مدار

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root د و ر (d-w-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.daːr/

Noun

مَدَار • (madār) m (plural مَدَارَات (madārāt))

  1. (astronomy) orbit
    مَدَار الْقَمَر ― madār al-qamar ― the orbit of the Moon
    مَدَار قَمَرِيّ الْمَرْكَز ― madār qamariyy al-markaz ― selenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مَدَار السَّرَطَان ― madār as-saraṭān ― the Tropic of Cancer
    مَدَار الْجَدْي ― madār al-jady ― the Tropic of Capricorn

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār, “orbit, tropic”).

Noun

مدار • (medar)

  1. (in general) turning point, a place of turning or revolving
  2. (astronomy) orbit, the circular or elliptical path of a celestial body
  3. (geography) tropic, either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator

Derived terms

  • مدار العین (medarüʿl-ayn, “eye socket”)
  • مدار جدی (medar-ı cedî, “tropic of Capricorn”)
  • مدار سرطان (medar-ı seretan, “tropic of Cancer”)
  • مدار كلام (medar-ı kelam, “subject of a conversation”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: medar

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدَار (madār).

Pronunciation

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

Readings
Classical reading? maḏār
Dari reading? madār
Iranian reading? madâr
Tajik reading? mador

Noun

Dari مدار
Iranian Persian
Tajik мадор

مدار • (madâr)

  1. (astronomy) orbit
    مدار ماه ― madâr-e mâh ― the orbit of the Moon
    مدار ماه‌مرکزی ― madâr-e mâh-markazi ― selenocentric orbit
  2. (geography) tropic
    مدار رأس‌السرطان ― madâr-e ra's-os-saratân ― the Tropic of Cancer
    مدار رأس‌الجدی ― madâr-e ra's-ol-jady ― the Tropic of Capricorn
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