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مَحْدُود
limited /maħ.ˈduːd/
adjectiveB2#3042 most common
Also: restricted, finite, confined
Example sentences
وَقْتِي مَحْدُود.
My time is limited.
لَدَيَّ مِيزَانِيَّة مَحْدُودَة.
I have a limited budget.
عَدَد المَقَاعِد مَحْدُود فِي هَذِهِ الرِّحْلَة.
The number of seats is limited on this trip.
خِبْرَتُهُ فِي هَذَا المَجَال مَحْدُودَة جِدًّا.
His experience in this field is very limited.
المَوَارِد الطَّبِيعِيَّة مَحْدُودَة، وَيَجِب اسْتِخْدَامُهَا بِحِكْمَة.
Natural resources are limited, and they must be used wisely.
تُقَدِّم الشَّرِكَة عَرْضًا مَحْدُودًا لِفَتْرَة زَمَنِيَّة مُعَيَّنَة قَبْل انْتِهَاء صَلَاحِيَّتِهِ.
The company is offering a limited deal for a set period before it expires.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَحْدُودٌ | مَحْدُودُونَ |
| Genitive | مَحْدُودٍ | مَحْدُودِينَ |
| Accusative | مَحْدُوداً | مَحْدُودِينَ |
| Vocative | مَحْدُودٌ | مَحْدُودُونَ |
Word family
حَدّlimit, border
حُدُودborders, boundaries
حَدَّدَto determine, specify, set a limit on
تَحْدِيدspecification, determinationغَيْر مَحْدُودunlimited
Etymology
Maḥdūd is the passive participle of the verb ḥadda, built on the Semitic root ḥ-d-d, meaning to bound or delimit. The pattern maf'ūl turns that verb into an adjective describing something that has had a limit set on it. This root also gives Arabic the noun ḥadd, meaning border or limit, and ḥudūd, the borders or bounds of a country or a rule.
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