مقصود

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb قَصَدَ (qaṣada, “to mean, to intend, to aim at”), from the root ق ص د (q-ṣ-d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.sˤuːd/

Adjective

مَقْصُود • (maqṣūd) (feminine مَقْصُودَة (maqṣūda), masculine plural مَقْصُودُونَ (maqṣūdūna), feminine plural مَقْصُودَات (maqṣūdāt))

1. aimed at, intended
2. intentional, deliberate, designed

Declension

Declension of adjective مَقْصُود (maqṣūd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَقْصُود maqṣūd	الْمَقْصُود al-maqṣūd	مَقْصُودَة maqṣūda	الْمَقْصُودَة al-maqṣūda
Nominative	مَقْصُودٌ maqṣūdun	الْمَقْصُودُ al-maqṣūdu	مَقْصُودَةٌ maqṣūdatun	الْمَقْصُودَةُ al-maqṣūdatu
Accusative	مَقْصُودًا maqṣūdan	الْمَقْصُودَ al-maqṣūda	مَقْصُودَةً maqṣūdatan	الْمَقْصُودَةَ al-maqṣūdata
Genitive	مَقْصُودٍ maqṣūdin	الْمَقْصُودِ al-maqṣūdi	مَقْصُودَةٍ maqṣūdatin	الْمَقْصُودَةِ al-maqṣūdati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَقْصُودَيْن maqṣūdayn	الْمَقْصُودَيْن al-maqṣūdayn	مَقْصُودَتَيْن maqṣūdatayn	الْمَقْصُودَتَيْن al-maqṣūdatayn
Nominative	مَقْصُودَانِ maqṣūdāni	الْمَقْصُودَانِ al-maqṣūdāni	مَقْصُودَتَانِ maqṣūdatāni	الْمَقْصُودَتَانِ al-maqṣūdatāni
Accusative	مَقْصُودَيْنِ maqṣūdayni	الْمَقْصُودَيْنِ al-maqṣūdayni	مَقْصُودَتَيْنِ maqṣūdatayni	الْمَقْصُودَتَيْنِ al-maqṣūdatayni
Genitive	مَقْصُودَيْنِ maqṣūdayni	الْمَقْصُودَيْنِ al-maqṣūdayni	مَقْصُودَتَيْنِ maqṣūdatayni	الْمَقْصُودَتَيْنِ al-maqṣūdatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَقْصُودِين maqṣūdīn	الْمَقْصُودِين al-maqṣūdīn	مَقْصُودَات maqṣūdāt	الْمَقْصُودَات al-maqṣūdāt
Nominative	مَقْصُودُونَ maqṣūdūna	الْمَقْصُودُونَ al-maqṣūdūna	مَقْصُودَاتٌ maqṣūdātun	الْمَقْصُودَاتُ al-maqṣūdātu
Accusative	مَقْصُودِينَ maqṣūdīna	الْمَقْصُودِينَ al-maqṣūdīna	مَقْصُودَاتٍ maqṣūdātin	الْمَقْصُودَاتِ al-maqṣūdāti
Genitive	مَقْصُودِينَ maqṣūdīna	الْمَقْصُودِينَ al-maqṣūdīna	مَقْصُودَاتٍ maqṣūdātin	الْمَقْصُودَاتِ al-maqṣūdāti

Derived terms

• نَكِرَة مَقْصُودَة (nakira(t) maqṣūda)
• نَكِرَة غَيْر مَقْصُودَة (nakira(t) ḡayr maqṣūda)

Noun

مَقْصُود • (maqṣūd) m

1. aim, intention, goal, purpose

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْصُود (maqṣūd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْصُود maqṣūd	الْمَقْصُود al-maqṣūd	مَقْصُود maqṣūd
Nominative	مَقْصُودٌ maqṣūdun	الْمَقْصُودُ al-maqṣūdu	مَقْصُودُ maqṣūdu
Accusative	مَقْصُودًا maqṣūdan	الْمَقْصُودَ al-maqṣūda	مَقْصُودَ maqṣūda
Genitive	مَقْصُودٍ maqṣūdin	الْمَقْصُودِ al-maqṣūdi	مَقْصُودِ maqṣūdi

Descendants

• → Persian: مقصود‏ (maqsud)
• → Hindi: मक़सूद (maqsūd)
• → Malay: maksud