مادر

Persian

مادر و فرزندِ نوزادش

A mother and her infant child.

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥‎ (mādar), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (mātā), from Proto-Iranian *máHtā (compare Northern Kurdish mak, Baluchi مات‎ (mát), Pashto مور‎ (mor), Ossetian мад (mad), Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (mātar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā (compare Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ), Hindi माता (mātā), मां (mā̃)), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (compare Armenian մայր (mayr), Greek μητέρα (mitéra), Russian мать (matʹ), Italian madre, English mother).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mɑːdaɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mɒːdaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mɒːdæɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mɔːdaɾ/
• (dialectal, Isfahan) IPA^(key): /mɒːˈdeɾ/

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• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

Dari Persian	مادر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	модар (modar)

مادر • (mâdar) (plural مادران‎ (mâdarân))

1. mother, mama

   ‏دائیتم. مادرت خواهرمه.‎‎

   Dâ'ítam. Mâdáret xâháram-e.

   I'm your (maternal) uncle. Your mother is my sister.

   ‏فردا باید برم خونه مادرم.‎‎

   Fardâ bâyad beram xune-ye mâdaram.

   I need to go to my mother's house tomorrow.

Inflection

Basic forms of مادر (mâdar)
	singular	plural
bare	مادر (mâdar)	مادران (mâdarấn) مادرا △ (mâdarấ)
definitive direct object	مادر را (mâdar râ) مادر رو △ (mâdaro)	مادران را (mâdarấn râ) مادرا رو △ (mâdarấ ro)
ezâfe	مادر (mâdar-e)	مادران (mâdarấn-e) مادرای △ (mâdarấ-ye)
marked indefinite or relative definite	مادری (mâdar-i)	مادرانی (mâdarấn-i) مادرایی △ (mâdarấi)
△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of مادر (mâdar)
	singular	plural
1st person singular (“my”)	مادرم‎ (mâdáram)	مادرانم‎ (mâdarấnam) مادرام‎ △ (mâdarấm)
2nd person singular (“your”)	مادرت‎ (mâdárat) [Term?] △ (mâdáret)	مادرانت‎ (mâdarấnat) مادرات‎ △ (mâdarất)
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	مادرش‎ (mâdáraš) [Term?] △ (mâdáreš)	مادرانش‎ (mâdarấnaš) مادراش‎ △ (mâdarấš)
1st plural (“our”)	مادرمان‎ (mâdáremân) مادرمون‎ △ (mâdáremun)	مادرانمان‎ (mâdarấnemân) مادرامون‎ △ (mâdarấmun)
2nd plural (“your”)	مادرتان‎ (mâdáretân) مادرتون‎ △ (mâdáretun)	مادرانتان‎ (mâdarấnetân) مادراتون‎ △ (mâdarấtun)
3rd plural (“their”)	مادرشان‎ (mâdárešân) مادرشون‎ △ (mâdárešun)	مادرانشان‎ (mâdarấnešân) مادراشون‎ △ (mâdarấšun)
△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

• بی‌پدرمادر‎ (bi-pedar-mâdar)
• خواهرمادر‎ (xâhar-mâdar)
• زبانِ مادری‎ (zabân-e mâdari)
• شرکتِ مادر‎ (šerkat-e mâdar)
• مادرانه‎ (mâdarâne)
• مادربزرگ‎ (mâdar-bozorg)
• مادرجنده‎ (mâdar-jende)
• مادرخرج‎ (mâdar-xarj)
• مادرخوانده‎ (mâdar-xânde)
• مادرِ رضاعی‎ (mâdar-e rezâ'i)
• مادرزاد‎ (mâdar-zâd)
• مادرزادی‎ (mâdar-zâdi)
• مادرزن‎ (mâdar-zan)
• مادرِ زیستی‎ (mâdar-e zisti)
• مادرشوهر‎ (mâdar-šowhar)
• مادرِ طبیعت‎ (mâdar-e tabi'at)
• مادرقحبه‎ (mâdar-qahbe)
• مادرچاه‎ (mâdar-čâh)
• مادری‎ (mâdari)
• مادر‌به‌خطا‎ (mâdar-be-xatâ)
• نامادری‎ (nâmâdari)
• پدرمادر‎ (pedar-mâdar)
• پدرمادردار‎ (pedar-mâdar-dâr)

 

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مادر‎
  • Turkish: mader
• → Urdu: مادر‎

See also

• پدر‎ (pedar)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian مادر‎ (mādar), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (mātā). Cognate to Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ), Hindi माता (mātā).

Noun

مادر • (mādar) f (Hindi spelling मादर)

1. mother, mama