مدة
Arabic
Etymology 1.1
| Root |
|---|
| م د د (m d d) |
| 15 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mud.da/
Noun
مُدَّة • (mudda) f (plural مُدَد (mudad))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُدَّة mudda |
الْمُدَّة al-mudda |
مُدَّة muddat |
| nominative | مُدَّةٌ muddatun |
الْمُدَّةُ al-muddatu |
مُدَّةُ muddatu |
| accusative | مُدَّةً muddatan |
الْمُدَّةَ al-muddata |
مُدَّةَ muddata |
| genitive | مُدَّةٍ muddatin |
الْمُدَّةِ al-muddati |
مُدَّةِ muddati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مُدَّتَيْن muddatayn |
الْمُدَّتَيْن al-muddatayn |
مُدَّتَيْ muddatay |
| nominative | مُدَّتَانِ muddatāni |
الْمُدَّتَانِ al-muddatāni |
مُدَّتَا muddatā |
| accusative | مُدَّتَيْنِ muddatayni |
الْمُدَّتَيْنِ al-muddatayni |
مُدَّتَيْ muddatay |
| genitive | مُدَّتَيْنِ muddatayni |
الْمُدَّتَيْنِ al-muddatayni |
مُدَّتَيْ muddatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُدَد mudad |
الْمُدَد al-mudad |
مُدَد mudad |
| nominative | مُدَدٌ mudadun |
الْمُدَدُ al-mudadu |
مُدَدُ mudadu |
| accusative | مُدَدًا mudadan |
الْمُدَدَ al-mudada |
مُدَدَ mudada |
| genitive | مُدَدٍ mudadin |
الْمُدَدِ al-mudadi |
مُدَدِ mudadi |
Descendants
- Maltese: medda
- → Azerbaijani: müddət
- → Bashkir: мөҙҙәт (möźźət)
- → Persian: مدت (moddat)
- → Swahili: muda
- → Tajik: муддат (muddat)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مدت
- Turkish: müddet
- → Uzbek: muddat
Etymology 1.2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mad.da/
Noun
مَدَّة • (madda) f
- maddah (Arabic diacritic placed over alif, indicating a glottal stop followed by a long vowel)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَدَّة madda |
الْمَدَّة al-madda |
مَدَّة maddat |
| nominative | مَدَّةٌ maddatun |
الْمَدَّةُ al-maddatu |
مَدَّةُ maddatu |
| accusative | مَدَّةً maddatan |
الْمَدَّةَ al-maddata |
مَدَّةَ maddata |
| genitive | مَدَّةٍ maddatin |
الْمَدَّةِ al-maddati |
مَدَّةِ maddati |
Etymology 1.3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mud.da.ta/
Preposition
مُدَّةَ • (muddata)
- during, within, in the course of
- فَأَسْرَعَ جُحَا إِلَى حِذَائِهِ... لَبِسَهُ... وَمَشَى مُدَّةَ سَاعَتَيْنِ... ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَحِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَعِبَ مِنْ الْمَشْيِ...
- faʔasraʕa juḥā ʔilā ḥiḏāʔihi... labisahu... wamašā muddata sāʕatayni... ṯumma jalasa waḥīdan baʕda ʔan taʕiba min al-mašyi...
- So Joha hurried to his shoes... put them on... walked for two hours... then he sat alone after he got tired of walking...
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| م د د |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
مدّة • (mudde) f
- period of time, while
- Synonym: فترة (fatra)
See also
- وقت (waʔt, “time”)