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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
Readings
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Classical reading?
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muḏḏat
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Dari reading?
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muddat
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Iranian reading?
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moddat
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Tajik reading?
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muddat
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Noun
Dari
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مدت
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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муддат
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مُدَّت • (moddat)
- 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.
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian مدد (madad).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَدَتَ • (madata) f (Devanagari मदत, Khudawadi 𑋗𑋏𑋍)
- help, support
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
Noun
مدت • (muddat) f (Hindi spelling मुद्दत)
- period, duration