هاد

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (y'hudá, “Judah”). Treated as coming from the root ه و د‎ (h-w-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæːd/

Verb

هَادَ • (hāda) I, non-past يَهُودُ‎‎ (yahūdu)

1. to be Jewish
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 62:6:

     قُلْ يَٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوٓا۟ إِن زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

     qul yā-ʾayyuhā llaḏīna hādū ʾin zaʿamtum ʾannakum ʾawliyāʾu lillāhi min dūni n-nāsi fa-tamannawū l-mawta ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna

     Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful."