شدة

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See also: سده

Arabic

Root
ش د د (š d d)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of شَدَّ (šadda).

Pronunciation

Noun

شِدَّة (šiddaf (plural شَدَائِد (šadāʔid) or شِدَّات (šiddāt) or شِدَد (šidad))

  1. verbal noun of شَدَّ (šadda)
  2. (uncountable) intensity
  3. (uncountable) strength, severity, violence
  4. (countable) misfortune, misery, distress, hardship, discomfort, affliction
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: şiddət
  • Persian: شدت
  • Ottoman Turkish: شدت (şiddet)
  • Swahili: shida
  • Uzbek: shiddat

Etymology 2

Instance noun of شَدَّ (šadda, to geminate).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَدَّة (šaddaf (plural شَدَّات (šaddāt))

  1. (linguistics) shadda
Declension

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش د د
3 terms
The shadda sign

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَدَّة (šadda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃad.de/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

شدّة (šaddef (plural شدّات (šaddāt))

  1. shadda (Arabic diacritic indicating a geminated consonant)
  2. cards, card game
  3. deck of cards
    ورقة شدّةwaraʔet šaddea playing card
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 2

From Arabic شِدَّة (šidda).

Pronunciation

Noun

شدّة (šiddef (plural شدّات (šiddāt))

  1. a time of misfortune, hardship, discomfort