زائد

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ز ي د (z-y-d)

Derived from the active participle of زَادَ (zāda, “to increase (intransitive)”).

Adjective

زَائِد • (zāʔid) (feminine زَائِدَة (zāʔida), masculine plural زَائِدُونَ (zāʔidūna), feminine plural زَائِدَات (zāʔidāt))

1. increasing, growing
2. excessive
3. exceeding (something), in excess (عَن (ʕan) of)
4. extra, additional

Declension

Declension of adjective زَائِد (zāʔid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زَائِد zāʔid	الزَّائِد az-zāʔid	زَائِدَة zāʔida	الزَّائِدَة az-zāʔida
Nominative	زَائِدٌ zāʔidun	الزَّائِدُ az-zāʔidu	زَائِدَةٌ zāʔidatun	الزَّائِدَةُ az-zāʔidatu
Accusative	زَائِدًا zāʔidan	الزَّائِدَ az-zāʔida	زَائِدَةً zāʔidatan	الزَّائِدَةَ az-zāʔidata
Genitive	زَائِدٍ zāʔidin	الزَّائِدِ az-zāʔidi	زَائِدَةٍ zāʔidatin	الزَّائِدَةِ az-zāʔidati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زَائِدَيْن zāʔidayn	الزَّائِدَيْن az-zāʔidayn	زَائِدَتَيْن zāʔidatayn	الزَّائِدَتَيْن az-zāʔidatayn
Nominative	زَائِدَانِ zāʔidāni	الزَّائِدَانِ az-zāʔidāni	زَائِدَتَانِ zāʔidatāni	الزَّائِدَتَانِ az-zāʔidatāni
Accusative	زَائِدَيْنِ zāʔidayni	الزَّائِدَيْنِ az-zāʔidayni	زَائِدَتَيْنِ zāʔidatayni	الزَّائِدَتَيْنِ az-zāʔidatayni
Genitive	زَائِدَيْنِ zāʔidayni	الزَّائِدَيْنِ az-zāʔidayni	زَائِدَتَيْنِ zāʔidatayni	الزَّائِدَتَيْنِ az-zāʔidatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	زَائِدِين zāʔidīn	الزَّائِدِين az-zāʔidīn	زَائِدَات zāʔidāt	الزَّائِدَات az-zāʔidāt
Nominative	زَائِدُونَ zāʔidūna	الزَّائِدُونَ az-zāʔidūna	زَائِدَاتٌ zāʔidātun	الزَّائِدَاتُ az-zāʔidātu
Accusative	زَائِدِينَ zāʔidīna	الزَّائِدِينَ az-zāʔidīna	زَائِدَاتٍ zāʔidātin	الزَّائِدَاتِ az-zāʔidāti
Genitive	زَائِدِينَ zāʔidīna	الزَّائِدِينَ az-zāʔidīna	زَائِدَاتٍ zāʔidātin	الزَّائِدَاتِ az-zāʔidāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “زيد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN