certain, positive

, aor. يَكِدُ, inf. n. وُكُودٌ, He remained, continued, stayed, abode, or dwelt, (L, K,) بِمَكَانٍ in a place. (L.) -A2- See 2. -A3- وَكَدَ أَمْرًا, (L, K, *) aor. يَكِدُ, inf. n. وَكْدٌ, (L,) He aimed at a thing; sought, endeavoured after, or pursued, it; desired it; intended it, or purposed it; syn. قَصَدَ (L, K) and طَلَبَ. (L.) See also below. ― -b2- وَكَدَ وَكْدَهُ He directed his course to, or towards, him, or it; or he pursued his (another's) course; syn. قَصَدَ قَصْدَهُ; (S, L, K;) doing as he did. (L.) ― -b3- وَكَدَ أَمْرًا, aor. and inf. n. as above, also signifies He laboured at, and endeavoured after, a thing. (L.) ― -b4- وَكَدَ, (L, K,) aor. يَكِدُ, inf. n. وَكْدٌ, (L,) i. q. أَصَابَ He, or it, did, or went, right; attained an object; hit, struck, smote, affected, hurt, befell; &c.]. (L, K.)

, (S, L,) inf. n. تَوْكِيدٌ; (S, K;) [and ↓ وَكَدَ as is implied in the K, but app. by the unintentional omission of the word وَكَّدَ;] and ↓ اوكد, inf. n. إِيكَادٌ; (S, L;) He made a horse's saddle, (S, L,) and a camel's, (L, K,) firm, fast, or strong; or bound or tied it firmly, fastly, or strongly; (S, L, K;) as also أَكَّدَ and آكَدَ: but more chaste with و. (S, L, K. *) ― -b2- Also, He confirmed, ratified, or corroborated, a compact, a contract, a covenant, or an engagement; as also اكّد (S, L, K) and آكد: but, in this sense also, more chaste with و; (S, L;) or in this sense more approved with أ: (L:) and in like manner وكّد he confirmed an oath: you say, إِذَا عَقَدْتَ فَأَكِّدْ وإِذَا حَلَفْتَ فَوَكِّدْ When thou makest a contract, ratify; and when thou swearest, confirm.

see 2. ― -b2- أَوْكَدَتَاهُ يَدَاهُ His arms, or hands, exercised him with work. From a trad., relating to a seeker of knowledge. (L.)

signify the same, [The thing, or affair, became confirmed, ratified, or corroborated]. (S, L, K. *)

Desire; purpose; intention; aim; endeavour. (L, K.) See also 1.

Work; labour; exertion; endeavour. (L, K.) Ex. مَا زَالَ ذٰلِكَ وُكْدِى That ceased not to be my work, (L, K,) and endeavour. (L.)

A rope with which cows are tied on the occasion of milking. (S, L.) ― -b2- Also وِكَادٌ and إِكَادٌ sings. of وَكَايأِدُ [and أَكَايأِدُ], (IDrd, L, K,) [pls. deviating from the constant course of speech in relation to the sings.; see art. أكد;] signifying, (i. e. the pls.,) Thongs, or straps, with which one binds (L, K) a camel's, or horse's saddle: (L:) or the thongs, or straps, by which the قَرَبُوس is bound to the two side-boards of a horse's saddle; (IDrd, L;) as also ↓ مَيَاكِيدُ and تَآكِيدُ and ↓ تَوَكِيدُ; (K;) or these are called مياكيد, but not تواكيد: (L:) and it [مياكيد] is a pl. that has no [proper] sing. (TA.)

A she-camel that strives, or exerts herself, in her progress, course, or pace. (K.)

and تَوَكِيدُ: see وِكَادٌ.

, (L,) or لِأَمْرٍ, (K,) Standing ready, or prepared, for a thing, or an affair (L, K.)