arad

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noun

A nomadic herder.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

arad1

nounarad (plural arads)

plural arads

Arad2

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Arad County, Transylvania, Romania.
  2. A county in western Romania.

Arad3

proper noun
  1. A city in Israel.

Arad4

proper noun
  1. A city in Fars Province, Iran.

Origin

arad · noun

  1. Mongolianард“people”
  2. Englisharad

Borrowed from Mongolian ард (ard, “people”)/ᠠᠷᠠᠳ (arad).

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Arad · proper noun

  1. HungarianArad
  2. EnglishArad

From Hungarian Arad.

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Arad · proper noun

  1. Hebrewעֲרָד
  2. EnglishArad

From Hebrew עֲרָד.

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Arad · proper noun

  1. Persianارد
  2. EnglishArad

From Persian ارد.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ара́д
  • Ара́д (Arád)city in Romania
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉德, 阿拉德
  • 阿拉德 (Ālādé)city in Romania
  • 阿拉德 (Ālādé)city in Israel
German Arate
  • Aratenomadic herder
Hebrew עֲרָד
  • עֲרָדcity in Israel
Hindi अराद, अरद
  • अराद (arād)city in Israel
  • अरद (arad)city in Iran
Hungarian Arad
  • Aradcity in Romania
Persian ارد
  • اردcity in Iran
Polish Arad
  • Aradcity in Romania
Romanian Arad
  • Aradcity in Romania
Russian Ара́д, Ара́д
  • Ара́д (Arád)city in Romania
  • Ара́д (Arád)city in Israel
  • Ара́д (Arád)city in Iran
Ukrainian Ара́д
  • Ара́д (Arád)city in Romania

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Cite this entry
APA

arad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arad

MLA

“arad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arad.

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