مدار

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Noun of place from the root د و ر (d-w-r).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَدَار (madārm (plural مَدَارَات (madārāt))

  1. (astronomy) orbit
    مَدَار الْقَمَرmadār al-qamarthe orbit of the Moon
    مَدَار قَمَرِيّ الْمَرْكَزmadār qamariyy al-markazselenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مَدَار السَّرَطَانmadār as-saraṭānthe Tropic of Cancer
    مَدَار الْجَدْيmadār al-jadythe Tropic of Capricorn

Declension

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār, orbit, tropic).

Noun

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مدار (medar)

  1. (in general) turning point, a place of turning or revolving
  2. (astronomy) orbit, the circular or elliptical path of a celestial body
  3. (geography) tropic, either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: medar

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? maḏār
Dari reading? madār
Iranian reading? madâr
Tajik reading? mador

Noun

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Dari مدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik мадор

مدار (madâr)

  1. (astronomy) orbit
    مدار ماهmadâr-e mâhthe orbit of the Moon
    مدار ماه‌مرکزیmadâr-e mâh-markaziselenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مدار رأس‌السرطانmadâr-e ra's-os-saratânthe Tropic of Cancer
    مدار رأس‌الجدیmadâr-e ra's-ol-jadythe Tropic of Capricorn