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madah

maddah in Indonesian: madah, mad. In English, maddah means arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ (ʔā) "alif maddah"), it indicates glottal stop, /ʔ/, followed by a long /aː/. The diacritic is not used separately, only over alif. Alif maddah can appear in the beginning: آسِف (ʔāsif) or in the middle of a word: قُرْآن (qurʔān).

Indonesian words for maddah

Arabic diacritic
madah, mad

English meaning of maddah

  1. noun Arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ (ʔā) "alif maddah"), it indicates glottal stop, /ʔ/, followed by a long /aː/. The diacritic is not used separately, only over alif. Alif maddah can appear in the beginning: آسِف (ʔāsif) or in the middle of a word: قُرْآن (qurʔān).
  2. noun In the Qur'an, it indicates an extra long vowel and can appear over any long vowel.
  3. noun In Persian the letter is used only in the beginning of a word with a long /aː/: آمدن (âmadan).

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Questions about maddah in Indonesian

What is the meaning of maddah in Indonesian?
Maddah in Indonesian is madah, mad.
Apa arti maddah?
Maddah: madah, mad.
What does maddah mean in English?
Maddah means arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ (ʔā) "alif maddah"), it indicates glottal stop, /ʔ/, followed by a long /aː/. The diacritic is not used separately, only over alif. Alif maddah can appear in the beginning: آسِف (ʔāsif) or in the middle of a word: قُرْآن (qurʔān).

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