سد

See also: شد and شذ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س د د (s-d-d).

Verb

سَدَّ • (sadda) I, non-past يَسُدُّ‎ (yasuddu)

1. to close up, to seal off
2. to obstruct, to block, to bar
3. to repair
4. to fill (a gap)
5. to grant compensation; to redeem (a debt)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَدَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun سَدّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَدّ sadd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَادّ sādd
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْدُود masdūd
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَدَدْتُ sadadtu	سَدَدْتَ sadadta	سَدَّ sadda		سَدَدْتُمَا sadadtumā	سَدَّا saddā		سَدَدْنَا sadadnā	سَدَدْتُمْ sadadtum	سَدُّوا saddū
	f		سَدَدْتِ sadadti	سَدَّتْ saddat			سَدَّتَا saddatā			سَدَدْتُنَّ sadadtunna	سَدَدْنَ sadadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسُدُّ ʔasuddu	تَسُدُّ tasuddu	يَسُدُّ yasuddu		تَسُدَّانِ tasuddāni	يَسُدَّانِ yasuddāni		نَسُدُّ nasuddu	تَسُدُّونَ tasuddūna	يَسُدُّونَ yasuddūna
	f		تَسُدِّينَ tasuddīna	تَسُدُّ tasuddu			تَسُدَّانِ tasuddāni			تَسْدُدْنَ tasdudna	يَسْدُدْنَ yasdudna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسُدَّ ʔasudda	تَسُدَّ tasudda	يَسُدَّ yasudda		تَسُدَّا tasuddā	يَسُدَّا yasuddā		نَسُدَّ nasudda	تَسُدُّوا tasuddū	يَسُدُّوا yasuddū
	f		تَسُدِّي tasuddī	تَسُدَّ tasudda			تَسُدَّا tasuddā			تَسْدُدْنَ tasdudna	يَسْدُدْنَ yasdudna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسُدَّ or أَسُدِّ or أَسْدُدْ ʔasudda or ʔasuddi or ʔasdud	تَسُدَّ or تَسُدِّ or تَسْدُدْ tasudda or tasuddi or tasdud	يَسُدَّ or يَسُدِّ or يَسْدُدْ yasudda or yasuddi or yasdud		تَسُدَّا tasuddā	يَسُدَّا yasuddā		نَسُدَّ or نَسُدِّ or نَسْدُدْ nasudda or nasuddi or nasdud	تَسُدُّوا tasuddū	يَسُدُّوا yasuddū
	f		تَسُدِّي tasuddī	تَسُدَّ or تَسُدِّ or تَسْدُدْ tasudda or tasuddi or tasdud			تَسُدَّا tasuddā			تَسْدُدْنَ tasdudna	يَسْدُدْنَ yasdudna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سُدَّ or سُدِّ or اُسْدُدْ sudda or suddi or usdud			سُدَّا suddā				سُدُّوا suddū
	f		سُدِّي suddī							اُسْدُدْنَ usdudna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُدِدْتُ sudidtu	سُدِدْتَ sudidta	سُدَّ sudda		سُدِدْتُمَا sudidtumā	سُدَّا suddā		سُدِدْنَا sudidnā	سُدِدْتُمْ sudidtum	سُدُّوا suddū
	f		سُدِدْتِ sudidti	سُدَّتْ suddat			سُدَّتَا suddatā			سُدِدْتُنَّ sudidtunna	سُدِدْنَ sudidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَدُّ ʔusaddu	تُسَدُّ tusaddu	يُسَدُّ yusaddu		تُسَدَّانِ tusaddāni	يُسَدَّانِ yusaddāni		نُسَدُّ nusaddu	تُسَدُّونَ tusaddūna	يُسَدُّونَ yusaddūna
	f		تُسَدِّينَ tusaddīna	تُسَدُّ tusaddu			تُسَدَّانِ tusaddāni			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَدَّ ʔusadda	تُسَدَّ tusadda	يُسَدَّ yusadda		تُسَدَّا tusaddā	يُسَدَّا yusaddā		نُسَدَّ nusadda	تُسَدُّوا tusaddū	يُسَدُّوا yusaddū
	f		تُسَدِّي tusaddī	تُسَدَّ tusadda			تُسَدَّا tusaddā			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَدَّ or أُسَدِّ or أُسْدَدْ ʔusadda or ʔusaddi or ʔusdad	تُسَدَّ or تُسَدِّ or تُسْدَدْ tusadda or tusaddi or tusdad	يُسَدَّ or يُسَدِّ or يُسْدَدْ yusadda or yusaddi or yusdad		تُسَدَّا tusaddā	يُسَدَّا yusaddā		نُسَدَّ or نُسَدِّ or نُسْدَدْ nusadda or nusaddi or nusdad	تُسَدُّوا tusaddū	يُسَدُّوا yusaddū
	f		تُسَدِّي tusaddī	تُسَدَّ or تُسَدِّ or تُسْدَدْ tusadda or tusaddi or tusdad			تُسَدَّا tusaddā			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna

Verb

سَدَّ • (sadda) I, non-past يَسِدُّ‎ (yasiddu)

1. to be truthful
2. to hit on the right thing, be to the point

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَدَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns سُدُود or سَدَاد)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						سُدُود or سَدَاد sudūd or sadād
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَادّ sādd
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْدُود masdūd
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَدَدْتُ sadadtu	سَدَدْتَ sadadta	سَدَّ sadda		سَدَدْتُمَا sadadtumā	سَدَّا saddā		سَدَدْنَا sadadnā	سَدَدْتُمْ sadadtum	سَدُّوا saddū
	f		سَدَدْتِ sadadti	سَدَّتْ saddat			سَدَّتَا saddatā			سَدَدْتُنَّ sadadtunna	سَدَدْنَ sadadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسِدُّ ʔasiddu	تَسِدُّ tasiddu	يَسِدُّ yasiddu		تَسِدَّانِ tasiddāni	يَسِدَّانِ yasiddāni		نَسِدُّ nasiddu	تَسِدُّونَ tasiddūna	يَسِدُّونَ yasiddūna
	f		تَسِدِّينَ tasiddīna	تَسِدُّ tasiddu			تَسِدَّانِ tasiddāni			تَسْدِدْنَ tasdidna	يَسْدِدْنَ yasdidna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسِدَّ ʔasidda	تَسِدَّ tasidda	يَسِدَّ yasidda		تَسِدَّا tasiddā	يَسِدَّا yasiddā		نَسِدَّ nasidda	تَسِدُّوا tasiddū	يَسِدُّوا yasiddū
	f		تَسِدِّي tasiddī	تَسِدَّ tasidda			تَسِدَّا tasiddā			تَسْدِدْنَ tasdidna	يَسْدِدْنَ yasdidna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسِدَّ or أَسِدِّ or أَسْدِدْ ʔasidda or ʔasiddi or ʔasdid	تَسِدَّ or تَسِدِّ or تَسْدِدْ tasidda or tasiddi or tasdid	يَسِدَّ or يَسِدِّ or يَسْدِدْ yasidda or yasiddi or yasdid		تَسِدَّا tasiddā	يَسِدَّا yasiddā		نَسِدَّ or نَسِدِّ or نَسْدِدْ nasidda or nasiddi or nasdid	تَسِدُّوا tasiddū	يَسِدُّوا yasiddū
	f		تَسِدِّي tasiddī	تَسِدَّ or تَسِدِّ or تَسْدِدْ tasidda or tasiddi or tasdid			تَسِدَّا tasiddā			تَسْدِدْنَ tasdidna	يَسْدِدْنَ yasdidna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سِدَّ or سِدِّ or اِسْدِدْ sidda or siddi or isdid			سِدَّا siddā				سِدُّوا siddū
	f		سِدِّي siddī							اِسْدِدْنَ isdidna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُدِدْتُ sudidtu	سُدِدْتَ sudidta	سُدَّ sudda		سُدِدْتُمَا sudidtumā	سُدَّا suddā		سُدِدْنَا sudidnā	سُدِدْتُمْ sudidtum	سُدُّوا suddū
	f		سُدِدْتِ sudidti	سُدَّتْ suddat			سُدَّتَا suddatā			سُدِدْتُنَّ sudidtunna	سُدِدْنَ sudidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَدُّ ʔusaddu	تُسَدُّ tusaddu	يُسَدُّ yusaddu		تُسَدَّانِ tusaddāni	يُسَدَّانِ yusaddāni		نُسَدُّ nusaddu	تُسَدُّونَ tusaddūna	يُسَدُّونَ yusaddūna
	f		تُسَدِّينَ tusaddīna	تُسَدُّ tusaddu			تُسَدَّانِ tusaddāni			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَدَّ ʔusadda	تُسَدَّ tusadda	يُسَدَّ yusadda		تُسَدَّا tusaddā	يُسَدَّا yusaddā		نُسَدَّ nusadda	تُسَدُّوا tusaddū	يُسَدُّوا yusaddū
	f		تُسَدِّي tusaddī	تُسَدَّ tusadda			تُسَدَّا tusaddā			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَدَّ or أُسَدِّ or أُسْدَدْ ʔusadda or ʔusaddi or ʔusdad	تُسَدَّ or تُسَدِّ or تُسْدَدْ tusadda or tusaddi or tusdad	يُسَدَّ or يُسَدِّ or يُسْدَدْ yusadda or yusaddi or yusdad		تُسَدَّا tusaddā	يُسَدَّا yusaddā		نُسَدَّ or نُسَدِّ or نُسْدَدْ nusadda or nusaddi or nusdad	تُسَدُّوا tusaddū	يُسَدُّوا yusaddū
	f		تُسَدِّي tusaddī	تُسَدَّ or تُسَدِّ or تُسْدَدْ tusadda or tusaddi or tusdad			تُسَدَّا tusaddā			تُسْدَدْنَ tusdadna	يُسْدَدْنَ yusdadna

Noun

سَدّ • (sadd) m

1. verbal noun of سَدَّ (sadda) (form I)
   1. sealing, shutting off, obstruction, closure, shutdown

Declension

Declension of noun سَدّ (sadd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَدّ sadd	السَّدّ as-sadd	سَدّ sadd
Nominative	سَدٌّ saddun	السَّدُّ as-saddu	سَدُّ saddu
Accusative	سَدًّا saddan	السَّدَّ as-sadda	سَدَّ sadda
Genitive	سَدٍّ saddin	السَّدِّ as-saddi	سَدِّ saddi

Noun

سَدّ or سُدّ • (sadd or sudd) m (plural سُدُود (sudūd) or أَسْدَاد (ʔasdād))

1. dam, dike
2. barrier, obstacle, hurdle, bar

Declension

Declension of noun سَدّ (sadd)‎; سُدّ (sudd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَدّ‎; سُدّ sadd‎; sudd	السَّدّ‎; السُّدّ as-sadd‎; as-sudd	سَدّ‎; سُدّ sadd‎; sudd
Nominative	سَدٌّ‎; سُدٌّ saddun‎; suddun	السَّدُّ‎; السُّدُّ as-saddu‎; as-suddu	سَدُّ‎; سُدُّ saddu‎; suddu
Accusative	سَدًّا‎; سُدًّا saddan‎; suddan	السَّدَّ‎; السُّدَّ as-sadda‎; as-sudda	سَدَّ‎; سُدَّ sadda‎; sudda
Genitive	سَدٍّ‎; سُدٍّ saddin‎; suddin	السَّدِّ‎; السُّدِّ as-saddi‎; as-suddi	سَدِّ‎; سُدِّ saddi‎; suddi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَدَّيْن‎; سُدَّيْن saddayn‎; suddayn	السَّدَّيْن‎; السُّدَّيْن as-saddayn‎; as-suddayn	سَدَّيْ‎; سُدَّيْ sadday‎; sudday
Nominative	سَدَّانِ‎; سُدَّانِ saddāni‎; suddāni	السَّدَّانِ‎; السُّدَّانِ as-saddāni‎; as-suddāni	سَدَّا‎; سُدَّا saddā‎; suddā
Accusative	سَدَّيْنِ‎; سُدَّيْنِ saddayni‎; suddayni	السَّدَّيْنِ‎; السُّدَّيْنِ as-saddayni‎; as-suddayni	سَدَّيْ‎; سُدَّيْ sadday‎; sudday
Genitive	سَدَّيْنِ‎; سُدَّيْنِ saddayni‎; suddayni	السَّدَّيْنِ‎; السُّدَّيْنِ as-saddayni‎; as-suddayni	سَدَّيْ‎; سُدَّيْ sadday‎; sudday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُدُود‎; أَسْدَاد sudūd‎; ʔasdād	السُّدُود‎; الْأَسْدَاد as-sudūd‎; al-ʔasdād	سُدُود‎; أَسْدَاد sudūd‎; ʔasdād
Nominative	سُدُودٌ‎; أَسْدَادٌ sudūdun‎; ʔasdādun	السُّدُودُ‎; الْأَسْدَادُ as-sudūdu‎; al-ʔasdādu	سُدُودُ‎; أَسْدَادُ sudūdu‎; ʔasdādu
Accusative	سُدُودًا‎; أَسْدَادًا sudūdan‎; ʔasdādan	السُّدُودَ‎; الْأَسْدَادَ as-sudūda‎; al-ʔasdāda	سُدُودَ‎; أَسْدَادَ sudūda‎; ʔasdāda
Genitive	سُدُودٍ‎; أَسْدَادٍ sudūdin‎; ʔasdādin	السُّدُودِ‎; الْأَسْدَادِ as-sudūdi‎; al-ʔasdādi	سُدُودِ‎; أَسْدَادِ sudūdi‎; ʔasdādi

Related terms

• سادّ (sādd)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

سد • (süd)

1. alternative form of سوت (süt, “milk”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَدّ (sadd).

Noun

سد • (sedd, set, südd, süt)

1. barrier, obstacle, obstruction, hurdle
2. dam, dike
3. (medicine) obturation, obliteration, abstruction; tamponnement
4. (military) terrace, a sort of cavalier which was carried to a great height in order to overlook and command the walls of a town, such as is constructed by means of mantelets which stand very high to cover from arrows

Descendants

• Turkish: set

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “سد”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, columns 2570–2571

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Persian

سد

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَدّ (sadd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sædː]

Noun

سد • (sadd) (plural سدها (sadd-hâ))

1. dam

Etymology 2

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Noun

سد • (sed)

1. (dialectal, Kazerun) ladder (climbing tool)