رديء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر د ء (r d ʔ) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Compare رَدُؤَ (raduʔa, “to be bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.diːʔ/
Adjective
رَدِيء • (radīʔ) (feminine رَدِيئَة (radīʔa), masculine plural أَرْدِئَاء (ʔardiʔāʔ) or أَرْدِيَاء (ʔardiyāʔ), elative أَرْدَأ (ʔardaʔ))
- bad, evil, wicked, corrupt, depraved
- worthless, of no rank, of no estimation
- low, ignoble, vile, mean
- vicious
- disapproved, disliked, hated, abominable
- weak, impotent
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | رَدِيء radīʔ |
الرَّدِيء ar-radīʔ |
رَدِيئَة radīʔa |
الرَّدِيئَة ar-radīʔa |
| nominative | رَدِيءٌ radīʔun |
الرَّدِيءُ ar-radīʔu |
رَدِيئَةٌ radīʔatun |
الرَّدِيئَةُ ar-radīʔatu |
| accusative | رَدِيئًا radīʔan |
الرَّدِيءَ ar-radīʔa |
رَدِيئَةً radīʔatan |
الرَّدِيئَةَ ar-radīʔata |
| genitive | رَدِيءٍ radīʔin |
الرَّدِيءِ ar-radīʔi |
رَدِيئَةٍ radīʔatin |
الرَّدِيئَةِ ar-radīʔati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | رَدِيئَيْن radīʔayn |
الرَّدِيئَيْن ar-radīʔayn |
رَدِيئَتَيْن radīʔatayn |
الرَّدِيئَتَيْن ar-radīʔatayn |
| nominative | رَدِيئَانِ radīʔāni |
الرَّدِيئَانِ ar-radīʔāni |
رَدِيئَتَانِ radīʔatāni |
الرَّدِيئَتَانِ ar-radīʔatāni |
| accusative | رَدِيئَيْنِ radīʔayni |
الرَّدِيئَيْنِ ar-radīʔayni |
رَدِيئَتَيْنِ radīʔatayni |
الرَّدِيئَتَيْنِ ar-radīʔatayni |
| genitive | رَدِيئَيْنِ radīʔayni |
الرَّدِيئَيْنِ ar-radīʔayni |
رَدِيئَتَيْنِ radīʔatayni |
الرَّدِيئَتَيْنِ ar-radīʔatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَرْدِئَاء; أَرْدِيَاء ʔardiʔāʔ; ʔardiyāʔ |
الْأَرْدِئَاء; الْأَرْدِيَاء al-ʔardiʔāʔ; al-ʔardiyāʔ |
رَدِيئَات radīʔāt |
الرَّدِيئَات ar-radīʔāt |
| nominative | أَرْدِئَاءُ; أَرْدِيَاءُ ʔardiʔāʔu; ʔardiyāʔu |
الْأَرْدِئَاءُ; الْأَرْدِيَاءُ al-ʔardiʔāʔu; al-ʔardiyāʔu |
رَدِيئَاتٌ radīʔātun |
الرَّدِيئَاتُ ar-radīʔātu |
| accusative | أَرْدِئَاءَ; أَرْدِيَاءَ ʔardiʔāʔa; ʔardiyāʔa |
الْأَرْدِئَاءَ; الْأَرْدِيَاءَ al-ʔardiʔāʔa; al-ʔardiyāʔa |
رَدِيئَاتٍ radīʔātin |
الرَّدِيئَاتِ ar-radīʔāti |
| genitive | أَرْدِئَاءَ; أَرْدِيَاءَ ʔardiʔāʔa; ʔardiyāʔa |
الْأَرْدِئَاءِ; الْأَرْدِيَاءِ al-ʔardiʔāʔi; al-ʔardiyāʔi |
رَدِيئَاتٍ radīʔātin |
الرَّدِيئَاتِ ar-radīʔāti |
Antonyms
- جَيِّد (jayyid)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “ردأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رديء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ردأ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN