محجوب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ج ب (ḥ j b) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَجَبَ (ḥajaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maħ.d͡ʒuːb/
- Rhymes: -uːb
Adjective
مَحْجُوب • (maḥjūb)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَحْجُوب maḥjūb |
الْمَحْجُوب al-maḥjūb |
مَحْجُوبَة maḥjūba |
الْمَحْجُوبَة al-maḥjūba |
| nominative | مَحْجُوبٌ maḥjūbun |
الْمَحْجُوبُ al-maḥjūbu |
مَحْجُوبَةٌ maḥjūbatun |
الْمَحْجُوبَةُ al-maḥjūbatu |
| accusative | مَحْجُوبًا maḥjūban |
الْمَحْجُوبَ al-maḥjūba |
مَحْجُوبَةً maḥjūbatan |
الْمَحْجُوبَةَ al-maḥjūbata |
| genitive | مَحْجُوبٍ maḥjūbin |
الْمَحْجُوبِ al-maḥjūbi |
مَحْجُوبَةٍ maḥjūbatin |
الْمَحْجُوبَةِ al-maḥjūbati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَحْجُوبَيْن maḥjūbayn |
الْمَحْجُوبَيْن al-maḥjūbayn |
مَحْجُوبَتَيْن maḥjūbatayn |
الْمَحْجُوبَتَيْن al-maḥjūbatayn |
| nominative | مَحْجُوبَانِ maḥjūbāni |
الْمَحْجُوبَانِ al-maḥjūbāni |
مَحْجُوبَتَانِ maḥjūbatāni |
الْمَحْجُوبَتَانِ al-maḥjūbatāni |
| accusative | مَحْجُوبَيْنِ maḥjūbayni |
الْمَحْجُوبَيْنِ al-maḥjūbayni |
مَحْجُوبَتَيْنِ maḥjūbatayni |
الْمَحْجُوبَتَيْنِ al-maḥjūbatayni |
| genitive | مَحْجُوبَيْنِ maḥjūbayni |
الْمَحْجُوبَيْنِ al-maḥjūbayni |
مَحْجُوبَتَيْنِ maḥjūbatayni |
الْمَحْجُوبَتَيْنِ al-maḥjūbatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | مَحْجُوبَات maḥjūbāt |
الْمَحْجُوبَات al-maḥjūbāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | مَحْجُوبَاتٌ maḥjūbātun |
الْمَحْجُوبَاتُ al-maḥjūbātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | مَحْجُوبَاتٍ maḥjūbātin |
الْمَحْجُوبَاتِ al-maḥjūbāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | مَحْجُوبَاتٍ maḥjūbātin |
الْمَحْجُوبَاتِ al-maḥjūbāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: məhcub
- → Ottoman Turkish: محجوب (mahcub)
- → Turkish: mahcup
- →⇒ Armenian: Մահջուբյան (Mahǰubyan)
- → Persian: محجوب
- → Urdu: مَحجُوب (mahjūb)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb, “veiled; conceiled, hidden”), from the passive participle of the verb حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, “to veil, hide, conceal”).
Adjective
محجوب • (mahcub)
- veiled, curtained, covered or conceiled by a veil or curtain
- Synonyms: اورتیلو (örtülü), پردهلو (perdeli)
- ashamed, embarrassed, having a feeling of shameful discomfort
- Synonym: اوتانمش (utanmış)
- shy, bashful, reserved, disinclined to familiar approach
- Synonym: اوتانغاچ (utangaç)
Derived terms
- محجوب اولمق (mahcub olmak, “to feel ashamed”)
- محجوب ایتمك (mahcub etmek, “to make one feel ashamed”)
- محجوبلق (mahcubluk, “shame; bashfulness”)
- محجوبیت (mahcubiyet, “shame; bashfulness”)
Descendants
- → Turkish: mahcup
- →⇒ Armenian: Մահջուբյան (Mahǰubyan)
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mahcup”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3014
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “mahcûb”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 675
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “محجوب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1127
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Velatus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 1723
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “محجوب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 4434
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahcup”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محجوب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1760