مدت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

مدت (form I)

1. مَدَّتْ (maddat) /mad.dat/: third-person feminine singular past active of مَدَّ (madda)
2. مُدَّتْ (muddat) /mud.dat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of مَدَّ (madda)

Etymology 2

Verb

مَدَتْ • (madat) (form I) /ma.dat/

1. third-person feminine singular past active of مَدَى (madā)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّة (mudda).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muð.dat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mod̪.d̪æt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	muḏḏat
Dari reading?	muddat
Iranian reading?	moddat
Tajik reading?	muddat

Noun

Dari	مدت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муддат

مُدَّت • (moddat)

1. time, period, duration

   مدت زیادی در شرکت کار می‌کردیم.

   moddat-e ziyâdi dar šerkat kâr mi-kardim.

   We worked at the company for a long time.

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مدد (madad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mədətə]

Noun

مَدَتَ • (madata) f (Devanagari मदत, Khudawadi 𑋗𑋏𑋍)

1. help, support

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “مَدَتَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “مَدَت”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ət̪/

Noun

مدت • (muddat) f (Hindi spelling मुद्दत)

1. period, duration