mevcud

Mevcud is a term used across several languages, derived from the Arabic mawjūd, with the core meaning of existing, present, or current. In Arabic, موجود (mawjūd) functions as an adjective meaning existing or present, and as a noun phrase referring to something that exists. In Persian and Urdu, the form mojūd/mojūd (موجود) is common with similar meaning; in Turkish the form mevcut means “existing” or “present” and also “available,” as in mevcut stok.

In philosophy, mawjūd is a technical term for “the existent” or the category of beings that have existence. It is used in ontological discussions to distinguish what exists from non-existence. In Islamic philosophy, discussions of existence (wujud) often treat mawjūd as the general class of beings within creation, while the Necessary Existent is posited as the ultimate source of all existence. The terms function within debates about how beings come to be and how existence is ascribed to beings.

In everyday usage, mevcud or mojood can describe something that is currently present or available. In Turkish, mevcut is used to denote the current situation or stock, as in mevcut durum or mevcut stok. In Persian and Urdu, mojood is used in formal or literary registers to indicate presence or the fact that something exists; it can also appear in religious or poetic contexts.

See also: existence (ontology), wujud, mawjūd.