معدود

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Arabic

Root
ع د د (ʕ d d)
14 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَدَّ (ʕadda, “to count”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /maʕ.duːd/

Adjective

مَعْدُود • (maʕdūd) (feminine مَعْدُودَة (maʕdūda), masculine plural مَعْدُودُونَ (maʕdūdūna), feminine plural مَعْدُودَات (maʕdūdāt))

  1. passive participle of عَدَّ (ʕadda)
  2. counted, enumerated
    Synonym: مَحْسُوب (maḥsūb)
  3. limited in number, a few
    Synonym: مَحْدُود (maḥdūd)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:80:
      وَقَالُوا لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا مَعْدُودَةً
      wa-qālū lan tamassanā n-nāru ʔillā ʔayyāman maʕdūdatan
      And they claim, “The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.”

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْدُود (maʕdūd)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْدُود
maʕdūd 		الْمَعْدُود
al-maʕdūd 		مَعْدُودَة
maʕdūda 		الْمَعْدُودَة
al-maʕdūda
Nominative مَعْدُودٌ
maʕdūdun 		الْمَعْدُودُ
al-maʕdūdu 		مَعْدُودَةٌ
maʕdūdatun 		الْمَعْدُودَةُ
al-maʕdūdatu
Accusative مَعْدُودًا
maʕdūdan 		الْمَعْدُودَ
al-maʕdūda 		مَعْدُودَةً
maʕdūdatan 		الْمَعْدُودَةَ
al-maʕdūdata
Genitive مَعْدُودٍ
maʕdūdin 		الْمَعْدُودِ
al-maʕdūdi 		مَعْدُودَةٍ
maʕdūdatin 		الْمَعْدُودَةِ
al-maʕdūdati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْدُودَيْن
maʕdūdayn 		الْمَعْدُودَيْن
al-maʕdūdayn 		مَعْدُودَتَيْن
maʕdūdatayn 		الْمَعْدُودَتَيْن
al-maʕdūdatayn
Nominative مَعْدُودَانِ
maʕdūdāni 		الْمَعْدُودَانِ
al-maʕdūdāni 		مَعْدُودَتَانِ
maʕdūdatāni 		الْمَعْدُودَتَانِ
al-maʕdūdatāni
Accusative مَعْدُودَيْنِ
maʕdūdayni 		الْمَعْدُودَيْنِ
al-maʕdūdayni 		مَعْدُودَتَيْنِ
maʕdūdatayni 		الْمَعْدُودَتَيْنِ
al-maʕdūdatayni
Genitive مَعْدُودَيْنِ
maʕdūdayni 		الْمَعْدُودَيْنِ
al-maʕdūdayni 		مَعْدُودَتَيْنِ
maʕdūdatayni 		الْمَعْدُودَتَيْنِ
al-maʕdūdatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
? 		?
? 		مَعْدُودَات
maʕdūdāt 		الْمَعْدُودَات
al-maʕdūdāt
Nominative ?
? 		?
? 		مَعْدُودَاتٌ
maʕdūdātun 		الْمَعْدُودَاتُ
al-maʕdūdātu
Accusative ?
? 		?
? 		مَعْدُودَاتٍ
maʕdūdātin 		الْمَعْدُودَاتِ
al-maʕdūdāti
Genitive ?
? 		?
? 		مَعْدُودَاتٍ
maʕdūdātin 		الْمَعْدُودَاتِ
al-maʕdūdāti

Descendants

  • → Persian: معدود (ma'dud)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: معدود (ma'dud)

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