موضوع

Arabic

Root
و ض ع (w ḍ ʕ)
12 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of وَضَعَ (waḍaʕa, “to put, lay”).

The sense “topic, subject” at first in logical discourse as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, literally “that which is laid down, underlying, suggested”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/
  • Rhymes: -uːʕ

Noun

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʕ) m (plural مَوَاضِيع (mawāḍīʕ))

  1. topic, subject, theme

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ 		الْمَوْضُوع
al-mawḍūʕ 		مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ
nominative مَوْضُوعٌ
mawḍūʕun 		الْمَوْضُوعُ
al-mawḍūʕu 		مَوْضُوعُ
mawḍūʕu
accusative مَوْضُوعًا
mawḍūʕan 		الْمَوْضُوعَ
al-mawḍūʕa 		مَوْضُوعَ
mawḍūʕa
genitive مَوْضُوعٍ
mawḍūʕin 		الْمَوْضُوعِ
al-mawḍūʕi 		مَوْضُوعِ
mawḍūʕi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مَوْضُوعَيْن
mawḍūʕayn 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْن
al-mawḍūʕayn 		مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
nominative مَوْضُوعَانِ
mawḍūʕāni 		الْمَوْضُوعَانِ
al-mawḍūʕāni 		مَوْضُوعَا
mawḍūʕā
accusative مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni 		مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
genitive مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni 		مَوْضُوعَيْ
mawḍūʕay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَوَاضِيع
mawāḍīʕ 		الْمَوَاضِيع
al-mawāḍīʕ 		مَوَاضِيع
mawāḍīʕ
nominative مَوَاضِيعُ
mawāḍīʕu 		الْمَوَاضِيعُ
al-mawāḍīʕu 		مَوَاضِيعُ
mawāḍīʕu
accusative مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa 		الْمَوَاضِيعَ
al-mawāḍīʕa 		مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa
genitive مَوَاضِيعَ
mawāḍīʕa 		الْمَوَاضِيعِ
al-mawāḍīʕi 		مَوَاضِيعِ
mawāḍīʕi

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: mövzu
  • → Classical Persian: مَوْضُوع (mawzū')
  • → Northern Kurdish: mewzû
  • → Ottoman Turkish: موضوع (mevzu)
  • → Pashto: موضوع (mawzo')
  • → Swahili: maudhui
  • → Turkish: konu (calque)
  • → Turkmen: mowzuk

Adjective

مَوْضُوع • (mawḍūʕ) (feminine مَوْضُوعَة (mawḍūʕa), masculine plural مَوْضُوعُونَ (mawḍūʕūna), feminine plural مَوْضُوعَات (mawḍūʕāt))

  1. passive participle of وَضَع (waḍaʕ)
    الْقَهْوَةُ مَوْضُوعَةٌ عَلىٰ الطَاوِلَة
    al-qahwatu mawḍūʕatun ʕalā ṭ-ṭāwila
    the coffee is put on the table
  2. invented, constructed
  3. fabricated, deceptively made up
    Synonyms: مُفْتَرًى (muftaran), مَكْذُوب (makḏūb)
    حَدِيث مَوْضُوع ― ḥadīṯ mawḍūʕ ― fabricated hadith

Declension

Declension of adjective مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʕ 		الْمَوْضُوع
al-mawḍūʕ 		مَوْضُوعَة
mawḍūʕa 		الْمَوْضُوعَة
al-mawḍūʕa
nominative مَوْضُوعٌ
mawḍūʕun 		الْمَوْضُوعُ
al-mawḍūʕu 		مَوْضُوعَةٌ
mawḍūʕatun 		الْمَوْضُوعَةُ
al-mawḍūʕatu
accusative مَوْضُوعًا
mawḍūʕan 		الْمَوْضُوعَ
al-mawḍūʕa 		مَوْضُوعَةً
mawḍūʕatan 		الْمَوْضُوعَةَ
al-mawḍūʕata
genitive مَوْضُوعٍ
mawḍūʕin 		الْمَوْضُوعِ
al-mawḍūʕi 		مَوْضُوعَةٍ
mawḍūʕatin 		الْمَوْضُوعَةِ
al-mawḍūʕati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَوْضُوعَيْن
mawḍūʕayn 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْن
al-mawḍūʕayn 		مَوْضُوعَتَيْن
mawḍūʕatayn 		الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْن
al-mawḍūʕatayn
nominative مَوْضُوعَانِ
mawḍūʕāni 		الْمَوْضُوعَانِ
al-mawḍūʕāni 		مَوْضُوعَتَانِ
mawḍūʕatāni 		الْمَوْضُوعَتَانِ
al-mawḍūʕatāni
accusative مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni 		مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
mawḍūʕatayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕatayni
genitive مَوْضُوعَيْنِ
mawḍūʕayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕayni 		مَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
mawḍūʕatayni 		الْمَوْضُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mawḍūʕatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَوْضُوعِين
mawḍūʕīn 		الْمَوْضُوعِين
al-mawḍūʕīn 		مَوْضُوعَات
mawḍūʕāt 		الْمَوْضُوعَات
al-mawḍūʕāt
nominative مَوْضُوعُونَ
mawḍūʕūna 		الْمَوْضُوعُونَ
al-mawḍūʕūna 		مَوْضُوعَاتٌ
mawḍūʕātun 		الْمَوْضُوعَاتُ
al-mawḍūʕātu
accusative مَوْضُوعِينَ
mawḍūʕīna 		الْمَوْضُوعِينَ
al-mawḍūʕīna 		مَوْضُوعَاتٍ
mawḍūʕātin 		الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ
al-mawḍūʕāti
genitive مَوْضُوعِينَ
mawḍūʕīna 		الْمَوْضُوعِينَ
al-mawḍūʕīna 		مَوْضُوعَاتٍ
mawḍūʕātin 		الْمَوْضُوعَاتِ
al-mawḍūʕāti

References

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Noun

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

  1. topic

Adjective

موضوع • (mevzu)

  1. put, placed
  2. established

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? mawzū'
Dari reading? mawzū'
Iranian reading? mowzu'
Tajik reading? mavzu'

Noun

Dari موضوع
Iranian Persian
Tajik мавзуъ

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

  1. subject, topic; theme; issue, matter
    Synonym: سوژه (suže)
    موضوعِ درس ― mowzu'-e dars ― topic of the lesson
    • c. 1080, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, “Qaṣīda 104”, in دیوان ناصرخسرو [Dīvān of Nāṣir-i Khusraw]‎[1]:
      گفتند که «موضوع شریعت نه به عقل است
      زیرا که به شمشیر شد اسلام مقرر»
      گفتم که «نماز از چه بر اطفال و مجانین
      واجب نشود تا نشود عقل مجبر؟»
      guftand ki "mawzu'-i šarī'at na ba aql ast
      zērā ki ba šamšēr⁠ šud islām muqarrar"
      guftam ki "namāz az či bar atfāl u majānīn
      wājib na-šawad tā na-šawad aql mujbar?"
      They said, "Reason is not the subject of the Holy Law,
      Because by the sword was Islam established."
      I said, "Why are the daily prayers for children and the insane
      Not obligatory, so long as reason is not compulsory?"
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

  • موضوعی (mowzu'i)

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maw.dˤuːʕ/, [mɑwˈdˤuːʕ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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

  1. subject, topic, theme, issue

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موضوع (mawzū'), from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَوضُوع • (mauzū') m (formal plural موضوعات (mozo'āt), Hindi spelling मौज़ू)

  1. subject, topic, issue, matter, discussion
  2. object

Adjective

مَوضُوع • (mauzū') (Hindi spelling मौज़ू)

  1. manufactured, established, founded
  2. placed, situated, located

Derived terms

References

  • “موضوع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “موضوع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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