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شَدِيد
intense /ʃaˈdiːd/
adjectiveB1#1536 most common
Also: severe, strong, violent
Example sentences
الحَرُّ شَدِيدٌ اليَوْمَ.
The heat is intense today.
شَعَرْتُ بِأَلَمٍ شَدِيدٍ فِي رَأْسِي.
I felt a severe pain in my head.
هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ عَلَى المَدِينَةِ.
A strong wind blew over the city.
وَاجَهَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مُنَافَسَةً شَدِيدَةً هَذَا العَامَ.
The company faced fierce competition this year.
أَبْدَى المُعَارِضُونَ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا تِجَاهَ القَرَارِ الجَدِيدِ.
The opponents showed intense anger toward the new decision.
رَغْمَ الضُّغُوطِ الشَّدِيدَةِ، ظَلَّ مُتَمَاسِكًا وَلَمْ يَتَنَازَلْ عَنْ مَبَادِئِهِ.
Despite the intense pressures, he stayed composed and did not give up his principles.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَدِيدٌ | شِدَادٌ |
| Genitive | شَدِيدٍ | شِدَادٍ |
| Accusative | شَدِيدًا | شِدَادًا |
| Vocative | يا شَدِيدُ | يا شِدَادُ |
Word family
شِدَّةintensity, severity, hardship
شَدَّto pull tight, tighten
اِشْتَدَّto intensify, grow severe
أَشَدّstronger, more severeمُشَدَّدintensified, emphasized
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ش-د-د, which carries the sense of tightening, binding, and force. The pattern فَعِيل (faʿīl) turns the root into an intensive adjective meaning hard or severe. The same root gives the verb شَدَّ, to pull tight, and the noun شِدَّة, hardship or intensity.
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