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عَدِيد
numerous /ʕaˈdiːd/
adjectiveA1#539 most common
Also: many, manifold, multiple
Example sentences
عِنْدَهُ كُتُبٌ عَدِيدَةٌ.
He has many books.
زُرْتُ القَاهِرَةَ مَرَّاتٍ عَدِيدَةً.
I visited Cairo many times.
هُنَاكَ أَسْبَابٌ عَدِيدَةٌ لِهٰذَا القَرَارِ.
There are numerous reasons for this decision.
وَاجَهَ الفَرِيقُ تَحَدِّيَاتٍ عَدِيدَةً هٰذَا العَامَ.
The team faced numerous challenges this year.
نَاقَشَ البَاحِثُونَ جَوَانِبَ عَدِيدَةً مِنَ القَضِيَّةِ فِي المُؤْتَمَرِ.
The researchers discussed numerous aspects of the issue at the conference.
تَتَشَابَكُ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ خُيُوطٌ عَدِيدَةٌ تَكْشِفُ عَنْ تَعْقِيدِ النَّسِيجِ الاِجْتِمَاعِيِّ.
In the novel numerous threads interweave, revealing the complexity of the social fabric.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَدِيدٌ | عَدِيدُونَ |
| Genitive | عَدِيدٍ | عَدِيدِينَ |
| Accusative | عَدِيدًا | عَدِيدِينَ |
| Vocative | يا عَدِيدُ | يا عَدِيدُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
عَدِيد comes from the Semitic root ʿ-d-d, which means to count or to number. It follows the faʿīl adjective pattern, so it describes something marked by great number. The same root gives عَدَد (number) and عَدَّ (to count).
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