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 الْقَمَرmadār al-qamarthe orbit of the Moon
    مَدَار قَمَرِيّ الْمَرْكَزmadār qamariyy al-markazselenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مَدَار السَّرَطَانmadār as-saraṭānthe Tropic of Cancer
    مَدَار الْجَدْيmadār al-jadythe Tropic of Capricorn

Declension

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār).

Pronunciation

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

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 ماهmadâr-e mâhthe orbit of the Moon
    مدار ماه‌مرکزیmadâr-e mâh-markaziselenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مدار رأس‌السرطانmadâr-e ra's-os-saratânthe Tropic of Cancer
    مدار رأس‌الجدیmadâr-e ra's-ol-jadythe Tropic of Capricorn
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