ماده

ماده

See also: مادة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَادَّة‎ (mādda).

Noun

ماده • (madde) (plural مواد‎)

1. matter
2. article; paragraph
3. subject; topic
4. pus
5. (vulgar) penis

Related terms

• مادةً‎ (maddeten)

Descendants

• Turkish: madde
• → Romanian: madea

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ماده”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1090
• Mallouf, Nassif (1867), “ماده”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 1177
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ماده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1653

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian NKḆ, mʾtk' (mādag). Compare Old Armenian մատակ (matak), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

ماده • (mâde)

1. female

Noun

ماده • (mâde)

1. female

Derived terms

• سگ ماده‎ (sag-e mâde)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मादा (mādā)

  Urdu: مادہ‎

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَادَّة‎ (mādda).

Alternative forms

• مادّه (mâdde) (with a shadda)

Noun

Dari	ماده
Iranian Persian
Tajik	модда (modda)

ماده • (mâdde) (plural مواد‎ (mavâdd))

1. matter
2. material

Derived terms

• ماده تاریک‎ (mâdde-ye târik)

Descendants

• → Urdu: مادہ‎