See also: سده

Arabic edit

Root
ش د د (š-d-d)

Etymology 1 edit

Verbal noun of شَدَّ (šadda).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: şiddət
  • Persian: شدت
  • Ottoman Turkish: شدت (şiddet)
  • Swahili: shida
  • Uzbek: shiddat

Etymology 2 edit

Instance noun of شَدَّ (šadda, to geminate).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

شَدَّة (šaddaf (plural شَدَّات (šaddāt))

  1. (linguistics) shadda
Declension edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Root
ش د د
3 terms
 
The shadda sign

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic شَدَّة (šadda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃad.de/, [ˈʃad.de]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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
    (file)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic شِدَّة (šidda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃid.de/, [ˈʃɪd.de]
  • (file)

Noun edit

شدّة (šiddef (plural شدّات (šiddāt))

  1. a time of misfortune, hardship, discomfort