معتبر

Arabic

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ b r)
14 terms

Etymology 1

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ b r)
14 terms

Derived from the active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, to acknowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʕ.ta.bir/

Adjective

مُعْتَبِر • (muʕtabir) (feminine مُعْتَبِرَة (muʕtabira), masculine plural مُعْتَبِرُونَ (muʕtabirūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبِرَات (muʕtabirāt))

  1. active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).
Declension
Declension of adjective مُعْتَبِر (muʕtabir)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبِر
muʕtabir
الْمُعْتَبِر
al-muʕtabir
مُعْتَبِرَة
muʕtabira
الْمُعْتَبِرَة
al-muʕtabira
nominative مُعْتَبِرٌ
muʕtabirun
الْمُعْتَبِرُ
al-muʕtabiru
مُعْتَبِرَةٌ
muʕtabiratun
الْمُعْتَبِرَةُ
al-muʕtabiratu
accusative مُعْتَبِرًا
muʕtabiran
الْمُعْتَبِرَ
al-muʕtabira
مُعْتَبِرَةً
muʕtabiratan
الْمُعْتَبِرَةَ
al-muʕtabirata
genitive مُعْتَبِرٍ
muʕtabirin
الْمُعْتَبِرِ
al-muʕtabiri
مُعْتَبِرَةٍ
muʕtabiratin
الْمُعْتَبِرَةِ
al-muʕtabirati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبِرَيْن
muʕtabirayn
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْن
al-muʕtabirayn
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْن
muʕtabiratayn
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْن
al-muʕtabiratayn
nominative مُعْتَبِرَانِ
muʕtabirāni
الْمُعْتَبِرَانِ
al-muʕtabirāni
مُعْتَبِرَتَانِ
muʕtabiratāni
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَانِ
al-muʕtabiratāni
accusative مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ
muʕtabirayni
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ
al-muʕtabirayni
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ
muʕtabiratayni
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtabiratayni
genitive مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ
muʕtabirayni
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ
al-muʕtabirayni
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ
muʕtabiratayni
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtabiratayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبِرِين
muʕtabirīn
الْمُعْتَبِرِين
al-muʕtabirīn
مُعْتَبِرَات
muʕtabirāt
الْمُعْتَبِرَات
al-muʕtabirāt
nominative مُعْتَبِرُونَ
muʕtabirūna
الْمُعْتَبِرُونَ
al-muʕtabirūna
مُعْتَبِرَاتٌ
muʕtabirātun
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتُ
al-muʕtabirātu
accusative مُعْتَبِرِينَ
muʕtabirīna
الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ
al-muʕtabirīna
مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ
muʕtabirātin
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ
al-muʕtabirāti
genitive مُعْتَبِرِينَ
muʕtabirīna
الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ
al-muʕtabirīna
مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ
muʕtabirātin
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ
al-muʕtabirāti

Etymology 2

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ b r)
14 terms

Derived from the passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, to acknowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʕ.ta.bar/

Adjective

مُعْتَبَر • (muʕtabar) (feminine مُعْتَبَرَة (muʕtabara), masculine plural مُعْتَبَرُونَ (muʕtabarūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبَرَات (muʕtabarāt))

  1. passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).
  2. acknowledged, respected, respectable, reputable
  3. credible, creditable, trustworthy
  4. legal, valid
    اِخْتِلَاف مُعْتَبَر
    iḵtilāf muʕtabar
    a valid difference in opinions (islamic jurisprudence)
Declension
Declension of adjective مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبَر
muʕtabar
الْمُعْتَبَر
al-muʕtabar
مُعْتَبَرَة
muʕtabara
الْمُعْتَبَرَة
al-muʕtabara
nominative مُعْتَبَرٌ
muʕtabarun
الْمُعْتَبَرُ
al-muʕtabaru
مُعْتَبَرَةٌ
muʕtabaratun
الْمُعْتَبَرَةُ
al-muʕtabaratu
accusative مُعْتَبَرًا
muʕtabaran
الْمُعْتَبَرَ
al-muʕtabara
مُعْتَبَرَةً
muʕtabaratan
الْمُعْتَبَرَةَ
al-muʕtabarata
genitive مُعْتَبَرٍ
muʕtabarin
الْمُعْتَبَرِ
al-muʕtabari
مُعْتَبَرَةٍ
muʕtabaratin
الْمُعْتَبَرَةِ
al-muʕtabarati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبَرَيْن
muʕtabarayn
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْن
al-muʕtabarayn
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْن
muʕtabaratayn
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْن
al-muʕtabaratayn
nominative مُعْتَبَرَانِ
muʕtabarāni
الْمُعْتَبَرَانِ
al-muʕtabarāni
مُعْتَبَرَتَانِ
muʕtabaratāni
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَانِ
al-muʕtabaratāni
accusative مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ
muʕtabarayni
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ
al-muʕtabarayni
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ
muʕtabaratayni
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtabaratayni
genitive مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ
muʕtabarayni
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ
al-muʕtabarayni
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ
muʕtabaratayni
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtabaratayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَبَرِين
muʕtabarīn
الْمُعْتَبَرِين
al-muʕtabarīn
مُعْتَبَرَات
muʕtabarāt
الْمُعْتَبَرَات
al-muʕtabarāt
nominative مُعْتَبَرُونَ
muʕtabarūna
الْمُعْتَبَرُونَ
al-muʕtabarūna
مُعْتَبَرَاتٌ
muʕtabarātun
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتُ
al-muʕtabarātu
accusative مُعْتَبَرِينَ
muʕtabarīna
الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ
al-muʕtabarīna
مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ
muʕtabarātin
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ
al-muʕtabarāti
genitive مُعْتَبَرِينَ
muʕtabarīna
الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ
al-muʕtabarīna
مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ
muʕtabarātin
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ
al-muʕtabarāti
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: mötəbər
  • Ottoman Turkish: معتبر (muteber)
  • Persian: معتبر (mo'tabar)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Adjective

معتبر • (muteber)

  1. respected; respectable
  2. (of a document) legal, valid
  3. (figurative, business) sound, solvent
  • معتبرات (muteberat)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “muteber”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “معتبر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1189b
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muteber”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معتبر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1901

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞ʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [moː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mʊː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? mu'tabar
Dari reading? mo'tabar
Iranian reading? mo'tabar
Tajik reading? mü'abar

Adjective

مُعتَبَر • (mo'tabar) (comparative مُعتَبَرتَر, superlative مُعتَبَرتَرین)

  1. real, genuine, authentic; true
  2. reputable; credible, creditable, trustworthy

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ب ر
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar). Equivalent to the passive participle of اعتبر (iʕtabar, to consider).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miʕtbir/, [ˈmɪʕt.bɪr]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

معتبر • (miʕtber)

  1. respected, highly regarded
    جوز أختي زلمة معتبر كتير.
    jōz ʔoḵti zalame miʕtber ktīr
    My sister's husband is a very highly regarded man.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معتبر (mu'tabar), from Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Adjective

معتبر • (mo'tabar) (Hindi spelling मोतबर)

  1. credible, reliable