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Arabic root

ع-ه-د

2 words from this root family

B2noun
مُعَاهَدَة
muʿāhada

treaty / pact

Example
وَقَّعَتِ الدَّولَتانِ مُعاهَدَةَ سَلام.
waqqaʿati d-dawlatāni muʿāhadata salām.
The two countries signed a peace treaty.
A2noun
عَهْدٌ
ʿahd

covenant / pledge / promise

Example
وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا عَاهَدْتُمْ
wa-awfū bi-ʿahdi Allāhi idhā ʿāhadtum
And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it (16:91)
Grammar

Masculine noun. Verb: عَاهَدَ (Form III, to make a covenant with). The Quran speaks of God's covenant with humanity and with the prophets.

Culture

The concept of ʿahd encompasses all covenants — with God, with people, and with oneself. Fulfilling covenants is a mark of true faith.