How to say "lonely, only" in Arabic
CognateMeaninglonely, only
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
وَحِيد
waḥīdוחיד
وحيد
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
בודד
bodedبُودِد
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
و-ح-دHebrew root
י-ח-דWord-initial w in Arabic regularly shows up as y in Hebrew — walad/יֶלֶד — so waḥīd is יָחִיד, 'only, alone', letter for letter. The number wāḥid 'one' has a second twin, أَحَد aḥad, matching Hebrew אֶחָד.
Related Hebrew word:יחידyakhidيَاخِيد
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In a phrase
وَلَد وَحِيد
walad waḥīdולד וחידan only child
Feminine
وَحِيدَة
waḥīdaוחידה