मुद्दा
See also: मदद
Hindi
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Persian مدعی/مدعا (modda'â), from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʿā, “claimed”), from the root د ع و (d ʿ w). Compare Punjabi ਮੁੱਦਾ (muddā) / مُدَّعا (muddaʻā), Gujarati મુદ્દો (muddo), Marathi मुद्दा (muddā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ɑː/, [mʊd̪̚.d̪äː]
Noun
मुद्दा • (muddā) m (Urdu spelling مدعی)
- subject, topic
- Synonym: बात (bāt)
- object (the topic under discussion)
- issue, matter, problem
Declension
Declension of मुद्दा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुद्दा muddā | मुद्दे mudde |
| oblique | मुद्दे mudde | मुद्दों muddõ |
| vocative | मुद्दे mudde | मुद्दो muddo |
Alternative forms
- मुद्दआ (muddaā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुद्दा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Persian مدعی/مدعا (modda'â), from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʿā, “claimed”), from the root د ع و (d ʿ w). Compare Gujarati મુદ્દો (muddo), Hindustani مدعی (muddaʻā) / मुद्दा (muddā), Punjabi ਮੁੱਦਾ (muddā) / مُدَّعا (muddaʻā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mud̪.d̪a/
Noun
मुद्दा • (muddā) m
- point (the topic of discussion, the main idea)
- clause
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मुद्दा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मुद्दा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मुद्दा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- muddā (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- মুদ্দা (Bengali script)
- මුද්දා (Sinhalese script)
- မုဒ္ဒါ or မုၻ္ၻႃ or မုၻ်ၻႃ (Burmese script)
- มุทฺทา or มุททา (Thai script)
- ᨾᩩᨴ᩠ᨴᩤ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຸທ຺ທາ or ມຸທທາ (Lao script)
- មុទ្ទា (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄪𑄘𑄴𑄘𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
मुद्दा f
- Devanagari script form of muddā
Declension
Declension table of "muddā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | muddā | muddāyo or muddā |
| Accusative (second) | muddaṃ | muddāyo or muddā |
| Instrumental (third) | muddāya | muddāhi or muddābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | muddāya | muddānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | muddāya | muddāhi or muddābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | muddāya | muddānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | muddāya or muddāyaṃ | muddāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mudde | muddāyo or muddā |