How to say "subject, topic" in Arabic
New wordMeaningsubject, topic
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَوْضُوع
mawḍūʿמוצ'וע
موضوع
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נושא
noseنُوسِي
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
و-ض-عNo Hebrew relative: mawḍūʿ is a passive participle of waḍaʿa, 'to place, put' — literally 'the thing that's been put forward', i.e. the topic on the table. Hebrew's נושא, by contrast, comes from נשא, 'to carry' — a topic Hebrew carries, Arabic sets down.
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In a phrase
مَوْضُوع الْإِنْشَاء
mawḍūʿ al-inshāʾמוצ'וע אל-אנשאאthe essay topic
Plural
مَوَاضِيع
mawāḍīʿמואצ'יעbroken plural mafāʿīl-shape.