مدعا muddaʻā for A. مدّعَي muddaʻā, pass. part. of اِدّعي 'to assert, or allege against; to claim,' c., viii of دعو 'to ask; to pray; to desire,' c.
P مدعا muddaʻā (for A. مدّعَي muddaʻā, pass. part. of اِدّعي 'to assert, or allege (against); to claim,' &c., viii of دعو 'to ask; to pray; to desire,' &c.), part. & s.m. Asserted as a claim, claimed, sued for; alleged; pretended; meant;—what is claimed, or alleged, or pretended, or meant; desire, wish; suit; meaning, object, view; scope, tenor, drift;—object of search, stolen property:—muddaʻā bi-hi or bi-hā, adj. & s.m. Pretended to, claimed, sued for, contested;—the thing or object claimed or sued for, &c.:—muddaʻā pakaṛnā, To discover stolen property:—muddaʻā ḥāṣil karnā, To gain (one's) object:—muddaʻā-ʻalaih, One upon whom a claim is made; a defendant in a law-suit; a criminal:—muddaʻā-ʻalaih-sharīk, A co-defendant;—muddaʻā-ʻalaih karnā (-ko), To make (one) a defendant in a case, to indict, charge, arraign:—muddaʻā-ʻalaih-kī jānib (or t̤araf) se, On the part of the defendants, or for the defence:—muddaʻā yěh hai, The real object, &c. is this.
