مداد
Arabic
Etymology
From the root م د د (m d d), whence مَدَّ (madda, “to extend, stretch, spread out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.daːd/
Noun
مِدَاد • (midād) m (plural أَمِدَّة (ʔamidda))
- ink
- Synonym: حِبْر (ḥibr)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:109:
- قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا
- Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
- dung, manure
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:براز
- lamp oil
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِدَاد midād |
الْمِدَاد al-midād |
مِدَاد midād |
| nominative | مِدَادٌ midādun |
الْمِدَادُ al-midādu |
مِدَادُ midādu |
| accusative | مِدَادًا midādan |
الْمِدَادَ al-midāda |
مِدَادَ midāda |
| genitive | مِدَادٍ midādin |
الْمِدَادِ al-midādi |
مِدَادِ midādi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِدَادَيْن midādayn |
الْمِدَادَيْن al-midādayn |
مِدَادَيْ midāday |
| nominative | مِدَادَانِ midādāni |
الْمِدَادَانِ al-midādāni |
مِدَادَا midādā |
| accusative | مِدَادَيْنِ midādayni |
الْمِدَادَيْنِ al-midādayni |
مِدَادَيْ midāday |
| genitive | مِدَادَيْنِ midādayni |
الْمِدَادَيْنِ al-midādayni |
مِدَادَيْ midāday |
| plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَمِدَّة ʔamidda |
الْأَمِدَّة al-ʔamidda |
أَمِدَّة ʔamiddat |
| nominative | أَمِدَّةٌ ʔamiddatun |
الْأَمِدَّةُ al-ʔamiddatu |
أَمِدَّةُ ʔamiddatu |
| accusative | أَمِدَّةً ʔamiddatan |
الْأَمِدَّةَ al-ʔamiddata |
أَمِدَّةَ ʔamiddata |
| genitive | أَمِدَّةٍ ʔamiddatin |
الْأَمِدَّةِ al-ʔamiddati |
أَمِدَّةِ ʔamiddati |
Descendants
Noun
مَدَاد or مُدَّاد • (madād or muddād) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَدَاد; مُدَّاد madād; muddād |
الْمَدَاد; الْمُدَّاد al-madād; al-muddād |
مَدَاد; مُدَّاد madād; muddād |
| nominative | مَدَادٌ; مُدَّادٌ madādun; muddādun |
الْمَدَادُ; الْمُدَّادُ al-madādu; al-muddādu |
مَدَادُ; مُدَّادُ madādu; muddādu |
| accusative | مَدَادًا; مُدَّادًا madādan; muddādan |
الْمَدَادَ; الْمُدَّادَ al-madāda; al-muddāda |
مَدَادَ; مُدَّادَ madāda; muddāda |
| genitive | مَدَادٍ; مُدَّادٍ madādin; muddādin |
الْمَدَادِ; الْمُدَّادِ al-madādi; al-muddādi |
مَدَادِ; مُدَّادِ madādi; muddādi |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مداد”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 573–574
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “مداد”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1076
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مداد”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1192
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mdaːd/
Audio: (file)
Noun
مداد • (mdād) m (plural مدادات (mdādāt))
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِدَاد (midād, “ink”). Displaced native زکاب (zakâb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mi.ˈdaːd/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɪ.d̪ɑ́ːd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [me.d̪ɒ́ːd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mi.d̪ɔ́d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | midād |
| Dari reading? | midād |
| Iranian reading? | medâd |
| Tajik reading? | midod |
Noun
مِداد • (medâd) (plural مدادها)
Derived terms
- مداد رنگی (medâd-e rangi)
- مداد نقاشی (medâd-e naqâši)