Kaden

English translation: خِدْن

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Arabic term or phrase:	Companion
English translation:	خِدْن
Entered by:	Sajjad Hamadani

17:22 Dec 14, 2007

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: Kaden

Many Google sources give the meaning of this male name as "companion" from Arabic. I don't of any Arabic word that sounds like this and means "companion".
I have the Syrian bacchalayerate (12th grade = pretty stong knoledge of Arabic, poetry, rhethoric), but still ignorant about this..

I am looking for an explanation and not the meaning, which I know.

Thanks

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D. KudoZ activity Questions: 1152 (none open) (5 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 1625 United States
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خِدْن

Explanation:
خِدْن A person who accompanies , associates with , or shares with , another or person paid to keep another (usually old or ill) person company

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-12-15 03:41:03 GMT)
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صَدِيق , صاحِب = خِدْن

http://dictionary.sakhr.com/idrisidic_2MM.asp?Lang=E-A&sub=��...

confidant , pal , chum , associate , intimate , hail-fellow , fellow , compeer , guardian , companion , consort , colleague , crony , fellow , friend , comrade

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-12-15 03:48:34 GMT)
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Yes this is a rhetorical way of saying companion?

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Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 21:11

Grading comment

Thank you, Sajjad for your explanation of the term. I also found Shog's answer interesting, but this was closer to the term in questions.
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Summary of answers provided

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خِدْن

Sajjad Hamadani

الكلمة تكتب قاد يقود

Shog Imas

Discussion entries: 1

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8 hrs confidence:

الكلمة تكتب قاد يقود

Explanation:
مُرَافِق, مرافق, مصاحب, مُرافِق السُّـيّاح, مُرَافِق
accompanist, accompanyist, companion, courier, escort, fellow traveler, fellow traveller, guide, messenger

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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-12-15 02:02:37 GMT)
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It can also mean "usher" or "to conduct":
‏(الاسم) شاب يرشد رواد السينما الى مقاعدهم, بواب, حاجب ( المحكمه) , عريف (فعل) قاد, وجه‏
http://www.answers.com/topic/usher

Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French

Notes to answerer

Asker: This occured to me too... but what about the answer provided by a1interpreter.... ?

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

خِدْن

Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 21:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you, Sajjad for your explanation of the term. I also found Shog's answer interesting, but this was closer to the term in questions.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Is this a rhetorical way of saying companion? Think so? Thanks

Asker: Thank you for the dictionary reference! IT helps a lot!

Asker: Thank you for the clarification regarding its being rhetorical. Just out of curiosity, do you know any prose or poetry in which this has been used. I am just curious. Thanks

Asker: Thanks to Mohsin for his confirmation.

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