tiddi

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪd.dɪ/

Verb

tiddi

  1. inflection of idda:
    1. second-person singular imperfect
    2. third-person feminine singular imperfect

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ta-βădd-e (“standing, height”), from Proto-Berber *ăβdəd (“to stand”).

Cognates include Tuareg tehădde, Tarifit tiddi, and Zenaga tīddih.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tidːi/

Noun

tiddi f (plural tidda, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⵉⴷⴷⵉ, Arabic spelling تيدّي)

  1. verbal noun of bdd (“to stand”)
    ibdd didas tiddi n ljdd.
    he treated her magnificently (lit. he stood with her a stance of earnestness).
  2. height, stature
  3. size
  4. resurrection
  5. presence, appearance
  6. measure for weavers
  7. erection

Inflection

Inflection of tiddi
singular plural
free state tiddi tidda
construct state tiddi tidda

Derived terms

  • ass n tiddi (“judgment day”)

See also

  • abddayd (“standing position in prayers”)
  • addad (“state”)
  • aḍaṛ (“foot”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2643a
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