ماده

See also: مادة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

Noun

ماده • (madde) (plural مواد)

  1. matter
  2. article; paragraph
  3. subject; topic
  4. pus
  5. (vulgar) penis

Descendants

  • Turkish: madde
  • Romanian: madea

References

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian NKḆ, mʾtk' (mādag), from Proto-Iranian *māta-ka- (female creature), from *māta- (female), from *máHtā (mother).[1] Compare Old Armenian մատակ (matak), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.d̪ǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.d̪ǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? māḏa
Dari reading? māda
Iranian reading? mâde
Tajik reading? moda

Adjective

Dari ماده
Iranian Persian
Tajik мода

ماده • (mâde)

  1. female

Noun

Dari ماده
Iranian Persian
Tajik мода

ماده • (mâde)

  1. female
Derived terms
  • سگ ماده (sag-e mâde)

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑːd̪.d̪ǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑːd̪.d̪ǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔːd̪.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? māḏḏa
Dari reading? mādda
Iranian reading? mâdde
Tajik reading? modda

Noun

Dari ماده
Iranian Persian
Tajik модда

ماده • (mâdde) (plural مواد (mavâdd))

  1. matter
  2. material
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: مادَّہ (mādda)
    Hindi: माद्दा (māddā)

References

  1. Edelʹman, D. I. (2015) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 358
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