مدعی
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Adjective
editمدعی • (müddeʻî)
Noun
editمدعی • (müddeʻî)
- a controversialist
- a claimant
- an accuser; an adversary in a suit
Derived terms
edit- مدعی عمومی (müddeʻî-i ʻumûmî)
Descendants
edit- Turkish: müddei
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Alternative forms
edit- مدعا (müddeʻâ)
Adjective
editمدعی • (müddeʻâ)
Noun
editمدعی • (müddeʻâ)
Derived terms
edit- مدعی علیه (müddeʻâ ʻaleyhi)
Descendants
edit- Turkish: müddea
Further reading
edit- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مدعی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1788
Persian
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muð.da.ˈʔiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔí]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | muḏḏa'ī |
Dari reading? | mudda'ī |
Iranian reading? | modda'i |
Tajik reading? | muddaʾi |
Noun
editDari | مدعی |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | муддаӣ |
مدعی • (modda'i)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Alternative forms
edit- مدعا (modda'â)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muð.da.ʔɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔɔ]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | muḏḏa'ā |
Dari reading? | mudda'ā |
Iranian reading? | modda'â |
Tajik reading? | muddaʾo |
Adjective
editDari | مدعی |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | муддао |
مدعی • (modda'â)
Noun
editDari | مدعی |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | муддао |
مدعی • (modda'â)
- an intention
Further reading
edit- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مدعی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مدعی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊd̪ːə.(ʔ)iː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
editمُدَّعِی • (mudda'ī) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दई)
- a claimant, suitor; plaintiff (in a law-suit), complainant, prosecutor, accuser
- an enemy
- (in Pers.) a pretender, pretentious man; a boaster
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Alternative forms
edit- مدعا (mudda'ā)
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ə.(ʔ)ɑː/
Adjective
editمُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
Noun
editمُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
- what is claimed, or alleged, or pretended, or meant; desire, wish; suit; meaning, object, view; scope, tenor, drift
- object of search, stolen property
Further reading
edit- “مدعی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “مدعی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “مدعی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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