Urdu Dictionary

مقدمه muqaddama, vulg. muqadma, and mukadmā for A. مقدمة muqaddamat

P مقدمه muqaddama, vulg. muqadma, and mukadmā (for A. مقدمة muqaddamat, fem. of muqaddam, q.v.), s.m. The first part; preamble (to a speech); preface (to a book); prelude; introduction; premisses (of an argument); preliminary;—affair, matter, case, business, subject, topic, thesis;—law-suit, suit, cause, case, proceedings; prosecution;—advanced guard (of an army):—muqaddama uṭhānā, or muqaddama banānā, To get up a case:—muqaddama-fahmī, s.f. The understanding of a case, or business, or subject, &c.:—muqaddama khaṛā karnā, To institute a suit; to prosecute; to go to law (with); to litigate:—muqaddama laṛānā (-se), To fight a case or cause (with); to go to law (with); to litigate; to prosecute:—muqaddama hārnā, To lose a cause, or suit, &c.