مدة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م د د (m-d-d).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /mud.da/

Noun

مُدَّة • (mudda) f (plural مُدَد (mudad))

1. period of time, interval
2. duration
3. term (limited period of time)

Declension

Declension of noun مُدَّة (mudda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَّة mudda	الْمُدَّة al-mudda	مُدَّة muddat
Nominative	مُدَّةٌ muddatun	الْمُدَّةُ al-muddatu	مُدَّةُ muddatu
Accusative	مُدَّةً muddatan	الْمُدَّةَ al-muddata	مُدَّةَ muddata
Genitive	مُدَّةٍ muddatin	الْمُدَّةِ al-muddati	مُدَّةِ muddati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَّتَيْن muddatayn	الْمُدَّتَيْن al-muddatayn	مُدَّتَيْ muddatay
Nominative	مُدَّتَانِ muddatāni	الْمُدَّتَانِ al-muddatāni	مُدَّتَا muddatā
Accusative	مُدَّتَيْنِ muddatayni	الْمُدَّتَيْنِ al-muddatayni	مُدَّتَيْ muddatay
Genitive	مُدَّتَيْنِ muddatayni	الْمُدَّتَيْنِ al-muddatayni	مُدَّتَيْ muddatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَد mudad	الْمُدَد al-mudad	مُدَد mudad
Nominative	مُدَدٌ mudadun	الْمُدَدُ al-mudadu	مُدَدُ mudadu
Accusative	مُدَدًا mudadan	الْمُدَدَ al-mudada	مُدَدَ mudada
Genitive	مُدَدٍ mudadin	الْمُدَدِ al-mudadi	مُدَدِ mudadi

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /mad.da/

Noun

مَدَّة • (madda) f

1. maddah (Arabic diacritic placed over alif, indicating a glottal stop followed by a long vowel)

Declension

Declension of noun مَدَّة (madda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدَّة madda	الْمَدَّة al-madda	مَدَّة maddat
Nominative	مَدَّةٌ maddatun	الْمَدَّةُ al-maddatu	مَدَّةُ maddatu
Accusative	مَدَّةً maddatan	الْمَدَّةَ al-maddata	مَدَّةَ maddata
Genitive	مَدَّةٍ maddatin	الْمَدَّةِ al-maddati	مَدَّةِ maddati

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /mud.da.ta/

Preposition

مُدَّةَ • (muddata)

1. during, within, in the course of

   فَأَسْرَعَ جُحَا إِلَى حِذَائِهِ... لَبِسَهُ... وَمَشَى مُدَّةَ سَاعَتَيْنِ... ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَحِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَعِبَ مِنْ الْمَشْيِ... ― faʔasraʕa juḥā ʔilā ḥiḏāʔihi... labisahu... wamašā muddata sāʕatayni... ṯumma jalasa waḥīdan baʕda ʔan taʕiba min al-mašyi... ― So Joha hurried to his shoes... put them on... walked for two hours... then he sat alone after he got tired of walking...

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN