Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مَادَه (māda). Doublet of مَاتَا (mātā).

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Noun

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مَادَہ (mādaf (Hindi spelling मादा)

  1. female

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مَادَّه (mādda), from Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

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Noun

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مَادَّہ (māddam (Hindi spelling माद्दा)

  1. matter
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References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ماده”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.