shadda

English

WOTD – 23 November 2008
A shadda (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة‎ (šadda).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃada/, /ˈʃadə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑ.dɑ/
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Noun

shadda (plural shaddas)

  1. A diacritic (ـّ‎) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.

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Hausa

Etymology 1

Noun

shaddā̀ f (possessed form shaddàr̃)

  1. cotton brocade

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة‎ (šadda, “strengthening”).

Noun

shaddā̀ f (possessed form shaddàr̃)

  1. shadda (gemination diacritic in Arabic script)

Etymology 3

Noun

shâddā f (plural shaddōdī, possessed form shâddar̃)

  1. pit latrine
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