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شِدَّة
intensity /ˈʃid.da/
nounA2#765 most common
Also: severity, strength, force, hardship, adversity
Example sentences
أُحِبُّكِ بِشِدَّةٍ.
I love you very much.
هَبَّتِ الرِّيحُ بِشِدَّةٍ هٰذا الصَّباحَ.
The wind blew hard this morning.
لاحَظَ الطَّبِيبُ شِدَّةَ الأَلَمِ في رُكْبَتي.
The doctor noticed the severity of the pain in my knee.
زادَتْ شِدَّةُ الحَرارَةِ حَتّى صارَ العَمَلُ في الحَقْلِ مُسْتَحيلاً.
The intensity of the heat rose until working in the field became impossible.
الصَّديقُ الحَقيقيُّ يَظْهَرُ في الشِّدَّةِ لا في الرَّخاءِ.
A true friend shows in hardship, not in ease.
تَتَجَلّى مَعادِنُ النّاسِ عِنْدَ اشْتِدادِ الشَّدائِدِ وَتَوالي المِحَنِ.
People's true mettle reveals itself when adversities intensify and trials follow one upon another.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شِدَّةٌ | شَدائِدُ |
| Genitive | شِدَّةٍ | شَدائِدَ |
| Accusative | شِدَّةً | شَدائِدَ |
| Vocative | يا شِدَّةُ | يا شَدائِدُ |
Word family
شَدِيدstrong, intense, severe
شَدَّto pull, tighten, fasten
اِشْتَدَّto intensify, grow severe
أَشَدّstronger, more intenseشَدائِدhardships, adversities
Etymology
From the Semitic triliteral root ش-د-د (sh-d-d), "to be strong, firm, or tight." شِدَّة is an abstract noun on the فِعْلة pattern that names the quality of strength or the state of severity. The same root yields شَديد "strong" and the verb شَدَّ "to pull tight."
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