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title: "Hada meaning in Arabic: هَدَى — to guide"
description: "Hada (هَدَى, hadā) means “to guide” in Arabic. Root ه·د·ي, pattern فَعَلَ, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary. Also written hadaa."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/hada"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# هَدَى

*hadā* · **to guide**

هَدَى (hadā) is an Arabic verb meaning “to guide”. It is built on the root ه·د·ي in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ه·د·ي
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: B1

## Forms of هَدَى

- Present: يَهْدِي
- Verbal noun: هِدَايَة

## Words from the root ه·د·ي

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ه·د·ي with هَدَى; each opens its own entry.

- [هَدِيَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/hadiyya) — hadiyya, gift (A1)

## How to read هَدَى, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ه — هاء (hāʾ): a soft h
- د — دال (dāl): d
- ى — ألف مقصورة (ʾalif maqṣūra): a final long ā, written like yāʾ without dots

## Questions about هَدَى

### What is the root of هَدَى?

The root of هَدَى is ه·د·ي. Words built on the same root include هَدِيَّة (gift).

### What pattern does هَدَى follow?

هَدَى follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ه·د·ي poured into it.

### What level is هَدَى?

Fasaha first uses هَدَى at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)

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