تردد

See also: تزدد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر د د (r d d)
16 terms

Compare رَدَّ (radda, “to return”).

Verb

تَرَدَّدَ • (taraddada) V (non-past يَتَرَدَّدُ (yataraddadu), verbal noun تَرَدُّد (taraddud))

1. to be made to go back
2. to return or come back again and again to [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘to somewhere’]
3. to frequent [with عَلَى (ʕalā) or (rarely) إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to somewhere’]
4. to alternate, to move to and fro
5. to hesitate, to be reluctant [with فِي (fī) ‘in something’ or بَيْنَ (bayna) ‘between things’ or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’]
6. to waver, to vacillate [with فِي (fī) ‘in something’]
7. to make repeated efforts
8. to reiterate, to do repeatedly [with فِي (fī) ‘an action’]
9. to be repeated frequently, to be reiterated
10. to be frequently refused or repelled
11. to remember or remind frequently

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَرَدَّدَ (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَرَدُّد)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرَدُّد taraddud
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَرَدِّد mutaraddid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَرَدَّد mutaraddad
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَرَدَّدْتُ taraddadtu	تَرَدَّدْتَ taraddadta	تَرَدَّدَ taraddada		تَرَدَّدْتُمَا taraddadtumā	تَرَدَّدَا taraddadā		تَرَدَّدْنَا taraddadnā	تَرَدَّدْتُمْ taraddadtum	تَرَدَّدُوا taraddadū
	f		تَرَدَّدْتِ taraddadti	تَرَدَّدَتْ taraddadat			تَرَدَّدَتَا taraddadatā			تَرَدَّدْتُنَّ taraddadtunna	تَرَدَّدْنَ taraddadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَرَدَّدُ ʔataraddadu	تَتَرَدَّدُ tataraddadu	يَتَرَدَّدُ yataraddadu		تَتَرَدَّدَانِ tataraddadāni	يَتَرَدَّدَانِ yataraddadāni		نَتَرَدَّدُ nataraddadu	تَتَرَدَّدُونَ tataraddadūna	يَتَرَدَّدُونَ yataraddadūna
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِينَ tataraddadīna	تَتَرَدَّدُ tataraddadu			تَتَرَدَّدَانِ tataraddadāni			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَرَدَّدَ ʔataraddada	تَتَرَدَّدَ tataraddada	يَتَرَدَّدَ yataraddada		تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā	يَتَرَدَّدَا yataraddadā		نَتَرَدَّدَ nataraddada	تَتَرَدَّدُوا tataraddadū	يَتَرَدَّدُوا yataraddadū
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِي tataraddadī	تَتَرَدَّدَ tataraddada			تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَرَدَّدْ ʔataraddad	تَتَرَدَّدْ tataraddad	يَتَرَدَّدْ yataraddad		تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā	يَتَرَدَّدَا yataraddadā		نَتَرَدَّدْ nataraddad	تَتَرَدَّدُوا tataraddadū	يَتَرَدَّدُوا yataraddadū
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِي tataraddadī	تَتَرَدَّدْ tataraddad			تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَرَدَّدْ taraddad			تَرَدَّدَا taraddadā				تَرَدَّدُوا taraddadū
	f		تَرَدَّدِي taraddadī							تَرَدَّدْنَ taraddadna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُرُدِّدَ turuddida		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدُ yutaraddadu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدَ yutaraddada		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدْ yutaraddad		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “تردد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Mace, John (2007) “تردد”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تردد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَرَدُّد • (taraddud) m

1. verbal noun of تَرَدَّدَ (taraddada) (form V)
2. reluctance, indecision, hesitation, wavering
3. frequency

Declension

Declension of noun تَرَدُّد (taraddud)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَرَدُّد taraddud	التَّرَدُّد at-taraddud	تَرَدُّد taraddud
Nominative	تَرَدُّدٌ taraddudun	التَّرَدُّدُ at-taraddudu	تَرَدُّدُ taraddudu
Accusative	تَرَدُّدًا taraddudan	التَّرَدُّدَ at-taradduda	تَرَدُّدَ taradduda
Genitive	تَرَدُّدٍ taraddudin	التَّرَدُّدِ at-taraddudi	تَرَدُّدِ taraddudi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: tərəddüd
• → Ottoman Turkish: تردد (tereddüd)
  • Turkish: tereddüt
• → Pashto: تردد
• → Persian: تردد
• → Uyghur: تەرەددۇت (tereddut)
• → Uzbek: taraddud

Etymology 3

Verb

تردد (form I)

1. تَرْدُدْ (tardud) /tar.dud/: inflection of رَدَّ (radda):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
2. تُرْدَدْ (turdad) /tur.dad/: inflection of رَدَّ (radda):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تردد (form II)

1. تُرَدِّدُ (turaddidu) /tu.rad.di.du/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُرَدَّدُ (turaddadu) /tu.rad.da.du/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُرَدِّدَ (turaddida) /tu.rad.di.da/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُرَدَّدَ (turaddada) /tu.rad.da.da/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُرَدِّدْ (turaddid) /tu.rad.did/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُرَدَّدْ (turaddad) /tu.rad.dad/: inflection of رَدَّدَ (raddada):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive