shadda in Arabic
شَدَّة šadda
UK/ˈʃada//ˈʃɑ.dɑ/
shadda in Arabic: شَدَّة (šadda), تَشْدِيد (tašdīd). In English, shadda means a diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
Arabic words for shadda
- diacritic used in the Arabic script
- شَدَّة šadda, تَشْدِيد tašdīd
English meaning of shadda
- noun A diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
shadda in other languages
Questions about shadda in Arabic
- What is the meaning of shadda in Arabic?
- Shadda in Arabic is شَدَّة (šadda), تَشْدِيد (tašdīd).
- ما معنى كلمة shadda؟
- Shadda: شَدَّة (šadda), تَشْدِيد (tašdīd).
- What does shadda mean in English?
- Shadda means a diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
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