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مُتَعَدِّد
multiple /mu.taˈʕad.did/
adjectiveB1#2796 most common
Also: numerous, various, manifold
Example sentences
لها ألوان متعددة.
It has multiple colors.
تتوفر القمصان بمقاسات متعددة.
The shirts are available in multiple sizes.
يتحدث بلغات متعددة.
He speaks multiple languages.
الشركة متعددة الجنسيات لها فروع في عشرين دولة.
The multinational company has branches in twenty countries.
يعاني الاقتصاد من أزمات متعددة الأبعاد تتطلب حلولاً متكاملة.
The economy suffers from multidimensional crises that require integrated solutions.
أثار الباحث تساؤلات حول شرعية الزواج المتعدد في المجتمعات الحديثة.
The researcher raised questions about the legitimacy of polygamous marriage in modern societies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُتَعَدِّدٌ | مُتَعَدِّدُونَ |
| Genitive | مُتَعَدِّدٍ | مُتَعَدِّدِينَ |
| Accusative | مُتَعَدِّداً | مُتَعَدِّدِينَ |
| Vocative | مُتَعَدِّدُ | مُتَعَدِّدُونَ |
Word family
عددnumber, count
تعددplurality, multiplicity
عديدnumerous
معدودcounted, limited in number
عدّةa number of, several
Etymology
متعدد comes from the root ع-د-د, which carries the core sense of counting and number. The Form V verb تعدّد means to become numerous or to multiply. متعدد is the active participle of that verb, so it literally describes something that has made itself many.
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