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عِدَة
several, a number of /ˈʕɪd.da/
nounB1#2205 most common
Also: a number of, waiting period (iddah) after divorce or a husband's death, count
Example sentences
عِنْدي عِدّة كُتُب.
I have several books.
سافَرْتُ إلى مِصر عِدّة مَرّات.
I traveled to Egypt several times.
تَحَدَّثْنا عن المَوضوع في عِدّة اجتِماعات.
We discussed the subject in several meetings.
قَدَّمَتِ الشَرِكة عِدّة مُقتَرَحات لِحَلّ الأزمة.
The company put forward several proposals to solve the crisis.
يَجِبُ على المَرأة المُطَلَّقة أن تَنتَظِرَ عِدّةً قَبلَ الزَواج مَرّةً أُخرى.
A divorced woman must observe a waiting period before she marries again.
انقَضَت عِدّةُ الأرمَلة بعد أربعةِ أشهُرٍ وعَشرة أيام كما يَنُصُّ الشَرع.
The widow's waiting period ended after four months and ten days, as the law prescribes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عِدّةٌ | عِدَدٌ |
| Genitive | عِدّةٍ | عِدَدٍ |
| Accusative | عِدّةً | عِدَداً |
| Vocative | يا عِدّةُ | يا عِدَدُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ع-د-د (ʿ-d-d), which means to count or number. Both main senses rest on counting: several things are a counted set, and the legal waiting period is a fixed span of counted days. It shares this root with عَدَد, number, and عَدَّ, to count.
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