أخد

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء خ د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.xad/, [ˈʔa.xad]

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Verb

أخد • (ʔaḵad) I (present بياخد (byāḵod) or بوخد (bōḵed), active participle ماخد (māḵed))

1. to take

   إمّي أخدت معها الأكل لستّي.

   ʔimmi ʔaḵdat maʕha il-ʔakl la-sitti

   My mother took the food for my grandmother with her.

   لازم ناخد تكسي لأنّه السيّارة مع مرتي

   lāzem nāḵod taksi laʔinno is-sayyāra maʕ marti

   We have to take a taxi because my wife has the car.

   خد شمال من الإشارة وبعدين ضلّ دغري.

   ḵod šmāl min il-ʔišāra w-baʕdēn ḍall duḡri

   Take a left at the traffic light (lit. signal), then keep (going) straight.

   برافو حبيبتي، أخدتي القرار الصحّ.

   brāvo ḥabībti, ʔaḵadti il-qarār iṣ-ṣaḥḥ

   Bravo my dear, you made (lit. took) the right decision.

2. to get

   أحمد أخد الكتاب من صاحبه.

   ʔaḥmad ʔaḵad li-ktāb min ṣāḥbo

   Ahmad got the book from his friend.

Usage notes

• بياخد (byāḵod) is more widely understood, as it is also used in North Levantine and Egyptian dialects, while بوخد (bōḵed) is typically South Levantine. This feature is shared with the verb أكل (ʔakal).

Conjugation

Conjugation of أخد (ʔaḵad), present: بياخد (byāḵod)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	أخدت (ʔaḵadt)	أخدت (ʔaḵadt)	أخد (ʔaḵad)		أخدنا (ʔaḵadna)	أخدتو (ʔaḵadtu)	أخدو (ʔaḵadu)
	f		أخدتي (ʔaḵadti)	أخدت (ʔaḵdat)
present	m	باخد (bāḵod)	بتاخد (btāḵod)	بياخد (byāḵod)		مناخد (mnāḵod)	بتاخدو (btāḵdu)	بياخدو (byāḵdu)
	f		بتاخدي (btāḵdi)	بتاخد (btāḵod)
subjunctive	m	آخد (āḵod)	تاخد (tāḵod)	ياخد (yāḵod)		ناخد (nāḵod)	تاخدو (tāḵdu)	ياخدو (yāḵdu)
	f		تاخدي (tāḵdi)	تاخد (tāḵod)
imperative	m		خد (ḵod)				خدو (ḵodu)
	f		خدي (ḵodi)

Conjugation of أخد (ʔaḵad), present: بوخد (bōḵed)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	أخدت (ʔaḵadt)	أخدت (ʔaḵadt)	أخد (ʔaḵad)		أخدنا (ʔaḵadna)	أخدتو (ʔaḵadtu)	أخدو (ʔaḵadu)
	f		أخدتي (ʔaḵadti)	أخدت (ʔaḵdat)
present	m	بوخد (bōḵed)	بتوخد (btōḵed)	بوخد (bōḵed)		منوخد (mnōḵed)	بتوخدو (btōḵdu)	بوخدو (bōḵdu)
	f		بتوخدي (btōḵdi)	بتوخد (btōḵed)
subjunctive	m	اوخد (ōḵed)	توخد (tōḵed)	يوخد (yōḵed)		نوخد (nōḵed)	توخدو (tōḵdu)	يوخدو (yōḵdu)
	f		توخدي (tōḵdi)	توخد (tōḵed)
imperative	m		خد (ḵod)				خدو (ḵodu)
	f		خدي (ḵodi)