# مدعی
## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Adjective

مدعی • (müddeʻî)
* who makes an assertion, who contests
* who makes a claim

#### Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻî)
* a controversialist
* a claimant
* 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)
* asserted
* claimed

#### Noun

مدعی • (müddeʻâ)
* the subject of an assertion or claim; the thing asserted or claimed
* 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, 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: [muð.da.ˈʔiː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔíː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ä.jíː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mud̪.d̪ä.jí]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔíː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔí]

#### Noun

| Dari | مدعی |
| Iranian Persian | مدعی |
| Tajik | муддаӣ |
مدعی • (modda'i)
* prosecutor
* plaintiff

### Etymology 2

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

#### Alternative forms

* مدعا (modda'â)

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [muð.da.ʔɑː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ä.ʔɑː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [mʊd̪.d̪ɑːɑː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [mud̪.d̪ɔːɔː]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mod̪.d̪æ.ʔɒː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mud̪.d̪ä.ʔɔ]

#### Adjective

| Dari | مدعی |
| Iranian Persian | مدعی |
| Tajik | муддао |
مدعی • (modda'â)
* claimed

#### Noun

| Dari | مدعی |
| Iranian Persian | مدعی |
| Tajik | муддао |
مدعی • (modda'â)
* 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: /mʊd̪ːə.(ʔ)iː/
* Rhymes: -iː

#### Noun

مُدَّعِی • (mudda'ī) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दई)
* a claimant, suitor; plaintiff (in a law-suit), complainant, prosecutor, accuser
* an enemy
* (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: /mʊd̪.d̪ə.(ʔ)ɑː/

#### Adjective

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
* asserted as a claim, claimed, sued for; alleged; pretended; meant

#### Noun

مُدّعٰی • (mudda'ā) m (Hindi spelling मुद्दआ)
* what is claimed, or alleged, or pretended, or meant; desire, wish; suit; meaning, object, view; scope, tenor, drift
* 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.