تردد

See also: تزدد

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر د د (r-d-d)

Compare رَدَّ (radda, “to return”).

Verb

تَرَدَّدَ • (taraddada) V, non-past يَتَرَدَّدُ‎ (yataraddadu)

1. to be made to go back
2. (construed with إِلَى (ʔilā) or عَلَى (ʕalā)) to return or come back again and again to
3. to alternate, to move to and fro
4. to waver, to hesitate (فِي (fī, “in”) or بَيْنَ (bayna, “between”) or أَن (ʔan, “to (do something)”))
5. to make repeated efforts
6. to be repeated frequently, to be reiterated
7. (construed with فِي (fī)) to reiterate (in doing something)
8. (transitive or construed with إِلَى (ʔilā)) to frequent
9. to be frequently refused or repelled
10. to remember or remind frequently

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَرَدَّدَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرَدُّد taraddud
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَرَدِّد mutaraddid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَرَدَّد mutaraddad
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَرَدَّدْتُ taraddadtu	تَرَدَّدْتَ taraddadta	تَرَدَّدَ taraddada		تَرَدَّدْتُمَا taraddadtumā	تَرَدَّدَا taraddadā		تَرَدَّدْنَا taraddadnā	تَرَدَّدْتُمْ taraddadtum	تَرَدَّدُوا taraddadū
	f		تَرَدَّدْتِ taraddadti	تَرَدَّدَتْ taraddadat			تَرَدَّدَتَا taraddadatā			تَرَدَّدْتُنَّ taraddadtunna	تَرَدَّدْنَ taraddadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَرَدَّدُ ʔataraddadu	تَتَرَدَّدُ tataraddadu	يَتَرَدَّدُ yataraddadu		تَتَرَدَّدَانِ tataraddadāni	يَتَرَدَّدَانِ yataraddadāni		نَتَرَدَّدُ nataraddadu	تَتَرَدَّدُونَ tataraddadūna	يَتَرَدَّدُونَ yataraddadūna
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِينَ tataraddadīna	تَتَرَدَّدُ tataraddadu			تَتَرَدَّدَانِ tataraddadāni			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَرَدَّدَ ʔataraddada	تَتَرَدَّدَ tataraddada	يَتَرَدَّدَ yataraddada		تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā	يَتَرَدَّدَا yataraddadā		نَتَرَدَّدَ nataraddada	تَتَرَدَّدُوا tataraddadū	يَتَرَدَّدُوا yataraddadū
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِي tataraddadī	تَتَرَدَّدَ tataraddada			تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَرَدَّدْ ʔataraddad	تَتَرَدَّدْ tataraddad	يَتَرَدَّدْ yataraddad		تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā	يَتَرَدَّدَا yataraddadā		نَتَرَدَّدْ nataraddad	تَتَرَدَّدُوا tataraddadū	يَتَرَدَّدُوا yataraddadū
	f		تَتَرَدَّدِي tataraddadī	تَتَرَدَّدْ tataraddad			تَتَرَدَّدَا tataraddadā			تَتَرَدَّدْنَ tataraddadna	يَتَرَدَّدْنَ yataraddadna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَرَدَّدْ taraddad			تَرَدَّدَا taraddadā				تَرَدَّدُوا taraddadū
	f		تَرَدَّدِي taraddadī							تَرَدَّدْنَ taraddadna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُرُدِّدَ turuddida		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدُ yutaraddadu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدَ yutaraddada		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَرَدَّدْ yutaraddad		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “تردد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Mace, John (2007) “تردد”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تردد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

تَرَدُّد • (taraddud) m

1. verbal noun of تَرَدَّدَ (taraddada) (form V)
2. reluctance, indecision, hesitation, wavering
3. frequency

Declension

Declension of noun تَرَدُّد (taraddud)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَرَدُّد taraddud	التَّرَدُّد at-taraddud	تَرَدُّد taraddud
Nominative	تَرَدُّدٌ taraddudun	التَّرَدُّدُ at-taraddudu	تَرَدُّدُ taraddudu
Accusative	تَرَدُّدًا taraddudan	التَّرَدُّدَ at-taradduda	تَرَدُّدَ taradduda
Genitive	تَرَدُّدٍ taraddudin	التَّرَدُّدِ at-taraddudi	تَرَدُّدِ taraddudi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: tərəddüd
• → Ottoman Turkish: تردد (tereddüd)
  • Turkish: tereddüt
• → Pashto: تردد
• → Persian: تردد
• → Uzbek: taraddud

Etymology 3

Verb

تَرْدُدْ • (tardud) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of رَدَّ (radda)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of رَدَّ (radda)

Verb

تُرْدَدْ • (turdad) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of رَدَّ (radda)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of رَدَّ (radda)

Etymology 4

Verb

تُرَدِّدُ • (turaddidu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of رَدَّدَ (raddada)

Verb

تُرَدِّدَ • (turaddida) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)

Verb

تُرَدِّدْ • (turaddid) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)

Verb

تُرَدَّدُ • (turaddadu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of رَدَّدَ (raddada)

Verb

تُرَدَّدَ • (turaddada) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)

Verb

تُرَدَّدْ • (turaddad) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of رَدَّدَ (raddada)