أخدود

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Reduplication of خَدّ (ḵadd, “cheek”), obviously because for a ditch or graben two sides need to have a cheek each, as a man does.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔux.duːd/

Noun

أُخْدُود • (ʔuḵdūd) m (plural أَخَادِيد (ʔaḵādīd))

1. trench, ditch

   Synonym: خَنْدَق (ḵandaq)

   أُخْدُودُ مَارِيَانَا ― ʔuḵdūdu māriyānā ― The Mariana Trench

2. canyon, gorge

   Synonym: خَانِق (ḵāniq)

3. graben

   Synonym: خَسْفَة (ḵasfa)

Declension

Declension of noun أُخْدُود (ʔuḵdūd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُخْدُود ʔuḵdūd	الْأُخْدُود al-ʔuḵdūd	أُخْدُود ʔuḵdūd
Nominative	أُخْدُودٌ ʔuḵdūdun	الْأُخْدُودُ al-ʔuḵdūdu	أُخْدُودُ ʔuḵdūdu
Accusative	أُخْدُودًا ʔuḵdūdan	الْأُخْدُودَ al-ʔuḵdūda	أُخْدُودَ ʔuḵdūda
Genitive	أُخْدُودٍ ʔuḵdūdin	الْأُخْدُودِ al-ʔuḵdūdi	أُخْدُودِ ʔuḵdūdi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُخْدُودَيْن ʔuḵdūdayn	الْأُخْدُودَيْن al-ʔuḵdūdayn	أُخْدُودَيْ ʔuḵdūday
Nominative	أُخْدُودَانِ ʔuḵdūdāni	الْأُخْدُودَانِ al-ʔuḵdūdāni	أُخْدُودَا ʔuḵdūdā
Accusative	أُخْدُودَيْنِ ʔuḵdūdayni	الْأُخْدُودَيْنِ al-ʔuḵdūdayni	أُخْدُودَيْ ʔuḵdūday
Genitive	أُخْدُودَيْنِ ʔuḵdūdayni	الْأُخْدُودَيْنِ al-ʔuḵdūdayni	أُخْدُودَيْ ʔuḵdūday
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخَادِيد ʔaḵādīd	الْأَخَادِيد al-ʔaḵādīd	أَخَادِيد ʔaḵādīd
Nominative	أَخَادِيدُ ʔaḵādīdu	الْأَخَادِيدُ al-ʔaḵādīdu	أَخَادِيدُ ʔaḵādīdu
Accusative	أَخَادِيدَ ʔaḵādīda	الْأَخَادِيدَ al-ʔaḵādīda	أَخَادِيدَ ʔaḵādīda
Genitive	أَخَادِيدَ ʔaḵādīda	الْأَخَادِيدِ al-ʔaḵādīdi	أَخَادِيدِ ʔaḵādīdi

Derived terms

• أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ pl (ʔaṣḥābu l-ʔuḵdūdi, “People of the Ditch”)