مدعی

See also: مدعي and مدعى

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Adjective

مدعی • (müddeʻî)

  1. who makes an assertion, who contests
  2. who makes a claim

Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻî)

  1. a controversialist
  2. a claimant
  3. an accuser; an adversary in a suit
Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: müddei

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (müddeʻâ)

Adjective

مدعی • (müddeʻâ)

  1. asserted
  2. claimed

Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻâ)

  1. the subject of an assertion or claim; the thing asserted or claimed
  2. an accusation; a claim; a plea
Derived terms
  • مدعی علیه (müddeʻâ ʻaleyhi)

Descendants

  • Turkish: müddea

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mudda'ī
Dari reading? mudda'ī
Iranian reading? modda'i
Tajik reading? mudda'i

Noun

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддаӣ

مدعی • (modda'i)

  1. prosecutor
  2. plaintiff

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (modda'â)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mudda'ā
Dari reading? mudda'ā
Iranian reading? modda'â
Tajik reading? mudda'o

Adjective

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддао

مدعی • (modda'â)

  1. claimed

Noun

Dari مدعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik муддао

مدعی • (modda'â)

  1. an intention

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعِي (muddaʕī), the informal pronunciation of مُدَّعٍ (muddaʕin), active participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُدَّعِی • (mudda'īm (Hindi spelling मुद्दई)

  1. a claimant, suitor; plaintiff (in a law-suit), complainant, prosecutor, accuser
  2. an enemy
  3. (in Pers.) a pretender, pretentious man; a boaster

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَّعَى (muddaʕā), passive participle of اِدَّعَى (iddaʕā).

Alternative forms

  • مدعا (mudda'ā)

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)

  1. asserted as a claim, claimed, sued for; alleged; pretended; meant

Noun

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ām (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)

  1. what is claimed, or alleged, or pretended, or meant; desire, wish; suit; meaning, object, view; scope, tenor, drift
  2. object of search, stolen property

Further reading

  • مدعی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “مدعی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • مدعی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.