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عِدَّة
several /ˈʕid.da/
adjectiveA2#723 most common
Also: a number of, various, numerous
Example sentences
عِنْدِي عِدَّةُ كُتُبٍ.
I have several books.
زُرْتُ القَاهِرَةَ عِدَّةَ مَرَّاتٍ.
I visited Cairo several times.
غابَ الطَّالِبُ عَنِ المَدْرَسَةِ عِدَّةَ أَيَّامٍ.
The student was absent from school for several days.
ناقَشْنا المَوْضُوعَ مِنْ عِدَّةِ زَوايا قَبْلَ اتِّخاذِ القَرارِ.
We discussed the topic from several angles before making the decision.
أَثارَتِ القَضِيَّةُ عِدَّةَ تَساؤُلاتٍ حَوْلَ نَزاهَةِ الِانْتِخاباتِ.
The case raised several questions about the integrity of the elections.
تَتَطَلَّبُ مُعالَجَةُ هٰذِهِ الظّاهِرَةِ المُعَقَّدَةِ تَضافُرَ عِدَّةِ عَوامِلَ اقْتِصادِيَّةٍ واجْتِماعِيَّةٍ.
Addressing this complex phenomenon requires the convergence of several economic and social factors.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عِدّةٌ (ʿiddatun) | عِدَدٌ (ʿidadun) |
| Genitive | عِدّةٍ (ʿiddatin) | عِدَدٍ (ʿidadin) |
| Accusative | عِدّةً (ʿiddatan) | عِدَداً (ʿidadan) |
| Vocative | يا عِدّةُ (yā ʿiddatu) | يا عِدَدُ (yā ʿidadu) |
Word family
Etymology
عِدّة comes from the triliteral root ع-د-د, which carries the idea of counting and numbering. It is built on the فِعْلة pattern and originally means a count or a number of something. From this counting sense the word came to act as a quantifier meaning several before a plural noun. The same root gives عَدَد, number, and عَدَّ, to count.
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