مودة
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Amharic መውደድ (mäwdäd, “love”).
Noun
[edit]مَوَدَّة or مَوِدَّة • (mawadda or mawidda) f (plural مَوَدَّات (mawaddāt) or مَوِدَّات (mawiddāt))
- verbal noun of وَدَّ (wadda) (form I)
- deep, strong love, affection and concord shown to someone or something
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:25:
- وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللهِ أَوْثٰنًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِي الحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
- waqāla ʔinnamā ttaḵaḏtum min dūni llāhi ʔawṯānan mmawaddata baynikum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā
- And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:21:
- وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
- wamin ʔāyātihi ʔan ḵalaqa lakum min ʔanfusikum ʔazwājan litaskunū ʔilayhā wajaʕala baynakum mmawaddatan waraḥmatan ʔinna fī ḏālika laʔāyātin liqawmin yatafakkarūna
- And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
Declension
[edit]| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَوَدَّة; مَوِدَّة mawadda; mawidda |
الْمَوَدَّة; الْمَوِدَّة al-mawadda; al-mawidda |
مَوَدَّة; مَوِدَّة mawaddat; mawiddat |
| nominative | مَوَدَّةٌ; مَوِدَّةٌ mawaddatun; mawiddatun |
الْمَوَدَّةُ; الْمَوِدَّةُ al-mawaddatu; al-mawiddatu |
مَوَدَّةُ; مَوِدَّةُ mawaddatu; mawiddatu |
| accusative | مَوَدَّةً; مَوِدَّةً mawaddatan; mawiddatan |
الْمَوَدَّةَ; الْمَوِدَّةَ al-mawaddata; al-mawiddata |
مَوَدَّةَ; مَوِدَّةَ mawaddata; mawiddata |
| genitive | مَوَدَّةٍ; مَوِدَّةٍ mawaddatin; mawiddatin |
الْمَوَدَّةِ; الْمَوِدَّةِ al-mawaddati; al-mawiddati |
مَوَدَّةِ; مَوِدَّةِ mawaddati; mawiddati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَوَدَّتَيْن; مَوِدَّتَيْن mawaddatayn; mawiddatayn |
الْمَوَدَّتَيْن; الْمَوِدَّتَيْن al-mawaddatayn; al-mawiddatayn |
مَوَدَّتَيْ; مَوِدَّتَيْ mawaddatay; mawiddatay |
| nominative | مَوَدَّتَانِ; مَوِدَّتَانِ mawaddatāni; mawiddatāni |
الْمَوَدَّتَانِ; الْمَوِدَّتَانِ al-mawaddatāni; al-mawiddatāni |
مَوَدَّتَا; مَوِدَّتَا mawaddatā; mawiddatā |
| accusative | مَوَدَّتَيْنِ; مَوِدَّتَيْنِ mawaddatayni; mawiddatayni |
الْمَوَدَّتَيْنِ; الْمَوِدَّتَيْنِ al-mawaddatayni; al-mawiddatayni |
مَوَدَّتَيْ; مَوِدَّتَيْ mawaddatay; mawiddatay |
| genitive | مَوَدَّتَيْنِ; مَوِدَّتَيْنِ mawaddatayni; mawiddatayni |
الْمَوَدَّتَيْنِ; الْمَوِدَّتَيْنِ al-mawaddatayni; al-mawiddatayni |
مَوَدَّتَيْ; مَوِدَّتَيْ mawaddatay; mawiddatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَوَدَّات; مَوِدَّات mawaddāt; mawiddāt |
الْمَوَدَّات; الْمَوِدَّات al-mawaddāt; al-mawiddāt |
مَوَدَّات; مَوِدَّات mawaddāt; mawiddāt |
| nominative | مَوَدَّاتٌ; مَوِدَّاتٌ mawaddātun; mawiddātun |
الْمَوَدَّاتُ; الْمَوِدَّاتُ al-mawaddātu; al-mawiddātu |
مَوَدَّاتُ; مَوِدَّاتُ mawaddātu; mawiddātu |
| accusative | مَوَدَّاتٍ; مَوِدَّاتٍ mawaddātin; mawiddātin |
الْمَوَدَّاتِ; الْمَوِدَّاتِ al-mawaddāti; al-mawiddāti |
مَوَدَّاتِ; مَوِدَّاتِ mawaddāti; mawiddāti |
| genitive | مَوَدَّاتٍ; مَوِدَّاتٍ mawaddātin; mawiddātin |
الْمَوَدَّاتِ; الْمَوِدَّاتِ al-mawaddāti; al-mawiddāti |
مَوَدَّاتِ; مَوِدَّاتِ mawaddāti; mawiddāti |