شدر

Chadian Arabic

Root
ش د ر
1 term

شدراي

Etymology

From Arabic شَجَر (šajar). j often becomes d under the influence of a sibilant. Compare دیش (dēš) and دحش (dahaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.dar/

Noun

شدر • (šadar) m (collective, singulative شدراي f (šadarāy) or شدرة f (šadara), plural شدار (šudār))

1. tree

   تحت الشدراي ― tihit aš-šadarāy, ― under the tree.

References

• Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 30
• Absi, Samir Abu, Sinaud, Andre (1966) Spoken Chad Arabic, Washington D.C., USA: Peace Corps, page 44