Arabic word sheet
أَبَدٌ
Ever, forever; never
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ء ب د
Meaning and usage
Ever, forever; never
In the form in which it is most often met, the word takes in all the time to come: "forever". With a negation it means "never".
Endless time, eternity
Duration that has no end, what goes on without ever stopping.
A long time (older sense)
In the older language the word may simply name a very long period.
Word family
What the root means ء ب د
The root carries the idea of time that lasts without limit. From it come "eternal", "eternity" and "perpetual".
eternal, endless
أَبَدِيٌّ
eternity
أَبَدِيَّةٌ
perpetual, lasting
آبِدٌ
Synonyms
time, a long age
دَهْرٌ
It names a very long stretch of time that may still end, whereas the headword speaks of time without end.
Opposites
time without beginning
أَزَلٌ