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مَسْدُود
blocked /masˈduːd/
adjectiveB2#3885 most common
Also: closed off, clogged, obstructed
Example sentences
الباب مسدود.
The door is blocked.
أنفي مسدود.
My nose is stuffed up.
الطريق مسدود اليوم.
The road is closed today.
هذا الشارع مسدود بسبب الحادث.
This street is blocked because of the accident.
كانت النوافذ مسدودة بألواح خشبية قديمة.
The windows were blocked up with old wooden boards.
وصلت المفاوضات إلى طريق مسدود.
The negotiations reached a dead end.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَسْدُودٌ | مَسْدُودُونَ |
| Genitive | مَسْدُودٍ | مَسْدُودِينَ |
| Accusative | مَسْدُوداً | مَسْدُودِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَسْدُودُ | يَا مَسْدُودُونَ |
Word family
سَدَّto block, close, stop up
سَدّdam, barrierسِدَادَةstopper, plug, cap
انْسِدَادobstruction, blockage (often medical)
Etymology
مَسْدُود is the passive participle of the verb سَدَّ, meaning to block, stop up, or dam something. Both come from the Semitic root س-د-د, a geminate root whose core sense is closing a gap or stopping a flow. The same root gives Arabic its word for a dam or barrier. No Indo-European link applies here, since Arabic and its root system sit in the separate Semitic family.
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