putting down
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Also written موضوع: مَوْضُوع (invented)
Highlights
Plural
مَوَاضِيع
Most common words from the same root
مَوْضُوع in English
Noun · masculine
- topic, subject, theme
Word origin
Derived from the passive participle of وَضَعَ (waḍaʕa, “to put, lay”). The sense “topic, subject” at first in logical discourse as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, literally “that which is laid down, underlying, suggested”).
Words from the root و-ض-ع
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَضَعَ
· present يَضَعُ
Form I · The plain action
to put; to lay; to place; to set; to position; to install; to implant; to lump, to group; to put together; to store away, to stow away, to deposit; to put down, to lay down
تَوَاضَعَ
· present يَتَوَاضَعُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to be humble; to behave humbly and modestly; to agree
تَوَاضُع
humility
مُتَوَاضِع
humble
مُتَوَاضَع
وَضْعِيَّة
situation
وَضِيع
low
مَوْضُوعِيّ
objective
مَوْضُوعِيَّة
objectivity
مَوْضِعِيّ
local
مَوْضُوع: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَوْضُوع |
|---|---|
| Plural | مَوَاضِيع |
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