مادہ

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَادَه (māda). Doublet of مَاتَا (mātā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː.d̪ɑː/

Noun

مَادَہ • (māda) f (Hindi spelling मादा)

1. female

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَادَّه (mādda), from Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑːd̪.d̪ɑː/

Noun

مَادَّہ • (mādda) m (Hindi spelling माद्दा)

1. matter

Related terms

• مادِّیَت f (māddiyat)
• مادّی (māddī)

 

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “ماده”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.