مدام

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle أَدَامَ‎ (ʾadāma, “to make last”), the wine being so called because nothing else can be continued to be drunk like it, or because it ripens long.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.daːm/

Adjective

مُدَام • (mudām)

passive participle of أَدَامَ‎ (ʾadāma)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُدَام (mudām)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُدَام mudām	الْمُدَام‎ al-mudām	مُدَامَة‎ mudāma	الْمُدَامَة‎ al-mudāma
Nominative	مُدَامٌ mudāmun	الْمُدَامُ‎ al-mudāmu	مُدَامَةٌ‎ mudāmatun	الْمُدَامَةُ‎ al-mudāmatu
Accusative	مُدَامًا‎ mudāman	الْمُدَامَ‎ al-mudāma	مُدَامَةً‎ mudāmatan	الْمُدَامَةَ‎ al-mudāmata
Genitive	مُدَامٍ mudāmin	الْمُدَامِ‎ al-mudāmi	مُدَامَةٍ‎ mudāmatin	الْمُدَامَةِ‎ al-mudāmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُدَامَيْن‎ mudāmayn	الْمُدَامَيْن‎ al-mudāmayn	مُدَامَتَيْن‎ mudāmatayn	الْمُدَامَتَيْن‎ al-mudāmatayn
Nominative	مُدَامَانِ‎ mudāmāni	الْمُدَامَانِ‎ al-mudāmāni	مُدَامَتَانِ‎ mudāmatāni	الْمُدَامَتَانِ‎ al-mudāmatāni
Accusative	مُدَامَيْنِ‎ mudāmayni	الْمُدَامَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmayni	مُدَامَتَيْنِ‎ mudāmatayni	الْمُدَامَتَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmatayni
Genitive	مُدَامَيْنِ‎ mudāmayni	الْمُدَامَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmayni	مُدَامَتَيْنِ‎ mudāmatayni	الْمُدَامَتَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُدَامِين‎ mudāmīn	الْمُدَامِين‎ al-mudāmīn	مُدَامَات‎ mudāmāt	الْمُدَامَات‎ al-mudāmāt
Nominative	مُدَامُونَ‎ mudāmūna	الْمُدَامُونَ‎ al-mudāmūna	مُدَامَاتٌ‎ mudāmātun	الْمُدَامَاتُ‎ al-mudāmātu
Accusative	مُدَامِينَ‎ mudāmīna	الْمُدَامِينَ‎ al-mudāmīna	مُدَامَاتٍ‎ mudāmātin	الْمُدَامَاتِ‎ al-mudāmāti
Genitive	مُدَامِينَ‎ mudāmīna	الْمُدَامِينَ‎ al-mudāmīna	مُدَامَاتٍ‎ mudāmātin	الْمُدَامَاتِ‎ al-mudāmāti

Noun

مُدَام • (mudām) m (plural مُدَامَات‎ (mudāmāt))

(obsolete)

long-lasting rain
wine
- 900s, al-Mutanabbī, ألذ من المدام الخندريس:
  
  ‏أَلَذَّ مِنَ المُدامِ الخَنْدَرِيسِ وَأَحْلَى مِنْ مُعَاطَاةِ الْكُؤُوسِ‎
  ʾalaḏḏa mina l-mudāmi l-ḵandarīsi waʾaḥlā min muʿāṭāti l-kuʾūsi
  And they rejoiced on old wine and delighted themselves in sharing the beakers.

Declension

Declension of noun مُدَام (mudām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَام mudām	الْمُدَام‎ al-mudām	مُدَام mudām
Nominative	مُدَامٌ mudāmun	الْمُدَامُ‎ al-mudāmu	مُدَامُ mudāmu
Accusative	مُدَامًا‎ mudāman	الْمُدَامَ‎ al-mudāma	مُدَامَ mudāma
Genitive	مُدَامٍ mudāmin	الْمُدَامِ‎ al-mudāmi	مُدَامِ mudāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَامَيْن‎ mudāmayn	الْمُدَامَيْن‎ al-mudāmayn	مُدَامَيْ‎ mudāmay
Nominative	مُدَامَانِ‎ mudāmāni	الْمُدَامَانِ‎ al-mudāmāni	مُدَامَا‎ mudāmā
Accusative	مُدَامَيْنِ‎ mudāmayni	الْمُدَامَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmayni	مُدَامَيْ‎ mudāmay
Genitive	مُدَامَيْنِ‎ mudāmayni	الْمُدَامَيْنِ‎ al-mudāmayni	مُدَامَيْ‎ mudāmay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُدَامَات‎ mudāmāt	الْمُدَامَات‎ al-mudāmāt	مُدَامَات‎ mudāmāt
Nominative	مُدَامَاتٌ‎ mudāmātun	الْمُدَامَاتُ‎ al-mudāmātu	مُدَامَاتُ‎ mudāmātu
Accusative	مُدَامَاتٍ‎ mudāmātin	الْمُدَامَاتِ‎ al-mudāmāti	مُدَامَاتِ‎ mudāmāti
Genitive	مُدَامَاتٍ‎ mudāmātin	الْمُدَامَاتِ‎ al-mudāmāti	مُدَامَاتِ‎ mudāmāti

References

Freytag, Georg (1833), “مدام”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 73
Maraqten, Mohammed (1993), “Wine Drinking and Wine Prohibition in Arabia before Islam”, in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, volume 23, page 102

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