معدود

Arabic

Root
ع د د (ʕ d d)
14 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَدَّ (ʕadda, “to count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʕ.duːd/

• Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

مَعْدُود • (maʕdūd) (feminine مَعْدُودَة (maʕdūda), masculine plural مَعْدُودُونَ (maʕdūdūna), feminine plural مَعْدُودَات (maʕdūdāt))

1. passive participle of عَدَّ (ʕadda)
2. counted, enumerated

   Synonym: مَحْسُوب (maḥsūb)

3. limited in number, a few

   Synonym: مَحْدُود (maḥdūd)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:80:

     وَقَالُوا لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا مَعْدُودَةً

     wa-qālū lan tamassanā n-nāru ʔillā ʔayyāman maʕdūdatan

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْدُود (maʕdūd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْدُود maʕdūd	الْمَعْدُود al-maʕdūd	مَعْدُودَة maʕdūda	الْمَعْدُودَة al-maʕdūda
Nominative	مَعْدُودٌ maʕdūdun	الْمَعْدُودُ al-maʕdūdu	مَعْدُودَةٌ maʕdūdatun	الْمَعْدُودَةُ al-maʕdūdatu
Accusative	مَعْدُودًا maʕdūdan	الْمَعْدُودَ al-maʕdūda	مَعْدُودَةً maʕdūdatan	الْمَعْدُودَةَ al-maʕdūdata
Genitive	مَعْدُودٍ maʕdūdin	الْمَعْدُودِ al-maʕdūdi	مَعْدُودَةٍ maʕdūdatin	الْمَعْدُودَةِ al-maʕdūdati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْدُودَيْن maʕdūdayn	الْمَعْدُودَيْن al-maʕdūdayn	مَعْدُودَتَيْن maʕdūdatayn	الْمَعْدُودَتَيْن al-maʕdūdatayn
Nominative	مَعْدُودَانِ maʕdūdāni	الْمَعْدُودَانِ al-maʕdūdāni	مَعْدُودَتَانِ maʕdūdatāni	الْمَعْدُودَتَانِ al-maʕdūdatāni
Accusative	مَعْدُودَيْنِ maʕdūdayni	الْمَعْدُودَيْنِ al-maʕdūdayni	مَعْدُودَتَيْنِ maʕdūdatayni	الْمَعْدُودَتَيْنِ al-maʕdūdatayni
Genitive	مَعْدُودَيْنِ maʕdūdayni	الْمَعْدُودَيْنِ al-maʕdūdayni	مَعْدُودَتَيْنِ maʕdūdatayni	الْمَعْدُودَتَيْنِ al-maʕdūdatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَعْدُودَات maʕdūdāt	الْمَعْدُودَات al-maʕdūdāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَعْدُودَاتٌ maʕdūdātun	الْمَعْدُودَاتُ al-maʕdūdātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَعْدُودَاتٍ maʕdūdātin	الْمَعْدُودَاتِ al-maʕdūdāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَعْدُودَاتٍ maʕdūdātin	الْمَعْدُودَاتِ al-maʕdūdāti

Descendants

• → Persian: معدود (ma'dud)
• → Ottoman Turkish: معدود (ma'dud)

References

• “معدود” in Almaany