِ The night of solitude; the first night after burial: so called because the soul is believed to remain in the grave during this night, and then to depart to the place appointed for the residence of good souls until the last day, or to the appointed prison in which wicked souls await their final doom. See also لَيْلَةٌ الوَحْشَةِ .]
Nounوَحْدَانِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the unity of Godgenerated

1

The unity of God; also أَحْدِيَّةٌ.

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The unity of God: (L, K: *) as also أَحْدِيَّةٌ . (Msb.)
Nounوَحْدَانِيٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one who is singular in his religious opinionsgenerated

1

One who is singular in his religious opinions; who separates himself from the general body of believers.

A relative noun from الوَحْدَةُ, the ا and ن being added to make the meaning more intensive.

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One who is singular in his religious opinions; who separates himself from the general body of believers: a rel. n. from الوَحْدَةُ ; the ا and ن being added to give intensiveness to the signification. (L.)
Nounوُحَادَ1 sense

Core sense — one by one, one at a timegenerated

1

See مَوْحَدَ.

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Nounوَحِيدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man alone, by himself, apart from others; solitarygenerated

1a man alone, by himself, apart from others; solitary, lonely—مُتَوَحِّدٌ

Also وَحَدٌ, وَحِدٌ, وَحْدٌ, وَاحِدٌ, and أَحَدٌ.

According to Az, one should not say رَجُلٌ أَحَدٌ, nor دِرْهَمٌ أَحَدٌ, nor شَىْءٌ أَحَدٌ, though some of the lexicologists say that أَحَدٌ is originally وَحَدٌ, since أَحَدٌ is an adjective applied to God alone.

The feminine adjective in this sense is وَحِدَةٌ; وَاحِدٌ in this sense takes the dual form; and the plural is وُحْدَانٌ, أَحْدَانٌ, and وِحَادٌ.

a man who has no one to cheer him by company or conversation—رَجُلٌ وَحِيدٌ
a man who remains alone, apart from others, not mixing with other people and not sitting with them—رَجُلٌ مُتَوَحِّدٌ

See also وَحْدٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences وَحِيد
74:11
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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(S, L, Msb, K) and مُتَوَحِّدٌ (L, K) and وَحَدٌ and وَحِدٌ (S, L, Msb, K) and وَحْدٌ (M, L) and وَاحِدٌ (L) A man alone; by himself; apart from others; solitary; lonely: (S, M, L, Msb, K;) as also أَحَدٌ : (M, L, K:) or, accord. to Az, one should not say رَجُلٌ أَحَدٌ , nor دِرْهَمٌ أَحَدٌ , nor شَىْءٌ أَحَدٌ , though some of the lexicologists assert that أَحَدٌ is originally وَحَدٌ : for أَحَدٌ is an epithet applied to God alone: (L:) the fem. epithet used in this sense is وَحِدَةٌ : (K:) and وَاحِدٌ in this sense receives the dual form: and the pl. is وُحْدَانٌ and أَحْدَانٌ and وِحَادٌ . (L.) رَجُلٌ وَحِيدٌ A man who has no one to cheer him by his society, conversation, or company. And رَجُلٌ مُتَوَحِّدٌ A man who remains alone, by himself, apart from others, or solitary, not mixing with other people, not sitting with them. (L.) See also وَحْدٌ .
Nounوَاحِدٌ15 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one; the first of the numbers; one unequalledgenerated

1[We met, each of us being one alone]—إِلْتَقَيْنَا وَاحِدَيْنِ

One; the first of the numbers; synonymous [in many cases, which are shown below] with أَحَدٌ [and one alone: a single person or thing]. Feminine وَاحِدَةٌ.

It sometimes takes the dual form, as in a verse cited from a poet by IAar.

Or the dual form belongs to it in another sense, explained below, namely “alone”.

Plural وَاحِدُونَ, وُحْدَانٌ, and أُحْدَانٌ; in the last, أ is substituted for و because of the ḍammeh.

you are one tribe—أَنْتُمْ حَىٌّ وَاحِدٌ

Also حَىٌّ وَاحِدُونَ, as one says شِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ.

آحَادٌ may also be a plural of وَاحِدٌ [and so originally أَوْحَادٌ], as أَشْهَادٌ is the plural of شَاهِدٌ.

[one ten]—عَشَرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
[one hundred]—مِائَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

Er-Rāghib: its proper meaning is a thing having no subdivision; it is then applied to anything existing, so that there is no number to which it may not be applied as an adjective.

It is interchangeable with أَحَدٌ when used as an adjective applied to God, and in certain nouns of number. [See أحد.]

In most cases other than these two, usage differs: the latter is used in affirmative phrases only as a prefixed noun, governing the noun that follows it in the genitive, and is used absolutely in negative phrases; whereas the former is used in affirmative phrases both as a prefixed noun and otherwise. [See again أَحد.]

1.1I am not alone, without a parallel or match, in this affair—لَسْتُ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ بأَوِْحَدَ

Or simply: I am not alone in it.

The feminine وَحْدَآءُ is not used.

1.2dogs having no equals or matches—أُحْدَانٌ

This plural of اوحد is so applied by a poet.

1.3such a one has no equal, like, parallel, or match—فُلَانٌ لَا وَاحِدَ لَهُ
1.4

Also: one that has no equal; one unequalled.

1.5such a person is the unequalled one of his age—فُلَانٌ وَاحِدُ دَهْرِهِ
such a person is the unequalled one of the people of his time—فُلَانٌ أَوْحَدُ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ

The plural of اوحد [as well as of واحد in the same sense] is أُحْدَانٌ (originally وُحْدَانٌ), as سُودَانٌ is the plural of أَسْوَدُ.

1.6[an unequalled son of his mother]—وَاحِدُ أُمِّهِ

An indeterminate expression, like نَسِيجُ وَحْدِهِ. (Hishám, Fr. L.)

1.7

Also: a man pre-eminent in knowledge or science, or in valour in war, or in other qualities; as though having no equal, and so being alone.

[In the CK, ناس is put for بَأْس.]

Plural وُحْدَانٌ and أُحْدانٌ.

1.8the One, the Sole; he whose attribute is unity—الوَاحِدُ

Also الأَحَدُ, الأَوْحَدُ, and المُتَوَحِّدُ, adjectives applied to God.

Or the first means the One in essence, who has no like nor equal, and the second the One in attributes, beside whom there is no other; or the first means the One not liable to division into parts or portions, nor to duplication, and who has no equal nor like; or the One who has ever been alone, without companion. There is no being but God to whom the first two of these adjectives are applicable together, or to whom the second is applicable alone.

See also أَحَدٌ in أحد.

1.9the human being and the horse are one in genus—الإِنْسَانُ وَالفَرَسُ وَاحِدٌ فِى الجِنْسِ
Zeyd and 'Amr are one in species—زَيْد وَعَمرْوٌ وَاحِدٌ فِى النَّوْعِ

on this sense So according to Er-Rāghib.

1.10singular, as opposed to plural—وَاحِدٌ

Plural وُحْدَانٌ.

1.11[your companions and my companions are one and the same]—أَصْحَابِى وَأَصْحَابُكَ وَاحِدٌ
they are one and the same—الجُلُوسُ وَالقُعُود وَاحِدٌ

That is, الجلوس and القعود are one and the same.

1.12

See وَحِيدٌ.

1.13eleventh, masculine—حَادِىَ عَشَرَ
eleventh, feminine—حَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ

In this case, [and in similar instances, such as حَادِى وَعِشْرُونَ twenty-first,] حادى and حادية are formed by transposition from وَاحِدٌ and وَاحِدَةٌ, by putting the first radical letter after the second.

[he is the eleventh of them]—هُوَ حَادِىَ عَشَرَهُمْ
[the eleventh day]—اليَوْمُ الحَادِى عَشَرَ
[the eleventh night]—اللَّيْلَةُ الحَادِيَةُ عَشْرَةَ

[Without the article it is indeclinable; but when made determinate by the article, the first word is declinable.]

[The rules for حَادِىَ عَشَرَ and its feminine are the same as those for ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ and its feminine, explained under ثلث.]

1.14

بِوَاحِدَةٍ means the same as فَقَطْ, and is often used in the sense of البَتَّةَ. Mentioned by MF under ذُرُّوحٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences وَٰحِد 5 shown of 30
2:163
وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

25:14
لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا

"This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated!"

37:4
إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ

Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

38:5
أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ

"Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is a wonderful thing!"

38:65
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible,-

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One; the first of the numbers: (S, L, Msb, K:) syn. [in many cases, which will be shown below,] with أَحَدٌ : (K:) [and one alone: a single person or thing:] fem. وَاحِدَةٌ : (L, Msb:) it sometimes receives the dual form; (L, K;) as in the expression إِلْتَقَيْنَا وَاحِدَيْنِ [We met, we being each of us one alone]; cited from a poet by IAar: or the dual form pertains to it in another sense, explained below, namely “ alone: ” (L:) pl. وَاحِدُونَ (S, L, K) and وُحْدَانٌ and أُحْدَانٌ ; (S, L;) in the last of which, أ is substituted for و because of the dammeh: (L:) one says, أَنْتُمْ حَىٌّ وَاحِدٌ , and حَىٌّ وَاحِدُونَ , (Ye are one tribe, L) like as one says شِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ : (Fr, S, L:) آحَادٌ may also be a pl. of وَاحِدٌ [and therefore originally أَوْحَادٌ ,] like as أَشْهَادٌ is pl. of شَاهِدٌ . (Th, Msb.) Its proper signification is A thing having no subdivision: and it is secondarily applied to any existing thing; so that there is no number to which it may not be applied as an epithet; wherefore one says, عَشَرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ [One ten], and مِائَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ [One hundred]. (Er-Rághib.) It is interchangeable for أَحَدٌ when used as an epithet applied to God; and in certain nouns of number. [See art. أحد .] In most cases differing from these two, there is a difference in usage. The latter is used in affirmative phrases as a prefixed noun only, governing the noun which follows it in the gen. case; and is used absolutely in negative phrases: whereas the former is used in affirmative phrases as a prefixed n. and otherwise. (Msb.) [See, again, art. أَحد .] لَسْتُ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ بأَوِْحَدَ I am not alone, without a parallel, or watch, in this affair: (S, * L, K: *) or simply, I am not alone in it. (T, L.) The fem. وَحْدَآءُ is not used. (S, L.) أُحْدَانٌ , the pl. of اوحد , is applied by a poet to dogs having no equals or matches. (S, L.) فُلَانٌ لَا وَاحِدَ لَهُ Such a one has no equal, like, parallel, or match. (S, M, L.) Also, One that has no equal; one unequalled. (L.) فُلَانٌ وَاحِدُ دَهْرِهِ Such a person is the unequalled one of his age. (S, L.) And in like manner, (TA,) فُلَانٌ أَوْحَدُ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ (S, L) Such a person is the unequalled one of the people of his time. (TA.) The pl. of اوحد [as well as of واحد in the same sense] is أُحْدَانٌ , (originally وُحْدَانٌ , S) like as سُودَانٌ is pl. أَسْوَدُ . (S, L.) وَاحِدُ أُمِّهِ [An unequalled son of his mother], is an indeterminate expression, like نَسِيجُ وَحْدِهِ , q. v. (Hishám, Fr. L.) Also, A man pre-eminent in knowledge or science, or in valour in war, (L, K [in the CK, for بَأْس is put ناس ]) or in other qualities; as though having no equal, and thus being alone: (L:) pl. وُحْدَانٌ and أُحْدانٌ . (L, K.) الوَاحِدُ and الأَحَدُ (T, L) and الأَوْحَدُ and المُتَوَحِّدُ , (M, L, K,) epithets applied to God, The One, the Sole; He whose attribute is unity: (M, L, K:) or the first signifies the One in essence, who has no like nor equal; and the second, the One in attributes, beside whom there is no other: or the first, the One who is not susceptible of division into parts or portions, nor of duplication, and who has no equal nor like: (TL:) or the One who has ever been alone, without companion: (IAth, L:) and there is no being but God to whom the first and second of these epithets are applicable together, or to whom the second is applicable alone. (T, L.) See also أَحَدٌ , in art. أحد . الإِنْسَانُ وَالفَرَسُ وَاحِدٌ فِى الجِنْسِ The human being and the horse are one in genus. And زَيْد وَعَمرْوٌ وَاحِدٌ فِى النَّوْعِ Zeyd and 'Amr are one in species. (Er-Rághib.) وَاحِدٌ Singular, as opposed to plural: pl. وُحْدَانٌ . (The lexicons, passim.) أَصْحَابِى وَأَصْحَابُكَ وَاحِدٌ [Thy companions and my companions are one and the same]. And الجُلُوسُ وَالقُعُود وَاحِدٌ [ الجلوس and القعود are one and the same]. (L.) See وَحِيدٌ . حَادِىَ عَشَرَ , masc., and حَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ , fem., Eleventh. In this case, [and in similar instances, as حَادِى وَعِشْرُونَ Twentyfirst, &c.,] حادى and حادية are formed by transposition from وَاحِدٌ and وَاحِدَةٌ , by putting the first radical letter after the second. [When without the article, it is indecl.: but when rendered determinate by the article, the first word is decl.] You say, هُوَ حَادِىَ عَشَرَهُمْ [He is the eleventh of them]: and اليَوْمُ الحَادِى عَشَرَ [The eleventh day]: and اللَّيْلَةُ الحَادِيَةُ عَشْرَةَ [The eleventh night]. (ISd, L.) [The rules respecting حَادِىَ عَشَرَ and its fem. are the same as those respecting ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ and its fem., explained in art. ثلث , q. v.] بِوَاحِدَةٍ signifies i. q. فَقَطْ : and is often used in the sense of البَتَّةَ . (MF, voce ذُرُّوحٌ .)
Nounإِحْدَى1 sense

Core sense — one; the feminine of onegenerated

1

See أحد.

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: see art. أحد .
Nounأُحَادَ1 sense

Core sense — one by one, one at a timegenerated

1

See مُوْحَدَ.

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Nounأَوْحَدُ1 sense

Core sense — unequalled, having no equalgenerated

1

See وَاحِدٌ.

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Nounمُوحِدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a ewe that brings forth one onlygenerated

1

A ewe bringing forth, or that brings forth, one ewe only.

[See مُغْرِدٌ.]

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A ewe bringing forth, or that brings forth, one ewe only. (S, K.) [See مُغْرِدٌ .]
Nounمَوْحَدَ1 sense

Core sense — one by one, one at a timegenerated

1they entered one and one, or one by one, or one at a time, one after another—دَخَلُوا مَوْحَدَ مَوْحَدَ

This word, with وُحَادَ and أُحَادَ [used adverbially], is imperfectly declinable because it has the quality of an adjective and deviates from its original form, which is وَاحِدًا; or because it differs from the original both in letter and in meaning, the original word being changed as stated above and the meaning being changed to وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا.

You say also [وُحَادَ وُحَادَ] and أُحَادَ أُحَادَ.

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and وُحَادَ and أُحَادَ [used adverbially] are imperfectly decl. because of their having the quality of an epithet and deviating from their original form, (S, L,) which is وَاحِدًا : (L, K:) or because they differ from their original both as to the letter and the meaning; the original word being changed as above stated, and the meaning being changed to وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا : (S, L:) you say دَخَلُوا مَوْحَدَ مَوْحَدَ , (S, L, K,) [and وُحَادَ وُحَادَ ,] and أُحَادَ أُحَادَ , (L, K,) They entered one [and] one, [one and one]; or one [by] one, [one by one]; (K;) or one at a time; one after another. (S, L.)
Nounمُوَحَّدَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — having one diacritical point; one-pointedgenerated

1

[Having one diacritical point; one-pointed. A technical term in lexicology (not مُوحَدَةٌ), added as an adjective to باء to prevent it being mistaken for تاء, ثاء, or ياء.]

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[ , (not مُوحَدَةٌ ,) conv. term in lexicology, Having one diacritical point; one-pointed: an epithet added to باء to prevent its being mistaken for تاء , ثاء , or ياء . (The lexicons, passim.)]
Nounمِيحَادٌ1 sense

Core sense — one of several hills standing apart from one anothergenerated

1

One of several hills of the kind called أَكَمَات, separate or remote from one another. Plural مَوَاحِيدُ.

F says that J is in error in saying المِيحَادُ مِنَ الوَاحِدِ كَالمِعْشَارِ مِنَ العَشَرَةِ; but the meaning of this is that it denotes one part or portion, as مِعْشَارٌ means one of ten: [that is, the former means one of several things each of which is alone, or by itself]; and the same explanation is given by [several] old authors.

[In one copy of the S, instead of العَشَرَة I find العُشْر, which gives a good sense, namely that ميحاد is synonymous with وَاحِدٌ, and this may be the true reading.]

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One of several hills, such as are called أَكَمَات , separate or remote, one from another: pl. مَوَاحِيدُ . (L, K.) F remarks, that J is in error in saying, المِيحَادُ مِنَ الوَاحِدِ كَالمِعْشَارِ مِنَ العَشَرَةِ : (TA:) but the meaning of this is, that it denotes one part or portion; like as مِعْشَارٌ signifies one of ten: (L:) [i. e., the former signifies one of several things whereof each is alone, or by itself:] and the same explanation is given by [several] old authors. (TA.) [In one copy of the S, instead of العَشَرَة , I find العُشْر ; which affords a good sense, i. e., that ميحاد , is syn. with وَاحِدٌ ; and may be the true reading.]
Nounمُتَوَحِّدٌ1 sense

Core sense — alone, solitary, keeping apart from othersgenerated

1

See وَحِيدٌ and وَاحِدٌ.

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