تدوده

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Passive of دوده (dōdah, “to confuse”), which is formed by applying (Classical Arabic's) Form VI to the root د و د ه.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /tdoːdəh/, [dːoːdəh], /tədoːdəh/

Verb

تْدودَهْ or تدوده • (tdōdah or tadōdah) (imperfect يِتْدودَهْ (yittōdah /yiddōdah/))

1. to be confused

   چفت منيوهم شطوله چان اتدوده ما عرفت شطلب

   čift minyūhum šṭūla čān atdodah mā ʿaraft šaṭlib

   I saw how big their menu was [so] I got confused and didn't know what to order

Related terms

• دوده (dōdah, “to confuse”)