مد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م د د‎ (m-d-d). Compare مَتَّ‎ (matta), مَطَّ‎ (maṭṭa).

Verb

مَدَّ • (madda) I, non-past يَمُدُّ‎‎ (yamuddu) (transitive)

  1. to extend, to stretch, to spread out, to lay out
    ‏اُمْدُدْ يَدَكَ / مُدَّ يَدَكَ.‎‎
    umdud yadaka / mudda yadaka.
    Extend your hand.
  2. to help, to support
  3. to supply, to provide
Conjugation
Antonyms

Noun

مَدّ • (madd) m

  1. verbal noun of مَدَّ (madda) (form I)
  2. flow of the sea, rising tide (when the ebb has ceased)
    Antonym: جَزْر‎ (jazr)
Declension
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠‎ (mdyʾ) / מוֹדְיָא‎ (moḏyā) / ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ‏‎ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/maddattu, middattu/, “a measure of capacity for dates, water, and other things; a vessel”), whence also Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios) and Latin modius. Compare Old Armenian մոդ (mod), likewise a volume measure.

Noun

مُدّ • (mudd) m (plural أَمْدَاد‎ (ʔamdād) or مِدَاد‎ (midād))

  1. a dry measure varying in size by several liters [to 20th c.]
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: modd

Moroccan Arabic

Root
م د د‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَدَّ‎ (madda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madd/

Verb

مد • (madd) (form I, non-past يمد‎ (ymudd), verbal noun مدان‎ (muddān))

  1. to extend, to stretch
  2. to hand, to pass
    ‏مد لي شي فلوس باش نقدر نخلّص الكراء.‎‎
    mudd li ši flūs bāš naqdar nḵallaṣ krāya
    Lend me some money so I can pay the rent.
    (literally, “Pass me some money so I can pay my rent.”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مد
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m مدّيت‎ (maddīt) مدّيتي‎ (maddīti) مدّ (madd) مدّينا‎ (maddīna) مدّيتوا‎ (maddītu) مدّوا‎ (maddu)
f مدّت‎ (maddāt)
non-past m نمدّ‎ (nmudd) تمدّ‎ (tmudd) يمدّ‎ (ymudd) نمدّوا‎ (nmuddu) تمدّوا‎ (tmuddu) يمدّوا‎ (ymuddu)
f تمدّي‎ (tmuddi) تمدّ‎ (tmudd)
imperative m مدّ (mudd) مدّوا‎ (muddu)
f مدّي‎ (muddi)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mode.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari فشن‎
Iranian Persian مد
Tajik муд (mud)

مُد • (mod)

  1. fashion
  2. (statistics) mode (most frequent value)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م د د‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَدَّ‎ (madda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madd/, [mad]
  • (file)

Verb

مدّ • (madd) (form I, present بمدّ‎ (bimidd))

  1. to extend, to stretch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مدّ (madd)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m مدّيت (maddēt) مدّيت (maddēt) مدّ (madd) مدّينا (maddēna) مدّيتو (maddētu) مدّو (maddu)
f مدّيتي (maddēti) مدّت (maddat)
present m بمدّ (bamidd) بتمدّ (bitmidd) بمدّ (bimidd) منمدّ (minmidd) بتمدّو (bitmiddu) بمدّو (bimiddu)
f بتمدّي (bitmiddi) بتمدّ (bitmidd)
subjunctive m امدّ (amidd) تمدّ (tmidd) يمدّ (ymidd) نمدّ (nmidd) تمدّو (tmiddu) يمدّو (ymiddu)
f تمدّي (tmiddi) تمدّ (tmidd)
imperative m مدّ (midd) مدّو (middu)
f مدّي (middi)
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