Zaid: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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زید
زَيْد
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Zaid (زید, Arabic زَيْد) means “increase; growth”. It comes from the Arabic root ز ي د. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ز ي د.
- Meaning
- increase; growth
- معنی
- اضافہ، بڑھوتری
Where it comes from
Verbal noun of zāda, to increase. Zayd ibn Haritha is the only companion named in the Quran (33:37).
- Say it
- zaidAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ز ي د
- Other spellings
- Zayd · Zayed
- Known bearer
- Zayd ibn Haritha, companion of the Prophet ﷺ
- Themes
- Life