Quranic root
عتد
ʿ · t · d
The root centers on presence, nearness, and being at hand.
From this orientation, the lexicon develops the meanings of readiness and preparation, including things set aside for future use, as well as specialized terms for prepared equipment, a fit horse, a mature goat, and a prepared container.
- Maqāyīs · row 3127
- Lane · entry 1994
- Lane · entry 2001
- Lane · entry 2002
- Lane · entry 2004
- 2
- Quran-attested forms
- 2
- Quran senses
- 16
- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
أَعْتَدَ
ʾaʿtada
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form IV
- Form
- IV
- Quran occurrences
- 14 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To prepare, make ready, or set aside for a future need, occasion, or event.
Transitive Form IV usage; the prepared object may be something appointed or reserved in advance, including a consequence or punishment.
- Lane · entry 1996
- Mufradāt · row 941
Selected Quran examples
Quran 12:31word 6
“and she prepared”
Quran 25:11word 4
“and We have prepared”
عَتِيد
ʿatīd
- Part of speech
- Adjective / substantivized noun
- Quran occurrences
- 2 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
Ready, present, at hand, or near in the sense of being immediately available.
Used attributively or predicatively for something prepared or present. In the expression رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ, it describes a watcher ready or at hand in relation to people's deeds.
- Lane · entry 2003
- Mufradāt · row 941
Selected Quran examples
Quran 50:23word 6
“ready”
Quran 50:18word 8
“ready”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 4:18أَعْتَدْنَاWe have prepared
- 4:37وَأَعْتَدْنَاand We (have) prepared
- 4:151وَأَعْتَدْنَاAnd We have prepared
- 4:161وَأَعْتَدْنَاAnd We have prepared
- 12:31وَأَعْتَدَتْand she prepared
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 9 Classical meanings
عَتُدَ
To be or become ready, at hand, or prepared.
An intransitive Form I use, said of something that is ready or has become ready.
- Lane · entry 1994
عَتُدَ
To be or become great, large, or bulky.
A distinct Form I usage describing size or substantial bulk.
- Lane · entry 1994
تَعَتَّدَ
To be exacting, careful, or fastidious in one's work, craft, or performance.
Form V usage concerning precision or scrupulous quality in an activity.
- Lane · entry 1997
عَتَدٌ
A horse made ready or fit for running or riding, strong and sound in build and capable of repeated runs.
A specialized equine designation applied to either a male or female horse.
- Lane · entry 1998
عَتَادٌ
Apparatus, implements, instruments, or equipment; especially weapons, animals, and military gear.
A collective noun for the equipment assembled or taken for an undertaking, particularly warfare.
- Lane · entry 2001
عَتَادٌ
A large drinking cup or bowl.
A specialized nominal usage, including a large wooden bowl or cup.
- Lane · entry 2001
عَتُودٌ
A young goat, especially one that has begun grazing, grown strong, or reached an age suitable for breeding.
The precise age specification varies in the cited lexical accounts; the term may be applied to either sex.
- Lane · entry 2002
عَتُودٌ
A sidrah or talhah tree.
A distinct plant-name usage.
- Lane · entry 2002
عَتِيدَةٌ
A receptacle or small case for perfume, unguent, fumigation materials, grooming articles, or valued personal items.
A prepared tray, box, casket, or similar container, including one used for a bride's personal and cosmetic articles.
- Lane · entry 2004
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The derivation of Form IV أَعْتَدَ is disputed in the cited lexical discussion: one account relates it to أَعَدَّ through consonant substitution, while another rejects that explanation.
Lane's printed Quran citations use historical notation; the modern verse locations presented here are taken from the supplied QAC occurrences rather than reconstructed from Lane's notation.