عدة

عدة

See also: غدة‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع د د‎ (ʿ-d-d).

Noun

عُدَّة • (ʿudda) f (plural عُدَد‎ (ʿudad))

1. appliance, fixture, technical provision
   • 1355, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār]‎, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, lines 4–7, page 351:

     ‏وممّا شاع من أفعال مولانا أيده الله في الجهاد إنشاؤه الأجفان بجميع السواحل واستكثاره من عُدَد البحر وهذا في زمان الصلح والمُهادنة إعْدادًا لأيّام القِرة وأخذًا بالحزم في قطع أَطْماع الكفّار.‎‎

     One of the most notable deeds of our master (God assist him!) of struggle is his engineering of enceintes on all shores, and his manifold provisions in naval matters, in time of peace and armistice to prepare for days of war, to shortcircuit the cravings of the infidels resolutely.

2. raw material, ground-stuff, commodity
   • a. 1135, Ibn ʿAbdūn, “Un document sur la vie urbaine et les corps de métiers à Séville au début du XII^e siècle: Le traité d’Ibn ʿAbdūn publié avec une introduction et un glossaire”, in Évariste Lévi-Provençal, editor, Journal asiatique‎, number 2, published 1934, page 225 (٣٣) 15:

Declension

Declension of noun عُدَّة (ʿudda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُدَّة ʿudda	الْعُدَّة‎ al-ʿudda	عُدَّة ʿuddat
Nominative	عُدَّةٌ ʿuddatun	الْعُدَّةُ‎ al-ʿuddatu	عُدَّةُ ʿuddatu
Accusative	عُدَّةً ʿuddatan	الْعُدَّةَ‎ al-ʿuddata	عُدَّةَ ʿuddata
Genitive	عُدَّةٍ ʿuddatin	الْعُدَّةِ‎ al-ʿuddati	عُدَّةِ ʿuddati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُدَّتَيْن‎ ʿuddatayn	الْعُدَّتَيْن‎ al-ʿuddatayn	عُدَّتَيْ‎ ʿuddatay
Nominative	عُدَّتَانِ‎ ʿuddatāni	الْعُدَّتَانِ‎ al-ʿuddatāni	عُدَّتَا‎ ʿuddatā
Accusative	عُدَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿuddatayni	الْعُدَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿuddatayni	عُدَّتَيْ‎ ʿuddatay
Genitive	عُدَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿuddatayni	الْعُدَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿuddatayni	عُدَّتَيْ‎ ʿuddatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُدَد‎ ʿudad	الْعُدَد‎ al-ʿudad	عُدَد‎ ʿudad
Nominative	عُدَدٌ‎ ʿudadun	الْعُدَدُ‎ al-ʿudadu	عُدَدُ‎ ʿudadu
Accusative	عُدَدًا‎ ʿudadan	الْعُدَدَ‎ al-ʿudada	عُدَدَ‎ ʿudada
Genitive	عُدَدٍ‎ ʿudadin	الْعُدَدِ‎ al-ʿudadi	عُدَدِ‎ ʿudadi

Descendants

• Maltese: għodda

Noun

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عِدَّة • (ʿidda) f

1. number
   • (Can we date this quote?), Sibawayh, Al-Kitab:

     ‏هذا باب تثنية ما كان منقوصاً وكان عدة حروفه أربعة أحرف فزائدًا‎

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. a waiting period upon a woman after her marriage has ended

Declension

Declension of noun عِدَّة (ʿidda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِدَّة ʿidda	الْعِدَّة‎ al-ʿidda	عِدَّة ʿiddat
Nominative	عِدَّةٌ ʿiddatun	الْعِدَّةُ‎ al-ʿiddatu	عِدَّةُ ʿiddatu
Accusative	عِدَّةً ʿiddatan	الْعِدَّةَ‎ al-ʿiddata	عِدَّةَ ʿiddata
Genitive	عِدَّةٍ ʿiddatin	الْعِدَّةِ‎ al-ʿiddati	عِدَّةِ ʿiddati

Descendants

• → English: iddah
• → Russian: и́дда (ídda)
• → Ottoman Turkish: عدت‎ (iddet)
  • Turkish: iddet

Noun

عِدَة • (ʿida) f

1. verbal noun of وَعَدَ‎ (waʿada) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عِدَة (ʿida)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِدَة ʿida	الْعِدَة‎ al-ʿida	عِدَة ʿidat
Nominative	عِدَةٌ ʿidatun	الْعِدَةُ‎ al-ʿidatu	عِدَةُ ʿidatu
Accusative	عِدَةً ʿidatan	الْعِدَةَ‎ al-ʿidata	عِدَةَ ʿidata
Genitive	عِدَةٍ ʿidatin	الْعِدَةِ‎ al-ʿidati	عِدَةِ ʿidati

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع د د‎

Etymology

From Arabic عُدَّة‎ (ʿudda) and عِدَّة‎ (ʿidda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕid.de/, [ˈʕɪd.de]
• IPA^(key): /ʕid.da/, [ˈʕɪd.da]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

عدّة • (ʕidde) f

1. tools, instruments

   ‏بستعمل العدّة هادي في الشغل.‎‎

   bastaʕmel il-ʕidde hādi fi š-šuḡl

   I use these tools for work.

2. several, a number of

   ‏فيه عدّة أسباب.‎‎

   fī ʕiddet ʔasbāb

   There are a number of reasons.

3. a waiting period upon a woman after her marriage has ended