How to say "against" in Arabic
New wordMeaningagainst
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
ضِدَّ
ḍiddaצ'ד
ضد
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נגד
negedنِگِد
How the two words are related
New word
No Hebrew relative — learn it fresh.
Arabic root
ض-د-دNo solid Hebrew relative. The tempting look-alike is צַד, 'side' — and צ does regularly match Arabic ض — but 'side' and 'against' never actually meet in meaning, so the resemblance is sound without substance.
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In a phrase
هُوَ ضِدَّ الْفِكْرَة
huwa ḍidda al-fikraהוא צ'ד אל-פכרהHe is against the idea.