شد

• IPA^(key): /ʃad.da/

شَدَّ • (šadda) I (non-past يَشِدُّ (yašiddu), verbal noun شِدَّة (šidda))

1. (intransitive) to be or become firm, solid, hard, strong

شَدَّ • (šadda) I (non-past يَشُدُّ (yašuddu) or يَشِدُّ (yašiddu), verbal noun شَدّ (šadd))

1. (transitive) to make firm, solid, hard, strong; to strengthen, solidify, harden

   شَدَّ قَبْضَتَيْهِ ― šadda qabḍatayhi ― to clench one's fists

2. (transitive) to tighten, draw taut
3. (transitive) to tense (muscles)
4. (transitive) to fasten, tie, bind
5. (transitive) to press

• شَدَّة (šadda)

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “شد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

From Arabic شَدَّ (šadda).

• IPA^(key): /ʃadd/

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شد • (šadd) I (non-past يشُدّ (yšudd) or يشَدّ (yšadd))

1. (transitive) to grab
2. (transitive) to hold on

   شد معاك هاد البريق. ― šudd mʕāk hād le-brīq. ― Hold on to this coffeemaker.

3. (transitive) to imprison
4. (intransitive) to be or become firm

شد • (šod)

1. past stem form of شدن

From Arabic شَدَّ (šadda).

• IPA^(key): /ʃadd/,

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شدّ • (šadd) I (present بشدّ (bišidd))

1. to pull, to pull taut

   Synonym: سحب (saḥab)

   Antonyms: دفع (dafaʕ), دفش (dafaš)

2. to tie, to fasten, to tighten

   Synonym: ربط (rabaṭ)

3. to pressure (someone to do something)

   Synonyms: ضغط (ḍaḡaṭ), عصّ (ʕaṣṣ)

4. to encourage, to support

   Synonyms: شجّع (šajjaʕ), دعم (daʕam)

5. to motivate or drive (someone to do something)