مدعو

Arabic

Root
د ع و (d ʕ w)
16 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of دَعَا (daʕā, “to call”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mad.ʕuww/

Adjective

مَدْعُوّ • (madʕuww)

1. passive participle of دَعَا (daʕā).
   1. named, called

      Synonym: مُسَمَّى (musammā)

      هَذَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ المَدْعُوُّ سَيْفًا.

      haḏā huwa r-rajulu l-madʕuwwu sayfan.

      This is the man named Sayf.

   2. invited

      الضُّيُوفُ مَدْعُوُّونَ لِتَنَاوُلِ ٱلطَّعَامِ فِي مُخْتَلِفِ ٱلْمَقَاهِي وَٱلْمَطَاعِمِ.

      aḍ-ḍuyūfu madʕuwwūna litanāwuli ṭ-ṭaʕāmi fī muḵtalifi l-maqāhī wal-maṭāʕimi.

      Guests are invited to dine in various cafes and restaurants.

Declension

Declension of adjective مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَدْعُوّ madʕuww	الْمَدْعُوّ al-madʕuww	مَدْعُوَّة madʕuwwa	الْمَدْعُوَّة al-madʕuwwa
Nominative	مَدْعُوٌّ madʕuwwun	الْمَدْعُوُّ al-madʕuwwu	مَدْعُوَّةٌ madʕuwwatun	الْمَدْعُوَّةُ al-madʕuwwatu
Accusative	مَدْعُوًّا madʕuwwan	الْمَدْعُوَّ al-madʕuwwa	مَدْعُوَّةً madʕuwwatan	الْمَدْعُوَّةَ al-madʕuwwata
Genitive	مَدْعُوٍّ madʕuwwin	الْمَدْعُوِّ al-madʕuwwi	مَدْعُوَّةٍ madʕuwwatin	الْمَدْعُوَّةِ al-madʕuwwati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَدْعُوَّيْن madʕuwwayn	الْمَدْعُوَّيْن al-madʕuwwayn	مَدْعُوَّتَيْن madʕuwwatayn	الْمَدْعُوَّتَيْن al-madʕuwwatayn
Nominative	مَدْعُوَّانِ madʕuwwāni	الْمَدْعُوَّانِ al-madʕuwwāni	مَدْعُوَّتَانِ madʕuwwatāni	الْمَدْعُوَّتَانِ al-madʕuwwatāni
Accusative	مَدْعُوَّيْنِ madʕuwwayni	الْمَدْعُوَّيْنِ al-madʕuwwayni	مَدْعُوَّتَيْنِ madʕuwwatayni	الْمَدْعُوَّتَيْنِ al-madʕuwwatayni
Genitive	مَدْعُوَّيْنِ madʕuwwayni	الْمَدْعُوَّيْنِ al-madʕuwwayni	مَدْعُوَّتَيْنِ madʕuwwatayni	الْمَدْعُوَّتَيْنِ al-madʕuwwatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَدْعُوِّين madʕuwwīn	الْمَدْعُوِّين al-madʕuwwīn	مَدْعُوَّات madʕuwwāt	الْمَدْعُوَّات al-madʕuwwāt
Nominative	مَدْعُوُّونَ madʕuwwūna	الْمَدْعُوُّونَ al-madʕuwwūna	مَدْعُوَّاتٌ madʕuwwātun	الْمَدْعُوَّاتُ al-madʕuwwātu
Accusative	مَدْعُوِّينَ madʕuwwīna	الْمَدْعُوِّينَ al-madʕuwwīna	مَدْعُوَّاتٍ madʕuwwātin	الْمَدْعُوَّاتِ al-madʕuwwāti
Genitive	مَدْعُوِّينَ madʕuwwīna	الْمَدْعُوِّينَ al-madʕuwwīna	مَدْعُوَّاتٍ madʕuwwātin	الْمَدْعُوَّاتِ al-madʕuwwāti

Noun

مَدْعُوّ • (madʕuww) m (dual مَدْعُوَّان (madʕuwwān), plural مَدْعُوُّون (madʕuwwūn))

1. invitee

   أَرْسَلْنَا بَرِيدًا إلِكْتْرُونِيًّا لِكُلِّ ٱلْمَدْعُوِّينَ

   ʔarsalnā barīdan ʔiliktrūniyyan likulli l-madʕuwwīna

   We sent an email to all invitees

Declension

Declension of noun مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْعُوّ madʕuww	الْمَدْعُوّ al-madʕuww	مَدْعُوّ madʕuww
Nominative	مَدْعُوٌّ madʕuwwun	الْمَدْعُوُّ al-madʕuwwu	مَدْعُوُّ madʕuwwu
Accusative	مَدْعُوًّا madʕuwwan	الْمَدْعُوَّ al-madʕuwwa	مَدْعُوَّ madʕuwwa
Genitive	مَدْعُوٍّ madʕuwwin	الْمَدْعُوِّ al-madʕuwwi	مَدْعُوِّ madʕuwwi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْعُوَّيْن madʕuwwayn	الْمَدْعُوَّيْن al-madʕuwwayn	مَدْعُوَّيْ madʕuwway
Nominative	مَدْعُوَّانِ madʕuwwāni	الْمَدْعُوَّانِ al-madʕuwwāni	مَدْعُوَّا madʕuwwā
Accusative	مَدْعُوَّيْنِ madʕuwwayni	الْمَدْعُوَّيْنِ al-madʕuwwayni	مَدْعُوَّيْ madʕuwway
Genitive	مَدْعُوَّيْنِ madʕuwwayni	الْمَدْعُوَّيْنِ al-madʕuwwayni	مَدْعُوَّيْ madʕuwway
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَدْعُوِّين madʕuwwīn	الْمَدْعُوِّين al-madʕuwwīn	مَدْعُوِّي madʕuwwī
Nominative	مَدْعُوُّونَ madʕuwwūna	الْمَدْعُوُّونَ al-madʕuwwūna	مَدْعُوُّو madʕuwwū
Accusative	مَدْعُوِّينَ madʕuwwīna	الْمَدْعُوِّينَ al-madʕuwwīna	مَدْعُوِّي madʕuwwī
Genitive	مَدْعُوِّينَ madʕuwwīna	الْمَدْعُوِّينَ al-madʕuwwīna	مَدْعُوِّي madʕuwwī

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic دَعَا (daʕā)

Arabic مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww)bor.

Persian مدعو

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww).

Adjective

مَدْعُو • (transliteration needed)

1. invited

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic دَعَا (daʕā)

Arabic مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww)bor.

Classical Persian مَدْعُو (mad'ū)bor.

Urdu مَدْعُو (mad'ū)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَدْعُو (mad'ū), borrowed from Arabic مَدْعُوّ (madʕuww), from دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məd̪.ʔuː/, [mə.d̪uː]
• Rhymes: -uː
• Hyphenation: مَد‧عُو

Adjective

مَدْعُو • (mad'ū) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मदू)

1. invited

See also

Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root د ع و (0 c, 5 e)

Further reading

• “مدعو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مدعو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مدعو”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.