مد

مد

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م د د‎ (m-d-d). Compare مَتَّ‎ (matta), مَطَّ‎ (maṭṭa).

Verb

مَدَّ • (madda) I, non-past يَمُدُّ‎‎ (yamuddu) (transitive)

1. to extend, to stretch, to spread out, to lay out

   ‏اُمْدُدْ يَدَكَ / مُدَّ يَدَكَ.‎‎

   umdud yadaka / mudda yadaka.

   Extend your hand.

2. to help, to support
3. to supply, to provide

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَدَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun مَدّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَدّ madd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَادّ‎ mādd
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْدُود‎ mamdūd
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَدَدْتُ‎ madadtu	مَدَدْتَ‎ madadta	مَدَّ madda		مَدَدْتُمَا‎ madadtumā	مَدَّا‎ maddā		مَدَدْنَا‎ madadnā	مَدَدْتُمْ‎ madadtum	مَدُّوا‎ maddū
	f		مَدَدْتِ‎ madadti	مَدَّتْ‎ maddat			مَدَّتَا‎ maddatā			مَدَدْتُنَّ‎ madadtunna	مَدَدْنَ‎ madadna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمُدُّ‎ ʾamuddu	تَمُدُّ‎ tamuddu	يَمُدُّ‎ yamuddu		تَمُدَّانِ‎ tamuddāni	يَمُدَّانِ‎ yamuddāni		نَمُدُّ‎ namuddu	تَمُدُّونَ‎ tamuddūna	يَمُدُّونَ‎ yamuddūna
	f		تَمُدِّينَ‎ tamuddīna	تَمُدُّ‎ tamuddu			تَمُدَّانِ‎ tamuddāni			تَمْدُدْنَ‎ tamdudna	يَمْدُدْنَ‎ yamdudna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمُدَّ‎ ʾamudda	تَمُدَّ‎ tamudda	يَمُدَّ‎ yamudda		تَمُدَّا‎ tamuddā	يَمُدَّا‎ yamuddā		نَمُدَّ‎ namudda	تَمُدُّوا‎ tamuddū	يَمُدُّوا‎ yamuddū
	f		تَمُدِّي‎ tamuddī	تَمُدَّ‎ tamudda			تَمُدَّا‎ tamuddā			تَمْدُدْنَ‎ tamdudna	يَمْدُدْنَ‎ yamdudna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمُدَّ‎ or أَمُدِّ‎ or أَمْدُدْ‎ ʾamudda or ʾamuddi or ʾamdud	تَمُدَّ‎ or تَمُدِّ‎ or تَمْدُدْ‎ tamudda or tamuddi or tamdud	يَمُدَّ‎ or يَمُدِّ‎ or يَمْدُدْ‎ yamudda or yamuddi or yamdud		تَمُدَّا‎ tamuddā	يَمُدَّا‎ yamuddā		نَمُدَّ‎ or نَمُدِّ‎ or نَمْدُدْ‎ namudda or namuddi or namdud	تَمُدُّوا‎ tamuddū	يَمُدُّوا‎ yamuddū
	f		تَمُدِّي‎ tamuddī	تَمُدَّ‎ or تَمُدِّ‎ or تَمْدُدْ‎ tamudda or tamuddi or tamdud			تَمُدَّا‎ tamuddā			تَمْدُدْنَ‎ tamdudna	يَمْدُدْنَ‎ yamdudna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مُدَّ or مُدِّ or اُمْدُدْ‎ mudda or muddi or umdud			مُدَّا‎ muddā				مُدُّوا‎ muddū
	f		مُدِّي‎ muddī							اُمْدُدْنَ‎ umdudna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُدِدْتُ‎ mudidtu	مُدِدْتَ‎ mudidta	مُدَّ mudda		مُدِدْتُمَا‎ mudidtumā	مُدَّا‎ muddā		مُدِدْنَا‎ mudidnā	مُدِدْتُمْ‎ mudidtum	مُدُّوا‎ muddū
	f		مُدِدْتِ‎ mudidti	مُدَّتْ‎ muddat			مُدَّتَا‎ muddatā			مُدِدْتُنَّ‎ mudidtunna	مُدِدْنَ‎ mudidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَدُّ‎ ʾumaddu	تُمَدُّ‎ tumaddu	يُمَدُّ‎ yumaddu		تُمَدَّانِ‎ tumaddāni	يُمَدَّانِ‎ yumaddāni		نُمَدُّ‎ numaddu	تُمَدُّونَ‎ tumaddūna	يُمَدُّونَ‎ yumaddūna
	f		تُمَدِّينَ‎ tumaddīna	تُمَدُّ‎ tumaddu			تُمَدَّانِ‎ tumaddāni			تُمْدَدْنَ‎ tumdadna	يُمْدَدْنَ‎ yumdadna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَدَّ‎ ʾumadda	تُمَدَّ‎ tumadda	يُمَدَّ‎ yumadda		تُمَدَّا‎ tumaddā	يُمَدَّا‎ yumaddā		نُمَدَّ‎ numadda	تُمَدُّوا‎ tumaddū	يُمَدُّوا‎ yumaddū
	f		تُمَدِّي‎ tumaddī	تُمَدَّ‎ tumadda			تُمَدَّا‎ tumaddā			تُمْدَدْنَ‎ tumdadna	يُمْدَدْنَ‎ yumdadna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَدَّ‎ or أُمَدِّ‎ or أُمْدَدْ‎ ʾumadda or ʾumaddi or ʾumdad	تُمَدَّ‎ or تُمَدِّ‎ or تُمْدَدْ‎ tumadda or tumaddi or tumdad	يُمَدَّ‎ or يُمَدِّ‎ or يُمْدَدْ‎ yumadda or yumaddi or yumdad		تُمَدَّا‎ tumaddā	يُمَدَّا‎ yumaddā		نُمَدَّ‎ or نُمَدِّ‎ or نُمْدَدْ‎ numadda or numaddi or numdad	تُمَدُّوا‎ tumaddū	يُمَدُّوا‎ yumaddū
	f		تُمَدِّي‎ tumaddī	تُمَدَّ‎ or تُمَدِّ‎ or تُمْدَدْ‎ tumadda or tumaddi or tumdad			تُمَدَّا‎ tumaddā			تُمْدَدْنَ‎ tumdadna	يُمْدَدْنَ‎ yumdadna

Antonyms

• قَصَرَ‎ (qaṣara)

Noun

مَدّ • (madd) m

1. verbal noun of مَدَّ (madda) (form I)
2. flow of the sea, rising tide (when the ebb has ceased)

   Antonym: جَزْر‎ (jazr)

Declension

Declension of noun مَدّ (madd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدّ madd	الْمَدّ‎ al-madd	مَدّ madd
Nominative	مَدٌّ maddun	الْمَدُّ‎ al-maddu	مَدُّ maddu
Accusative	مَدًّا‎ maddan	الْمَدَّ‎ al-madda	مَدَّ madda
Genitive	مَدٍّ maddin	الْمَدِّ‎ al-maddi	مَدِّ maddi

Antonyms

• قَصْر‎ (qaṣr)

Etymology 2

Probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠‎ (mdyʾ) / מוֹדְיָא‎ (moḏyā) / ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ‏‎ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/maddattu, middattu/, “a measure of capacity for dates, water, and other things; a vessel”), whence also Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios) and Latin modius. Compare Old Armenian մոդ (mod), likewise a volume measure.

Noun

مُدّ • (mudd) m (plural أَمْدَاد‎ (ʾamdād) or مِدَاد‎ (midād))

1. a dry measure varying in size by several liters [to 20^th c.]

Declension

Declension of noun مُدّ (mudd)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدّ mudd	الْمُدّ‎ al-mudd	مُدّ mudd
Nominative	مُدٌّ muddun	الْمُدُّ‎ al-muddu	مُدُّ muddu
Accusative	مُدًّا‎ muddan	الْمُدَّ‎ al-mudda	مُدَّ mudda
Genitive	مُدٍّ muddin	الْمُدِّ‎ al-muddi	مُدِّ muddi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَّيْن‎ muddayn	الْمُدَّيْن‎ al-muddayn	مُدَّيْ‎ mudday
Nominative	مُدَّانِ‎ muddāni	الْمُدَّانِ‎ al-muddāni	مُدَّا‎ muddā
Accusative	مُدَّيْنِ‎ muddayni	الْمُدَّيْنِ‎ al-muddayni	مُدَّيْ‎ mudday
Genitive	مُدَّيْنِ‎ muddayni	الْمُدَّيْنِ‎ al-muddayni	مُدَّيْ‎ mudday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْدَاد‎‎; مِدَاد‎ ʾamdād‎; midād	الْأَمْدَاد‎‎; الْمِدَاد‎ al-ʾamdād‎; al-midād	أَمْدَاد‎‎; مِدَاد‎ ʾamdād‎; midād
Nominative	أَمْدَادٌ‎‎; مِدَادٌ‎ ʾamdādun‎; midādun	الْأَمْدَادُ‎‎; الْمِدَادُ‎ al-ʾamdādu‎; al-midādu	أَمْدَادُ‎‎; مِدَادُ‎ ʾamdādu‎; midādu
Accusative	أَمْدَادًا‎‎; مِدَادًا‎ ʾamdādan‎; midādan	الْأَمْدَادَ‎‎; الْمِدَادَ‎ al-ʾamdāda‎; al-midāda	أَمْدَادَ‎‎; مِدَادَ‎ ʾamdāda‎; midāda
Genitive	أَمْدَادٍ‎‎; مِدَادٍ‎ ʾamdādin‎; midādin	الْأَمْدَادِ‎‎; الْمِدَادِ‎ al-ʾamdādi‎; al-midādi	أَمْدَادِ‎‎; مِدَادِ‎ ʾamdādi‎; midādi

Descendants

• Maltese: modd

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَدَّ‎ (madda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /madd/

Verb

مد • (madd) (form I, non-past يمد‎ (ymudd))

1. to extend, to stretch

Conjugation

Conjugation of مد
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	مدّيت‎ (maddīt)	مدّيتي‎ (maddīti)	مدّ (madd)		مدّينا‎ (maddīna)	مدّيتوا‎ (maddītu)	مدّوا‎ (maddu)
	f			مدّت‎ (maddāt)
non-past	m	نمدّ‎ (nmudd)	تمدّ‎ (tmudd)	يمدّ‎ (ymudd)		نمدّوا‎ (nmuddu)	تمدّوا‎ (tmuddu)	يمدّوا‎ (ymuddu)
	f		تمدّي‎ (tmuddi)	تمدّ‎ (tmudd)
imperative	m		مدّ (mudd)				مدّوا‎ (muddu)
	f		مدّي‎ (muddi)

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Persian

Etymology

From French mode.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mod/

Noun

Dari	فشن‎
Iranian Persian	مد
Tajik	муд (mud)

مُد • (mod)

1. fashion
2. (statistics) mode (most frequent value)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
م د د‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَدَّ‎ (madda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /madd/, [mad]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

مدّ • (madd) (form I, present بمدّ‎ (bimidd))

1. to extend, to stretch

Conjugation

Conjugation of مدّ (madd)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	مدّيت (maddēt)	مدّيت (maddēt)	مدّ (madd)		مدّينا (maddēna)	مدّيتو (maddētu)	مدّو (maddu)
	f		مدّيتي (maddēti)	مدّت (maddat)
present	m	بمدّ (bamidd)	بتمدّ (bitmidd)	بمدّ (bimidd)		منمدّ (minmidd)	بتمدّو (bitmiddu)	بمدّو (bimiddu)
	f		بتمدّي (bitmiddi)	بتمدّ (bitmidd)
subjunctive	m	امدّ (amidd)	تمدّ (tmidd)	يمدّ (ymidd)		نمدّ (nmidd)	تمدّو (tmiddu)	يمدّو (ymiddu)
	f		تمدّي (tmiddi)	تمدّ (tmidd)
imperative	m		مدّ (midd)				مدّو (middu)
	f		مدّي (middi)