مُدَّه
múddaʰ or méddaʰ
basic morphological information

n. (f.)

period (of time)
период (времени)
مُدّة
LS 238; CSOL I 607
text examples

ṭadˁag fɔ́ne be-zemán báˁaḷˁáže wa-ḥaľ ses ha ḥaľ ses méddaʰ báˁad-aḷ ḥaľ fotérek éˀefo wa-ken méskon ‘A long time ago, there was a man who married a woman and dwelt with her for some time. After he had dwelt with her for some time, the people found themselves living in want, they became poor’ (CSOL I 1:1)

etymology

An Arabism (Wehr 897)