مختلف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
14 terms

Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mux.ta.lif/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muḵtalif) (feminine مُخْتَلِفَة (muḵtalifa), masculine plural مُخْتَلِفُونَ (muḵtalifūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلِفَات (muḵtalifāt))

different
الثَّقَافَاتِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ تُثْرِي الْعَالَمَ وَتَجْعَلُهُ مَكَانًا أَكْثَرَ تَنَوُّعًا وَإِثَارَةً
aṯ-ṯaqāfāti l-muḵtalifati tuṯrī l-ʕālama wa-tajʕaluhu makānan ʔakṯara tanawwuʕan wa-ʔiṯāratan
Different cultures enrich the world and make it a more diverse and exciting place.

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُخْتَلِف** (muḵtalif)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِف muḵtalif	الْمُخْتَلِف al-muḵtalif	مُخْتَلِفَة muḵtalifa	الْمُخْتَلِفَة al-muḵtalifa
nominative	مُخْتَلِفٌ muḵtalifun	الْمُخْتَلِفُ al-muḵtalifu	مُخْتَلِفَةٌ muḵtalifatun	الْمُخْتَلِفَةُ al-muḵtalifatu
accusative	مُخْتَلِفًا muḵtalifan	الْمُخْتَلِفَ al-muḵtalifa	مُخْتَلِفَةً muḵtalifatan	الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ al-muḵtalifata
genitive	مُخْتَلِفٍ muḵtalifin	الْمُخْتَلِفِ al-muḵtalifi	مُخْتَلِفَةٍ muḵtalifatin	الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ al-muḵtalifati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِفَيْن muḵtalifayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْن al-muḵtalifayn	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْن muḵtalifatayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْن al-muḵtalifatayn
nominative	مُخْتَلِفَانِ muḵtalifāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَانِ al-muḵtalifāni	مُخْتَلِفَتَانِ muḵtalifatāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَانِ al-muḵtalifatāni
accusative	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalifatayni
genitive	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalifatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِفِين muḵtalifīn	الْمُخْتَلِفِين al-muḵtalifīn	مُخْتَلِفَات muḵtalifāt	الْمُخْتَلِفَات al-muḵtalifāt
nominative	مُخْتَلِفُونَ muḵtalifūna	الْمُخْتَلِفُونَ al-muḵtalifūna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٌ muḵtalifātun	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتُ al-muḵtalifātu
accusative	مُخْتَلِفِينَ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ al-muḵtalifāti
genitive	مُخْتَلِفِينَ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ al-muḵtalifāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müxtəlif
→ Ottoman Turkish: مختلف
- Turkish: muhtelif
→ Persian: مختلف

Etymology 2

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
14 terms

Derived from the passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”).

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muḵtalaf) (feminine مُخْتَلَفَة (muḵtalafa), masculine plural مُخْتَلَفُونَ (muḵtalafūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلَفَات (muḵtalafāt))

passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُخْتَلَف** (muḵtalaf)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَف muḵtalaf	الْمُخْتَلَف al-muḵtalaf	مُخْتَلَفَة muḵtalafa	الْمُخْتَلَفَة al-muḵtalafa
nominative	مُخْتَلَفٌ muḵtalafun	الْمُخْتَلَفُ al-muḵtalafu	مُخْتَلَفَةٌ muḵtalafatun	الْمُخْتَلَفَةُ al-muḵtalafatu
accusative	مُخْتَلَفًا muḵtalafan	الْمُخْتَلَفَ al-muḵtalafa	مُخْتَلَفَةً muḵtalafatan	الْمُخْتَلَفَةَ al-muḵtalafata
genitive	مُخْتَلَفٍ muḵtalafin	الْمُخْتَلَفِ al-muḵtalafi	مُخْتَلَفَةٍ muḵtalafatin	الْمُخْتَلَفَةِ al-muḵtalafati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَفَيْن muḵtalafayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْن al-muḵtalafayn	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْن muḵtalafatayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْن al-muḵtalafatayn
nominative	مُخْتَلَفَانِ muḵtalafāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَانِ al-muḵtalafāni	مُخْتَلَفَتَانِ muḵtalafatāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَانِ al-muḵtalafatāni
accusative	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalafatayni
genitive	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalafatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَفِين muḵtalafīn	الْمُخْتَلَفِين al-muḵtalafīn	مُخْتَلَفَات muḵtalafāt	الْمُخْتَلَفَات al-muḵtalafāt
nominative	مُخْتَلَفُونَ muḵtalafūna	الْمُخْتَلَفُونَ al-muḵtalafūna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٌ muḵtalafātun	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتُ al-muḵtalafātu
accusative	مُخْتَلَفِينَ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ al-muḵtalafāti
genitive	مُخْتَلَفِينَ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ al-muḵtalafāti

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

مختلف • (mukhtalif)

different

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mux.ta.ˈlif/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mux.t̪ʰä.líf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mox.t̪ʰæ.léf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muχ.t̪ʰä.líf]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muxtalif
Dari reading^?	muxtalif
Iranian reading^?	moxtalef
Tajik reading^?	muxtalif

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مختلف
Dari	مختلف
Tajik	мухталиф

مُختَلِف • (moxtalef) (comparative مُختَلِف‌تَر, superlative مُختَلِف‌تَرین)

different, various
Synonyms: متفرقه (motafarreqe), متنوع (motanavve')

― 'aqâyed-e moxtalef ― different opinions

― surat-hâ-ye moxtalef-e mâh ― different phases of the moon

― anvâ'-e moxtalef-e kafš ― various kinds of shoes

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ف
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Equivalent to the active participle of اختلف (iḵtalaf, “to differ”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mixtlif/, [ˈmɪxt.lɪf]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

مختلف • (miḵtlef) (feminine مختلفة (miḵtelfe), masculine plural مختلفين (miḵtelfīn))

different, various

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian and Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Compare Punjabi مُخْتَلَف (muxtalaf) / ਮੁਖ਼ਤਲਫ਼ (muxtalaf).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.lɪf/
Rhymes: -ɪf

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muxtalif) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलिफ़)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf) from the root خ ل ف (ḵ l f).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.ləf/
Rhymes: -əf

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muxtalaf) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलफ़)

opposed

References

“مختلف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“مختلف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.