shadda
UK/ˈʃada//ˈʃɑ.dɑ/
shadda noun: a diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
Noun
shadda (plural shaddas)
- A diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
shadda meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
shadda in Hindi
- diacritic used in the Arabic script
- तश्दीद taśdīd
shadda in Urdu
- diacritic used in the Arabic script
- تَشْدِید taśdīd
shadda in Bengali
- diacritic used in the Arabic script
- তাশদিদ taśdid
shadda in Punjabi
- diacritic used in the Arabic script
- شَدّ śadd, تَشْدِیْد taśdīd
More languagesFewer languages
- shadda in Pashto
- تشديد tašdid
- shadda in Arabic
- شَدَّة šadda, تَشْدِيد tašdīd
- shadda in Malay
- sabdu, syaddah, tasydid
- shadda in Indonesian
- tasydid
Forms of shadda
| plural | shaddas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shaddah |
Origin of shadda
Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة (šadda).
Questions about shadda
- What does shadda mean?
- Shadda means a diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
- What is shadda in Hindi?
- Shadda in Hindi is तश्दीद (taśdīd). See Shadda meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shadda?
- Shadda is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shadda?
- Shadda is pronounced /ˈʃada/ (UK).
- What is the plural of shadda?
- The plural of shadda is shaddas.
Words near shadda in the dictionary
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