مادة
See also: ماده
Arabic
Etymology
From the root م د د (m-d-d); compare مَدَّ (madda, “to extend”). Has the form of a feminine active participle, literally meaning "extending".
Pronunciation
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Noun
مَادَّة • (mādda) f (plural مَوَادّ (mawādd))
- matter, stuff, material, substance
- material possession
- component, constituent, ingredient
- fundamental constituent
- (chemistry) radical, chemical element, base
- subject, theme, topic, subject matter
- school subject, field of study, discipline
- (law) article, paragraph
- (law) stipulation, contractual term
Declension
Declension of noun مَادَّة (mādda)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَادَّة mādda | الْمَادَّة al-mādda | مَادَّة māddat |
Nominative | مَادَّةٌ māddatun | الْمَادَّةُ al-māddatu | مَادَّةُ māddatu |
Accusative | مَادَّةً māddatan | الْمَادَّةَ al-māddata | مَادَّةَ māddata |
Genitive | مَادَّةٍ māddatin | الْمَادَّةِ al-māddati | مَادَّةِ māddati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَادَّتَيْن māddatayn | الْمَادَّتَيْن al-māddatayn | مَادَّتَيْ māddatay |
Nominative | مَادَّتَانِ māddatāni | الْمَادَّتَانِ al-māddatāni | مَادَّتَا māddatā |
Accusative | مَادَّتَيْنِ māddatayni | الْمَادَّتَيْنِ al-māddatayni | مَادَّتَيْ māddatay |
Genitive | مَادَّتَيْنِ māddatayni | الْمَادَّتَيْنِ al-māddatayni | مَادَّتَيْ māddatay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوَادّ mawādd | الْمَوَادّ al-mawādd | مَوَادّ mawādd |
Nominative | مَوَادُّ mawāddu | الْمَوَادُّ al-mawāddu | مَوَادُّ mawāddu |
Accusative | مَوَادَّ mawādda | الْمَوَادَّ al-mawādda | مَوَادَّ mawādda |
Genitive | مَوَادَّ mawādda | الْمَوَادِّ al-mawāddi | مَوَادِّ mawāddi |
Descendants
- → Bashkir: матдә (matdä, “matter, substance”)