tashdid

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noun

Provision of a shadda symbol for Arabic words (sometimes also for Persian, Urdu, etc.), which shows gemination of consonants.

OriginArabic تَشْدِيد →
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Meanings

nountashdid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesProvision of a shadda symbol for Arabic words (sometimes also for Persian, Urdu, etc.), which shows gemination of consonants.

Origin

  1. Arabicتَشْدِيد
  2. Englishtashdid

Borrowed from Arabic تَشْدِيد (tašdīd).

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Translations

Arabic تَشْدِيد
  • تَشْدِيد (tašdīd)provision of shadda symbol
Bengali তাশদিদ
  • তাশদিদ (taśodid)provision of shadda symbol
French tachdîd
  • tachdîdprovision of shadda symbol
German Taschdid
  • Taschdidprovision of shadda symbol
Hindi तश्दीद
  • तश्दीद (taśdīd)provision of shadda symbol
Russian ташди́д
  • ташди́д (tašdíd)provision of shadda symbol
Turkish teşdid
  • teşdidprovision of shadda symbol
Urdu تَشْدِید
  • تَشْدِید (taśdīd)provision of shadda symbol
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APA

tashdid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tashdid

MLA

“tashdid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tashdid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tashdid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tashdid.

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