مادر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥‎ (mādar), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (mātā), from Proto-Iranian *máHtā (compare 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/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /mɒːdaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mɒːdæɾ/

• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mɔːdaɾ/

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• (dialectal, Isfahan) IPA^(key): /mɒːˈdeɾ/
• 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)
ezâfé	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) △ (mâdáret)	مادرانت (mâdarấnat) مادرات△ (mâdarất)
3rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	مادرش (mâdáraš) △ (mâdáreš)	مادرانش (mâdarấnaš) مادراش△ (mâdarấš)
1st person plural (“our”)	مادرمان (mâdáremân) مادرمون△ (mâdáremun)	مادرانمان (mâdarấnemân) مادرامون△ (mâdarấmun)
2nd person plural (“your”)	مادرتان (mâdáretân) مادرتون△ (mâdáretun)	مادرانتان (mâdarấnetân) مادراتون△ (mâdarấtun)
3rd person plural (“their”)	مادرشان (mâdárešân) مادرشون△ (mâdárešun)	مادرانشان (mâdarấnešân) مادراشون△ (mâdarấšun)
△ Colloquial.

Related terms

• مادرانه‎ (mâdarâne)
• مادرزادی‎ (mâdar-zâdi)
• مادرزن‎ (mâdar-zan)
• مادرشوهر‎ (mâdar-šowhar)
• مادری‎ (mâdari)

 

Descendants

• 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