مدة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م د د (m-d-d).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /mud.da/

Noun

مُدَّة (mudda) f (plural مُدَد (mudad))

  1. period of time, interval
  2. duration
  3. term (limited period of time)
Declension

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /mad.da/

Noun

مَدَّة (madda) f

  1. maddah (Arabic diacritic placed over alif, indicating a glottal stop followed by a long vowel)
Declension

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /mud.da.ta/

Preposition

مُدَّةَ (muddata)

  1. during, within, in the course of
    فَأَسْرَعَ جُحَا إِلَى حِذَائِهِ... لَبِسَهُ... وَمَشَى مُدَّةَ سَاعَتَيْنِ... ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَحِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَعِبَ مِنْ الْمَشْيِ...faʾasraʿa juḥā ʾilā ḥiḏāʾihi... labisahu... wamašā muddata sāʿatayni... ṯumma jalasa waḥīdan baʿda ʾan taʿiba 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
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