masdar

mas·dar
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noun

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

Similar
nomen verbi
OriginArabic مَصْدَر →
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Meanings

nounmasdar (plural masdars)

plural masdars

  1. grammarArabic verbal noun, also used in Georgian grammar (მასდარი)

    Synonyms: nomen verbi

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
nomen verbi
Also see
nomen verbiverbal noun

Origin

  1. Arabicمَصْدَر“source”
  2. Englishmasdar

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

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Translations

Arabic مَصْدَر
  • مَصْدَر (maṣdar)a part of speech in Arabic
French masdar
  • masdara part of speech in Arabic
Hebrew מצדר
  • מצדר (mátsdar)a part of speech in Arabic
Hindi मसदर
  • मसदर (masdar)a part of speech in Arabic
Indonesian masdar
  • masdara part of speech in Arabic
Japanese マスダール, マスダル
  • マスダール (masudāru)a part of speech in Arabic
  • マスダル (masudaru)a part of speech in Arabic
Korean 마스다르
  • 마스다르 (maseudareu)a part of speech in Arabic
Malay masdar
  • masdara part of speech in Arabic
Persian مصدر
  • مصدر (masdar)a part of speech in Arabic
Polish masdar
  • masdara part of speech in Arabic
Russian ма́сдар, масда́р
  • ма́сдар (másdar)a part of speech in Arabic
  • масда́р (masdár)a part of speech in Arabic
Turkish mastar
  • mastara part of speech in Arabic
Urdu مصدر
  • مصدر (masdar)a part of speech in Arabic

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

madrasMardas
Cite this entry
APA

masdar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdar

MLA

“masdar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masdar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masdar.

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