ريدة

Sudanese Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَيْدَة (rayda).

Noun

ريدة (rēda) f

1. love
   • 2020 December 13, Traditional (lyrics and music), “اسياد اللواري”, performed by رُؤَى مُحَمَّد نَعِيم [ruʔā muḥammad naʕīm]:

     اموت عشان الريدة

     ʔamūt ʕašān ir-rēda

     I'd die for love

   • 2018 November 11, Traditional (lyrics and music), “الحب هدا”, performed by هُدَا عَرَبِي [hudā ʕarabī]:

     يا حبيب هي الريدة ايه لو ما كده؟

     O beloved, what is love if it's not like this?