مقدار

Arabic

Root
ق د ر (q d r)
14 terms

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ق د ر (q-d-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miq.daːr/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /miɡ.daːr/, [mɪɡ.daːr]

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Noun

مِقْدَار • (miqdār) m (plural مَقَادِير (maqādīr))

1. amount, quantity
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 70:4:

     تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

     taʕruju l-malāʔikatu war-rūḥu ʔilayhi fī yawmin kāna miqdāruhu ḵamsīna ʔalfa sanatin

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْدَار miqdār	الْمِقْدَار al-miqdār	مِقْدَار miqdār
Nominative	مِقْدَارٌ miqdārun	الْمِقْدَارُ al-miqdāru	مِقْدَارُ miqdāru
Accusative	مِقْدَارًا miqdāran	الْمِقْدَارَ al-miqdāra	مِقْدَارَ miqdāra
Genitive	مِقْدَارٍ miqdārin	الْمِقْدَارِ al-miqdāri	مِقْدَارِ miqdāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْدَارَيْن miqdārayn	الْمِقْدَارَيْن al-miqdārayn	مِقْدَارَيْ miqdāray
Nominative	مِقْدَارَانِ miqdārāni	الْمِقْدَارَانِ al-miqdārāni	مِقْدَارَا miqdārā
Accusative	مِقْدَارَيْنِ miqdārayni	الْمِقْدَارَيْنِ al-miqdārayni	مِقْدَارَيْ miqdāray
Genitive	مِقْدَارَيْنِ miqdārayni	الْمِقْدَارَيْنِ al-miqdārayni	مِقْدَارَيْ miqdāray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَادِير maqādīr	الْمَقَادِير al-maqādīr	مَقَادِير maqādīr
Nominative	مَقَادِيرُ maqādīru	الْمَقَادِيرُ al-maqādīru	مَقَادِيرُ maqādīru
Accusative	مَقَادِيرَ maqādīra	الْمَقَادِيرَ al-maqādīra	مَقَادِيرَ maqādīra
Genitive	مَقَادِيرَ maqādīra	الْمَقَادِيرِ al-maqādīri	مَقَادِيرِ maqādīri

Declension of noun مِقْدَار (miqdār)

Descendants

• → Persian: مقدار
  • → Azerbaijani: miqdar
  • → Bashkir: миҡдар (miqdar)
  • → Chagatai:
    • Uyghur: مىقدار (miqdar)
    • Uzbek: miqdor
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मिक़दार (miqdār)

    Urdu: مقدار (miqdār)

• → Northern Kurdish: mixdar
• → Ottoman Turkish: مقدار
  • → Turkish: miktar
  • → Crimean Tatar: miqdar
  • → Zazaki: miktar

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِقْدَار (miqdār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [miq.ˈdɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪq.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪq.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪq.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [miq.d̪ɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [meʁ.d̪ɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [miq.d̪ɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	miqdār
Dari reading?	miqdār
Iranian reading?	meğdâr
Tajik reading?	miqdor

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Noun

Dari	مِقدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	миқдор

مِقدار • (meqdâr) (plural مَقادیر (maqâdir))

1. amount, quantity

   مقدار زیادی ― meqdâr-e ziyâdi ― a large amount; a lot

2. value (numerical quantity)
3. (medicine) dose

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: miqdar
• → Bashkir: миҡдар (miqdar)
• → Chagatai:
  • Uyghur: مىقدار (miqdar)
  • Uzbek: miqdor
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मिक़दार (miqdār)

  Urdu: مقدار (miqdār)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مِقْدَار (miqdār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɪq.d̪ɑːɾ/

Noun

مِقْدار • (miqdār) m (Hindi spelling मिक़दार)

1. amount, quantity