Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 9
اخذ , is originally وَاحِدٌ ,the being changed into 1: One; the first of the numbers; syn. in many cases with وَاحِدٌ with which it is interchangeable in two cases. First, when it is used as an epithet applied to God for as an epithet is applied to God alone and signifies 'The One'; 'The Sole'; He Who has ever been one and alone; the Indivisible; He Who has no second in His attributes. قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ : Say He is Allah, the One )112:2(. Secondly, it is interchangeable with وَاحِدٌ in certain nouns of number as in اَحَدٌ وَعِشْرُوْنَ : One and twenty. In most cases, however, differing from these two there is a difference in usage And if : وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَاجِرْهُ وَاحِدٌ and أَحَدٌ between any one of the idolaters ask protection of thee, grant him protection )9:6( لَسْتُنَّ كَاَحَدٍ مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ : You are not like any other )any one) woman )33:33( إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا : I saw in a dream eleven stars )125( إحْدَى) : أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَتَيْنِ : Feminine of اَحَدٌ( I wish to marry to thee one of these two daughters of mine )28:28( اَحَدُهُمَا : One of the two women. أَحَدُهُمْ : One of them (the men(. إِحْدَهُنَّ : One of these women. أَحَدُكُمْ : One of you (men(. ]aor. يَأْخُذُ[ : He took with his hand; he took hold of (inf. noun أَخْذُ and خُذْ ; أَخْذَةٌ : Imp. and آخِذُ act part): He took; he took with his hand; he took hold of. اخَذَ عَنْهُ : He received from him traditions and the like; he took or received with approbation; he accepted; خُذْ مَا أَقُوْلُ : accept thou what I say ; اَخَذَ : He took a thing for himself; he took possession of it; he got or acquired it; he took by force; he seized; he overcame or overpowered him; لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ : slumber or sleep does not overpower Him or seize Him ; (2:256) he killed or slew; فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوْبِهِمْ : He (God) destroyed or exterminated the sinful people on account of their sins (3:12); he punished; he made a violent assault upon a person and wounded him much; he set about, began or commenced. اِتَّخَذَ : He took a thing to or for himself; took possession; he gained, acquired or earned wealth. إِتَّخَذَتْ عِنْدَهُ مَعْرُوفًا : I did to him a benefit. اِتَّخَذَ : He made or manufactured or built; he made or constituted or appointed. لک 9 لک احد أَحَدٌ أَخَذَ