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شدة

English translation: gemination

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Arabic term or phrase:شدة
English translation:gemination
Entered by: soamo19

09:50 Nov 24, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Other / Arabic Grammar
Arabic term or phrase: شدة
شدة
soamo19
Singapore
Local time: 15:12
gemination
Explanation:
gemination

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-11-24 10:17:09 GMT)
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Or double consonant marker
Selected response from:

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:12
Grading comment
شكرا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3gemination
Iman Khaireddine
3 +3shaddah
Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
4mark of an uncontracted letter
Ahmad Batiran


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gemination


Explanation:
gemination

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-11-24 10:17:09 GMT)
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Or double consonant marker

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
شكرا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zeinab Asfour: gemination (doubling) of a consonant : تشديد
25 mins
agree  Stephen Franke
9 hrs
agree  Ahmad Maher Sandouk
9 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
shaddah


Explanation:
Of course, it depends. As a general rule, one culd say that the more academic the readers, the more common is the use of genuine arabic terms.

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
Germany
Local time: 09:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amal Ibrahim: agree
23 mins
  -> Shukran jazilan!
agree  Chowdhury
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ahmad Batiran: Shaddah
5 days
  -> Thank you!
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
شدّة
mark of an uncontracted letter


Explanation:


Ahmad Batiran
Yemen
Local time: 10:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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