شدت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِدَّة (šidda).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃid.ˈdat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪd̪.d̪át̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪd̪.d̪át̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃid̪.d̪át̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃed̪.d̪ǽt̪ʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃid̪.d̪át̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šiddat
Dari reading^?	šiddat
Iranian reading^?	šeddat
Tajik reading^?	šiddat

Noun


Iranian Persian	شدت
Dari	شدت
Tajik	шиддат

شدت • (šeddat)

depth, intensity
― šeddat-e nur ― luminous intensity
severity, ferocity, harshness
― be šeddat ― strongly, intensely, severely

Related terms

شدید (šadid, “severe”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šiddat), from Arabic شِدَّة (šidda).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɪd̪.d̪ət̪/

Noun

شِدَّت • (śiddat) f (formal plural شِدَّات (śiddāt) (irregular), Hindi spelling शिद्दत)

severity, sternness, rigour; intensity, harshness

Declension

Declension of **شدت**
	singular	plural
direct	شِدَّت (śiddat)	شِدَّتیں (śiddatẽ)
oblique	شِدَّت (śiddat)	شِدَّتوں (śiddatõ)
vocative	شِدَّت (śiddat)	شِدَّتو (śiddato)

References

“شدت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“شدت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.