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masdar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Arabic verbal noun, also used in Georgian grammar (მასდარი)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَصْدَر (maṣdar, “source”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَصْدَر (maṣdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Azerbaijani: məsdər — a part of speech in Arabic
  • French: masdar — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Georgian: მასდარი (masdari) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Hebrew: מצדר (mátsdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Hindi: मसदर (masdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Indonesian: masdar — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Japanese: マスダール (masudāru) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Japanese: マスダル (masudaru) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Korean: 마스다르 (maseudareu) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Malay: masdar — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Pashto: مصدر (masdár) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Persian: مصدر (masdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Polish: masdar — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Russian: ма́сдар (másdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Russian: масда́р (masdár) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Tajik: масдар (masdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Turkish: mastar — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Urdu: مصدر (masdar) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Uyghur: مەستە (meste) — a part of speech in Arabic
  • Uzbek: masdar — a part of speech in Arabic