«
Previous
عہد
»
Next
’ahd (inf. n. of عہد 'to enjoin'; 'to make a compact,' etc.), s.m. Injunction, charge, mandate; will, testament;—compact, contract, covenant, agreement, engagement, obligation, promise; bond, league, treaty;—a vow, an oath;—time, season, conjuncture; lifetime; reign (of a king):—’ahd bāṅdhnā, To make a vow, etc.:—’ahd tonā, To break an engagement, or promise, etc.:—’ahd-ě-ḥukūmat, In the reign (of):—’ahd-dār, s.m. Holder of a contract; an officer (of the Mogul government) who engaged to collect the revenue of a district for a small percentage:—’ahd-shikan, adj. & s.m. Promise-breaking, faithless to (one's) word or engagement;—a promise-breaker, one who is faithless to his engagement, etc.:—’ahd-shikanī(vulg. -shiknī), s.f. Breach of contract; breach of faith; infraction of a treaty:—’ahd karnā, v.n. To engage, to contract, to promise, to agree; to make a vow, to vow; to abjure:—’ahd-meṅ, In the reign (of, -kī):—’ahd-nāma, s.m. A contract, bond, an agreement; a treaty, convention; a charter; a will; a diploma:—’ahdo-paimān, s.m. Articles of agreement, etc.; a treaty of alliance;—’ahd-o-paimān karnā, v.n. To contract (with, -se), to covenant, to bargain; to enter into a convention, make a treaty, make terms or conditions (with).
Origin: Arabic