مدار

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root د و ر (d-w-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.daːr/

Noun

مَدَار • (madār) m (plural مَدَارَات (madārāt))

1. (astronomy) orbit

   مَدَار الْقَمَر ― madār al-qamar ― the orbit of the Moon

   مَدَار قَمَرِيّ الْمَرْكَز ― madār qamariyy al-markaz ― selenocentric orbit

2. (geography) tropic

   مَدَار السَّرَطَان ― madār as-saraṭān ― the Tropic of Cancer

   مَدَار الْجَدْي ― madār al-jady ― the Tropic of Capricorn

Declension

Declension of noun مَدَار (madār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدَار madār	الْمَدَار al-madār	مَدَار madār
Nominative	مَدَارٌ madārun	الْمَدَارُ al-madāru	مَدَارُ madāru
Accusative	مَدَارًا madāran	الْمَدَارَ al-madāra	مَدَارَ madāra
Genitive	مَدَارٍ madārin	الْمَدَارِ al-madāri	مَدَارِ madāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدَارَيْن madārayn	الْمَدَارَيْن al-madārayn	مَدَارَيْ madāray
Nominative	مَدَارَانِ madārāni	الْمَدَارَانِ al-madārāni	مَدَارَا madārā
Accusative	مَدَارَيْنِ madārayni	الْمَدَارَيْنِ al-madārayni	مَدَارَيْ madāray
Genitive	مَدَارَيْنِ madārayni	الْمَدَارَيْنِ al-madārayni	مَدَارَيْ madāray
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدَارَات madārāt	الْمَدَارَات al-madārāt	مَدَارَات madārāt
Nominative	مَدَارَاتٌ madārātun	الْمَدَارَاتُ al-madārātu	مَدَارَاتُ madārātu
Accusative	مَدَارَاتٍ madārātin	الْمَدَارَاتِ al-madārāti	مَدَارَاتِ madārāti
Genitive	مَدَارَاتٍ madārātin	الْمَدَارَاتِ al-madārāti	مَدَارَاتِ madārāti

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār, “orbit, tropic”).

Noun

مدار • (medar)

1. (in general) turning point, a place of turning or revolving
2. (astronomy) orbit, the circular or elliptical path of a celestial body
3. (geography) tropic, either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator

Derived terms

• مدار العین (medarüʿl-ayn, “eye socket”)
• مدار جدی (medar-ı cedî, “tropic of Capricorn”)
• مدار سرطان (medar-ı seretan, “tropic of Cancer”)
• مدار كلام (medar-ı kelam, “subject of a conversation”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: medar

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “medar”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3104
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مدار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1138
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مدار”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[2], Vienna, column 4503
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “medar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مدار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1785

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.ˈðɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	maḏār
Dari reading?	madār
Iranian reading?	madâr
Tajik reading?	mador

Noun

Dari	مدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мадор

مدار • (madâr)

1. (astronomy) orbit

   مدار ماه ― madâr-e mâh ― the orbit of the Moon

   مدار ماه‌مرکزی ― madâr-e mâh-markazi ― selenocentric orbit

2. (geography) tropic

   مدار رأس‌السرطان ― madâr-e ra's-os-saratân ― the Tropic of Cancer

   مدار رأس‌الجدی ― madâr-e ra's-ol-jady ― the Tropic of Capricorn