معدود

معدود

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʕ.duːd/

Adjective

مَعْدُود • (maʿdūd) (feminine مَعْدُودَة‎ (maʿdūda), masculine plural مَعْدُودُونَ‎ (maʿdūdūna), feminine plural مَعْدُودَات‎ (maʿdūdāt))

1. passive participle of عَدَّ‎ (ʿadda)
2. limited in number, a few
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:80:

     ‏وَقَالُوا لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا مَعْدُودَةً‎‎

     wa-qālū lan tamassanā n-nāru ʾillā ʾayyāman maʿdūdatan

     And they claim, “The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.”

References

• “معدود” in Almaany