معدود

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʕ.duːd/

Adjective

مَعْدُود • (maʕdūd) (feminine مَعْدُودَة (maʕdūda), masculine plural مَعْدُودُونَ (maʕdūdūna), feminine plural مَعْدُودَات (maʕdūdāt))

1. passive participle of عَدَّ (ʕadda)
2. limited in number, a few
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:80:

     وَقَالُوا لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا مَعْدُودَةً

     wa-qālū lan tamassanā n-nāru ʔillā ʔayyāman maʕdūdatan

     And they claim, “The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.”

References

• “معدود” in Almaany