shadda
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة (šadda).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shadda (plural shaddas)
- A diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
Related terms edit
- tashdid (“provision of a shadda”)
Translations edit
diacritic used in the Arabic script
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Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shaddā̀ f (possessed form shaddàr̃)
- cotton brocade
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة (šadda, “strengthening”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shaddā̀ f (possessed form shaddàr̃)
- shadda (gemination diacritic in Arabic script)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shâddā f (plural shaddōdī, possessed form shâddar̃)
- pit latrine