موضوع

موضوع

Arabic

Etymology

Passive participle of وَضَعَ‎ (waḍaʿa, “to put, lay”). The sense “topic, subject” at first in logical discourse as a loan translation of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, literally “that which is laid down, underlying, suggested”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/

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Noun

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʿ) m (plural مَوَاضِيع‎ (mawāḍīʿ))

1. topic, subject, theme

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ	الْمَوْضُوع‎ al-mawḍūʿ	مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ
Nominative	مَوْضُوعٌ mawḍūʿun	الْمَوْضُوعُ‎ al-mawḍūʿu	مَوْضُوعُ mawḍūʿu
Accusative	مَوْضُوعًا‎ mawḍūʿan	الْمَوْضُوعَ‎ al-mawḍūʿa	مَوْضُوعَ mawḍūʿa
Genitive	مَوْضُوعٍ mawḍūʿin	الْمَوْضُوعِ‎ al-mawḍūʿi	مَوْضُوعِ mawḍūʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْضُوعَيْن‎ mawḍūʿayn	الْمَوْضُوعَيْن‎ al-mawḍūʿayn	مَوْضُوعَيْ‎ mawḍūʿay
Nominative	مَوْضُوعَانِ‎ mawḍūʿāni	الْمَوْضُوعَانِ‎ al-mawḍūʿāni	مَوْضُوعَا‎ mawḍūʿā
Accusative	مَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿayni	الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿayni	مَوْضُوعَيْ‎ mawḍūʿay
Genitive	مَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿayni	الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿayni	مَوْضُوعَيْ‎ mawḍūʿay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاضِيع‎ mawāḍīʿ	الْمَوَاضِيع‎ al-mawāḍīʿ	مَوَاضِيع‎ mawāḍīʿ
Nominative	مَوَاضِيعُ‎ mawāḍīʿu	الْمَوَاضِيعُ‎ al-mawāḍīʿu	مَوَاضِيعُ‎ mawāḍīʿu
Accusative	مَوَاضِيعَ‎ mawāḍīʿa	الْمَوَاضِيعَ‎ al-mawāḍīʿa	مَوَاضِيعَ‎ mawāḍīʿa
Genitive	مَوَاضِيعَ‎ mawāḍīʿa	الْمَوَاضِيعِ‎ al-mawāḍīʿi	مَوَاضِيعِ‎ mawāḍīʿi

Adjective

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʿ) (feminine مَوْضُوعَة‎ (mawḍūʿa), masculine plural مَوْضُوعُونَ‎ (mawḍūʿūna), feminine plural مَوْضُوعَات‎ (mawḍūʿāt))

1. passive participle of وَضَع‎ (waḍaʿ)

   ‏الْقَهْوَةُ مَوْضُوعَةٌ عَلىٰ الطَاوِلَة‎

   al-qahwatu mawḍūʿatun ʿalā ṭ-ṭāwila

   the coffee is put on the table

2. fabricated

   ‏حَدِيث مَوْضُوع‎‎ ― ḥadīṯ mawḍūʿ ― fabricated hadith

Declension

Declension of adjective مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʿ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْضُوع mawḍūʿ	الْمَوْضُوع‎ al-mawḍūʿ	مَوْضُوعَة‎ mawḍūʿa	الْمَوْضُوعَة‎ al-mawḍūʿa
Nominative	مَوْضُوعٌ mawḍūʿun	الْمَوْضُوعُ‎ al-mawḍūʿu	مَوْضُوعَةٌ‎ mawḍūʿatun	الْمَوْضُوعَةُ‎ al-mawḍūʿatu
Accusative	مَوْضُوعًا‎ mawḍūʿan	الْمَوْضُوعَ‎ al-mawḍūʿa	مَوْضُوعَةً‎ mawḍūʿatan	الْمَوْضُوعَةَ‎ al-mawḍūʿata
Genitive	مَوْضُوعٍ mawḍūʿin	الْمَوْضُوعِ‎ al-mawḍūʿi	مَوْضُوعَةٍ‎ mawḍūʿatin	الْمَوْضُوعَةِ‎ al-mawḍūʿati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْضُوعَيْن‎ mawḍūʿayn	الْمَوْضُوعَيْن‎ al-mawḍūʿayn	مَوْضُوعَتَيْن‎ mawḍūʿatayn	الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْن‎ al-mawḍūʿatayn
Nominative	مَوْضُوعَانِ‎ mawḍūʿāni	الْمَوْضُوعَانِ‎ al-mawḍūʿāni	مَوْضُوعَتَانِ‎ mawḍūʿatāni	الْمَوْضُوعَتَانِ‎ al-mawḍūʿatāni
Accusative	مَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿayni	الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿayni	مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿatayni	الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿatayni
Genitive	مَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿayni	الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿayni	مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ‎ mawḍūʿatayni	الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mawḍūʿatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْضُوعِين‎ mawḍūʿīn	الْمَوْضُوعِين‎ al-mawḍūʿīn	مَوْضُوعَات‎ mawḍūʿāt	الْمَوْضُوعَات‎ al-mawḍūʿāt
Nominative	مَوْضُوعُونَ‎ mawḍūʿūna	الْمَوْضُوعُونَ‎ al-mawḍūʿūna	مَوْضُوعَاتٌ‎ mawḍūʿātun	الْمَوْضُوعَاتُ‎ al-mawḍūʿātu
Accusative	مَوْضُوعِينَ‎ mawḍūʿīna	الْمَوْضُوعِينَ‎ al-mawḍūʿīna	مَوْضُوعَاتٍ‎ mawḍūʿātin	الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ‎ al-mawḍūʿāti
Genitive	مَوْضُوعِينَ‎ mawḍūʿīna	الْمَوْضُوعِينَ‎ al-mawḍūʿīna	مَوْضُوعَاتٍ‎ mawḍūʿātin	الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ‎ al-mawḍūʿāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mövzu
• → Northern Kurdish: mewzû
• → Ottoman Turkish: موضوع‎ (mevzu)
  • Turkish: mevzu
• → Pashto: موضوع‎ (mawzo')
• → Persian: موضوع‎ (mowzu')
• → Swahili: maudhui
• → Turkish: konu (calque)
• → Turkmen: mowzuk
• → Urdu: مَوضُوع‎‎ (mauzu')
• → Uyghur: ماۋزۇ‎ (mawzu)
• → Uzbek: mavzu

References

1. Kees Versteegh (2013), “31: Contact and the Development of Arabic”, in Raymond Hickey, editor, The Handbook of Language Contact, John Wiley & Sons

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْضُوع‎ (mawḍūʿ).

Noun

موضوع • (mevzu) (definite accusative موضوعی‎ (mevzuu), plural موضوعات‎ (mevzuat))

1. topic

Adjective

موضوع • (mevzu)

1. put, placed
2. established

Descendants

• Turkish: mevzu

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْضُوع‎ (mawḍūʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mawzuːʔ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mawzuːʔ/

 

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mowzuːʔ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mowzuːʔ/
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): /mowzuː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /mavzɵʔ/

Noun

Dari	موضوع
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мавзуъ (mavzuʾ)

موضوع • (mowzu') (plural موضوعات‎ (mowzu'ât))

1. subject, topic; theme; issue, matter

   ‏موضوعِ درس‎ ― mowzu'-e dars ― topic of the lesson

Derived terms

• موضوعی‎ (mowzu'i)

 

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَوْضُوع‎ (mawḍūʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/, [mɑwˈdˤuːʕ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

موضوع • (mawḍūʕ) m (plural مواضيع‎ (mawāḍīʕ))

1. subject, topic, theme, issue