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): /muðdaˈʔiː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /mʊddaˈʔiː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /moddæˈʔiː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /muddaˈʔi/
Alternative forms
- مدعا (modda'â)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /muðdaʔɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /mʊddaʔɑː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /moddæʔɒː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /muddaʔɔ/
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/
- (Deccani) 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 (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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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