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أخدود

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
خ د د (ḵ d d)
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Reduplication of خَدّ (ḵadd, cheek), obviously because for a ditch or graben two sides need to have a cheek each, as a man does.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أُخْدُود (ʔuḵdūdm (plural أَخَادِيد (ʔaḵādīd))

  1. trench, ditch
    Synonym: خَنْدَق (ḵandaq)
    أُخْدُودُ مَارِيَانَاʔuḵdūdu māriyānāThe Mariana Trench
  2. canyon, gorge
    Synonym: خَانِق (ḵāniq)
  3. graben
    Synonym: خَسْفَة (ḵasfa)

Declension

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Derived terms

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