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رَدّ
to reply, respond /ˈrad.da/
verbA1#678 most common
Also: to return, give back, to repel, ward off, to reject, dismiss
Example sentences
رَدَّ عَلَيَّ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
He replied to me quickly.
رَدَّتْ سَارَةُ عَلَى سُؤَالِي.
Sara answered my question.
هَلْ رَدَدْتَ عَلَى رِسَالَةِ صَدِيقِكَ؟
Did you reply to your friend's message?
رَدَّ الْوَزِيرُ عَلَى أَسْئِلَةِ الصَّحَفِيِّينَ بِهُدُوءٍ.
The minister answered the journalists' questions calmly.
رَدَّ الْجَيْشُ هُجُومَ الْعَدُوِّ وَاسْتَعَادَ السَّيْطَرَةَ عَلَى الْحُدُودِ.
The army repelled the enemy's attack and regained control of the border.
رَدَّ الْقَاضِي الدَّعْوَى لِعَدَمِ كِفَايَةِ الْأَدِلَّةِ.
The judge dismissed the lawsuit for lack of evidence.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرُدُّ | رَدَدْتُ | سَأَرُدُّ |
| 2sg | تَرُدُّ | رَدَدْتَ | سَتَرُدُّ |
| 3sg | يَرُدُّ | رَدَّ | سَيَرُدُّ |
| 1pl | نَرُدُّ | رَدَدْنَا | سَنَرُدُّ |
| 2pl | تَرُدُّونَ | رَدَدْتُمْ | سَتَرُدُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَرُدُّونَ | رَدُّوا | سَيَرُدُّونَ |
Word family
رَدّreply, response
اِرْتَدَّto revert, bounce back
اِسْتَرَدَّto reclaim, recover
رَدَّدَto repeat, reiterate
مَرْدُودrejected, returned; yield
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root ر-د-د (r-d-d), a geminate root whose second and third consonants are identical. Its core sense is to turn or send back, and from there to repel, return, and reply. Classical Arabic extended it to rejecting, refuting, and restoring.
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