مدعی

See also: مدعي and مدعى

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Adjective

مدعی • (müddeʻî)

  1. who makes an assertion, who contests
  2. who makes a claim

Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻî)

  1. a controversialist
  2. a claimant
  3. an accuser; an adversary in a suit
Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: müddei

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (müddeʻâ)

Adjective

مدعی • (müddeʻâ)

  1. asserted
  2. claimed

Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻâ)

  1. the subject of an assertion or claim; the thing asserted or claimed
  2. an accusation; a claim; a plea
Derived terms
  • مدعی علیه (müddeʻâ ʻaleyhi)

Descendants

  • Turkish: müddea

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.jíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.jí]

Readings
Classical reading? muḏḏa'ī
Dari reading? mudda'ī
Iranian reading? modda'i
Tajik reading? muddaʾī

Noun

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддаӣ

مدعی • (modda'i)

  1. prosecutor
  2. plaintiff

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (modda'â)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ɑːɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ɔːɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? muḏḏa'ā
Dari reading? mudda'ā
Iranian reading? modda'â
Tajik reading? muddaʾo

Adjective

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддао

مدعی • (modda'â)

  1. claimed

Noun

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддао

مدعی • (modda'â)

  1. an intention

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُدَّعِی • (mudda'ī) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दई)

  1. a claimant, suitor; plaintiff (in a law-suit), complainant, prosecutor, accuser
  2. an enemy
  3. (in Pers.) a pretender, pretentious man; a boaster

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (mudda'ā)

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)

  1. asserted as a claim, claimed, sued for; alleged; pretended; meant

Noun

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)

  1. what is claimed, or alleged, or pretended, or meant; desire, wish; suit; meaning, object, view; scope, tenor, drift
  2. object of search, stolen property

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.
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