مدعی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Derived terms
- مدعی عمومی (müddeʻî-i ʻumûmî)
Descendants
- Turkish: müddei
Alternative forms
- مدعا (müddeʻâ)
Noun
مدعی • (müddeʻâ)
Derived terms
- مدعی علیه (müddeʻâ ʻaleyhi)
Descendants
- Turkish: müddea
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مدعی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1788
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muð.da.ˈʔiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.jíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.jí]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔí]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | muḏḏa'ī |
Dari reading? | mudda'ī |
Iranian reading? | modda'i |
Tajik reading? | muddaʾī |
Alternative forms
- مدعا (modda'â)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muð.da.ʔɑː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ɑːɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ɔːɔː]
- (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 |
Further reading
- 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
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊd̪ːə.(ʔ)iː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
مُدَّعِی • (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
Alternative forms
- مدعا (mudda'ā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ə.(ʔ)ɑː/
Adjective
مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
Noun
مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
Further reading
- “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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.