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مَدّ
extension (stretching or prolonging) /ˈmadː/
nounB2#4216 most common
Also: tide (high tide, as in "tide and ebb"), elongation (of a vowel sound in Quranic recitation)
Example sentences
يحدث المدّ مرتين في اليوم.
The tide happens twice a day.
المدّ والجزر ظاهرة طبيعية.
Tide and ebb are a natural phenomenon.
يرتفع منسوب الماء عند المدّ.
The water level rises during high tide.
يجب مدّ الحركة عند قراءة هذه الآية.
You must prolong the vowel sound when reciting this verse.
يدرس الطلاب أحكام المدّ في علم التجويد.
Students study the rules of elongation in the science of tajwid.
يختلف مقدار المدّ الطبيعي عن المدّ الفرعي في القراءات القرآنية.
The length of natural elongation differs from supplementary elongation across the Quranic reading traditions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَدٌّ | مُدُودٌ |
| Genitive | مَدٍّ | مُدُودٍ |
| Accusative | مَدًّا | مُدُودًا |
| Vocative | يا مَدُّ | يا مُدُودُ |
Word family
مَدَّto stretch, extend, prolong
مُدَّةperiod, duration
إمدادsupply, reinforcement
امتدادextension, expanse, stretch
مَديدextended, prolonged
Etymology
Madd is the verbal noun of the Arabic root m-d-d, whose base verb means to stretch or extend. The same root gives words for duration, supply, and reach, all built on the idea of something lengthening. Related Semitic languages carry the same root with a sense of measuring, since to measure a stretch you first have to extend it.
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