موضوع

Arabic
Root
و ض ع (w-ḍ-ʕ)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of وَضَعَ (waḍaʕa, “to put, lay”). The sense “topic, subject” at first in logical discourse as a loan translation of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, literally “that which is laid down, underlying, suggested”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʕ) m (plural مَوَاضِيع (mawāḍīʕ))

  1. topic, subject, theme

Declension
Declension of noun مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ		 الْمَوْضُوع
al-mawḍūʕ		 مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ
Nominative مَوْضُوعٌ
mawḍūʕun		 الْمَوْضُوعُ
al-mawḍūʕu		 مَوْضُوعُ
mawḍūʕu
Accusative مَوْضُوعًا
mawḍūʕan		 الْمَوْضُوعَ
al-mawḍūʕa		 مَوْضُوعَ
mawḍūʕa
Genitive مَوْضُوعٍ
mawḍūʕin		 الْمَوْضُوعِ
al-mawḍūʕi		 مَوْضُوعِ
mawḍūʕi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوْضُوعَيْن
mawḍūʕayn		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْن
al-mawḍūʕayn		 مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
Nominative مَوْضُوعَانِ
mawḍūʕāni		 الْمَوْضُوعَانِ
al-mawḍūʕāni		 مَوْضُوعَا
mawḍūʕā
Accusative مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni		 مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
Genitive مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni		 مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوَاضِيع
mawāḍīʕ		 الْمَوَاضِيع
al-mawāḍīʕ		 مَوَاضِيع
mawāḍīʕ
Nominative مَوَاضِيعُ
mawāḍīʕu		 الْمَوَاضِيعُ
al-mawāḍīʕu		 مَوَاضِيعُ
mawāḍīʕu
Accusative مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa		 الْمَوَاضِيعَ
al-mawāḍīʕa		 مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa
Genitive مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa		 الْمَوَاضِيعِ
al-mawāḍīʕi		 مَوَاضِيعِ
mawāḍīʕi

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: mövzu
  • → Northern Kurdish: mewzû
  • → Ottoman Turkish: موضوع (mevzu)
  • → Pashto: موضوع (mawzo')
  • → Persian: موضوع (mowzu')
  • → Swahili: maudhui
  • → Turkish: konu (calque)
  • → Turkmen: mowzuk
  • → Urdu: مَوضُوع (mauzu')
  • → Uyghur: ماۋزۇ (mawzu)
  • → Uzbek: mavzu

Adjective

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʕ) (feminine مَوْضُوعَة (mawḍūʕa), masculine plural مَوْضُوعُونَ (mawḍūʕūna), feminine plural مَوْضُوعَات (mawḍūʕāt))

  1. passive participle of وَضَع (waḍaʕ)
    الْقَهْوَةُ مَوْضُوعَةٌ عَلىٰ الطَاوِلَة
    al-qahwatu mawḍūʕatun ʕalā ṭ-ṭāwila
    the coffee is put on the table
  2. fabricated
    حَدِيث مَوْضُوع ― ḥadīṯ mawḍūʕ ― fabricated hadith

Declension
Declension of adjective مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ		 الْمَوْضُوع
al-mawḍūʕ		 مَوْضُوعَة
mawḍūʕa		 الْمَوْضُوعَة
al-mawḍūʕa
Nominative مَوْضُوعٌ
mawḍūʕun		 الْمَوْضُوعُ
al-mawḍūʕu		 مَوْضُوعَةٌ
mawḍūʕatun		 الْمَوْضُوعَةُ
al-mawḍūʕatu
Accusative مَوْضُوعًا
mawḍūʕan		 الْمَوْضُوعَ
al-mawḍūʕa		 مَوْضُوعَةً
mawḍūʕatan		 الْمَوْضُوعَةَ
al-mawḍūʕata
Genitive مَوْضُوعٍ
mawḍūʕin		 الْمَوْضُوعِ
al-mawḍūʕi		 مَوْضُوعَةٍ
mawḍūʕatin		 الْمَوْضُوعَةِ
al-mawḍūʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَوْضُوعَيْن
mawḍūʕayn		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْن
al-mawḍūʕayn		 مَوْضُوعَتَيْن
mawḍūʕatayn		 الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْن
al-mawḍūʕatayn
Nominative مَوْضُوعَانِ
mawḍūʕāni		 الْمَوْضُوعَانِ
al-mawḍūʕāni		 مَوْضُوعَتَانِ
mawḍūʕatāni		 الْمَوْضُوعَتَانِ
al-mawḍūʕatāni
Accusative مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni		 مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
mawḍūʕatayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕatayni
Genitive مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni		 مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
mawḍūʕatayni		 الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَوْضُوعِين
mawḍūʕīn		 الْمَوْضُوعِين
al-mawḍūʕīn		 مَوْضُوعَات
mawḍūʕāt		 الْمَوْضُوعَات
al-mawḍūʕāt
Nominative مَوْضُوعُونَ
mawḍūʕūna		 الْمَوْضُوعُونَ
al-mawḍūʕūna		 مَوْضُوعَاتٌ
mawḍūʕātun		 الْمَوْضُوعَاتُ
al-mawḍūʕātu
Accusative مَوْضُوعِينَ
mawḍūʕīna		 الْمَوْضُوعِينَ
al-mawḍūʕīna		 مَوْضُوعَاتٍ
mawḍūʕātin		 الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ
al-mawḍūʕāti
Genitive مَوْضُوعِينَ
mawḍūʕīna		 الْمَوْضُوعِينَ
al-mawḍūʕīna		 مَوْضُوعَاتٍ
mawḍūʕātin		 الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ
al-mawḍūʕāti

References
  1. Kees Versteegh (2013) “31: Contact and the Development of Arabic”, in Raymond Hickey, editor, The Handbook of Language Contact, John Wiley & Sons

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Noun

موضوع • (mevzu) (definite accusative موضوعی (mevzuu), plural موضوعات (mevzuat))

  1. topic

Adjective

موضوع • (mevzu)

  1. put, placed
  2. established

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäw.zoːʔ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäw.zoː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäw.zʊː]
 

Readings
Classical reading? mawzū'
Dari reading? mawzū'
Iranian reading? mowzu'
Tajik reading? mavzuʾ

Noun
Dari موضوع
Iranian Persian
Tajik мавзуъ

مُوْضوع • (mowzu') (plural موضوعات (mowzu'ât))

  1. subject, topic; theme; issue, matter
    موضوعِ درس ― mowzu'-e dars ― topic of the lesson
    • c. 1080, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, “Qaṣīda 104”, in دیوان ناصرخسرو [Dīvān of Nāṣir-i Khusraw]‎:
      گفتند که «موضوع شریعت نه به عقل است
      زیرا که به شمشیر شد اسلام مقرر»
      گفتم که «نماز از چه بر اطفال و مجانین
      واجب نشود تا نشود عقل مجبر؟»
      guftand ki "mawzu'-i šarī'at na ba aql ast
      zērā ki ba šamšēr⁠ šud islām muqarrar"
      guftam ki "namāz az či bar atfāl u majānīn
      wājib na-šawad tā na-šawad aql mujbar?"
      They said, "Reason is not the subject of the Holy Law,
      Because by the sword was Islam established."
      I said, "Why are the daily prayers for children and the insane
      Not obligatory, so long as reason is not compulsory?"
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms
  • موضوعی (mowzu'i)

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/, [mɑwˈdˤuːʕ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

موضوع • (mawḍūʕ) m (plural مواضيع (mawāḍīʕ))

  1. subject, topic, theme, issue

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موضوع (mawzū'), from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَوضُوع • (mauzū') m (Hindi spelling मौज़ू)

  1. subject, topic, issue, matter, discussion
  2. object

Adjective

مَوضُوع • (mauzū') (Hindi spelling मौज़ू)

  1. manufactured, established, founded
  2. placed, situated, located

References
  • “موضوع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “موضوع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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