Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مَادِّیَت (māddiyat), from Arabic مَادِّيَّة (māddiyya). By surface analysis, مَادَّہ (mādda) +‎ ـِیَت (-iyat)

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Noun

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مادِّیَت (māddiyatf (Hindi spelling माद्दियत)

  1. (philosophy) materialism
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