मदत

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدد (madad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mədət], [məzət]

Noun

मदत • (madat) (Latin script mozot, Kannada script ಮದತ್)

1. help

   Synonym: आदार (ādār)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Isidore Dantas, Joel D'Souza (2015) Modern English–Konkani Dictionary‎^[2], Margao, Goa: Golden Heart Emporium Books, →ISBN, page 153

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدد (madad), from Arabic مَدَد (madad). Compare Hindi मदद (madad), Nepali मदत् (madat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ət̪/

Noun

मदत • (madat) f

1. help, assistance, aid

   Synonym: सहाय्य (sahāyya) (formal)

Derived terms

• मदत करणे (madat karṇe, “to help”)
• मदतगार (madatgār)
• मदतनीस (madatnīs)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मदत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मदत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मदत”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press