مدت
Arabic
Etymology 1
Verb
مدت (form I)
- مَدَّتْ (maddat) /mad.dat/: third-person feminine singular past active of مَدَّ (madda)
- مُدَّتْ (muddat) /mud.dat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of مَدَّ (madda)
Etymology 2
Verb
مَدَتْ • (madat) (form I) /ma.dat/
- third-person feminine singular past active of مَدَى (madā)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّة (mudda).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mud.ˈdat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mod̪.d̪ǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mud̪.d̪ǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | muddat |
| Dari reading? | muddat |
| Iranian reading? | moddat |
| Tajik reading? | muddat |
Noun
| Dari | مدت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муддат |
مُدَّت • (moddat) (plural مدتها)
- time, period, duration
- مدت زیادی در شرکت کار میکردیم.
- moddat-e ziyâdi dar šerkat kâr mi-kardim.
- We worked at the company for a long time.
- (in the plural) long time
- بعد از مدتها ― ba'd az moddat-hâ ― after a long time
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian مدد (madad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mədətə]
Noun
مَدَتَ • (madata) f (Devanagari मदत, Khudawadi 𑋗𑋏𑋍)
References
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “مَدَتَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “مَدَت”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ət̪/
Noun
مدت • (muddat) f (Hindi spelling मुद्दत)