مقدمه

See also: مقدمہ, and مقدمة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَدَّمَة (muqaddama).

Noun

مقدمه • (mukaddeme)

1. preface
2. introduction

Descendants

• Turkish: mukaddime

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mukaddime”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقدمه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1942

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدَّمَة (muqaddama), the passive equivalent of the active participle مُقَدِّمَة (muqaddima).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.qað.da.ˈma]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qäd̪.d̪ä.mǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qäd̪.d̪ä.mǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qäd̪.d̪ä.mǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.qäd̪.d̪ä.mǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʁæd̪.d̪æ.mé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.qäd̪.d̪ä.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	muqaḏḏama
Dari reading?	muqaddama
Iranian reading?	moğaddame
Tajik reading?	muqaddama

Noun

Dari	مقدمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муқаддама

مقدمه • (moqaddame) (plural مقدمات (moqaddamât))

1. preface, introduction, preamble
2. preliminary, first step
3. (logic) premise

   Coordinate term: نتیجه (natije)

Derived terms

• مقدماتی (moqaddamâti, “preliminary”)