سهل ممتنع

Arabic

Adjective

سَهْل مُمْتَنِع • (sahl mumtaniʕ)

  1. difficult or complicated (of thing, concept, or task) while looking easy to comprehend, do, or imitate at first sight

Persian

Alternative forms

  • سهل و ممتنع (sahl-o-momtane')

Etymology

From Arabic سَهْل مُمْتَنِع (sahl mumtaniʕ).

Adjective

سهل ممتنع • (sahl-e momtane') (comparative سهل ممتنع‌تَر, superlative سهل ممتنع‌تَرین)

  1. Difficult or complicated (of thing, concept, or task) while looking easy to comprehend, do, or imitate at first sight.
    بادگیر عنصری سهل ممتنع در معماری ایرانی است.
    The windcatcher is a sahl-e-momtane element in Persian architecture.

Noun

سهل ممتنع • (sahl-e momtane')

  1. Something that looks simple or easy, but difficult to imitate.
    1. (poetry) A poem, verse, or literary work with inimitable simplicity, something that uses easy language, but is difficult to imitate; sahl-e-momtane', sahl-i-mumtani', sahl-e-mumtani', sahl-u-mumtani'.
      ویژگی اصلی شعر سعدی سهل ممتنع بودن آن است.
      The main feature of the poetry of Saadi is its inimitable simplicity.
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