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

• مدعی عمومی (müddeʻî-i ʻumûmî)

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

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مدعی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1788

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muð.da.ˈʔiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔí]

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

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muð.da.ʔɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊd̪.d̪ɑːɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ɔːɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔɔ]

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

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

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مدعی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مدعی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊd̪ːə.(ʔ)iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

مُدَّعِی • (mudda'ī) m (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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊd̪.d̪ə.(ʔ)ɑː/

Adjective

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

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

Noun

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) m (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, 2024.