معتدل

Arabic

Root
ع د ل (ʕ d l)
12 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِعْتَدَلَ (iʕtadala, to straighten up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʕ.ta.dil/

Adjective

مُعْتَدِل • (muʕtadil) (feminine مُعْتَدِلَة (muʕtadila), masculine plural مُعْتَدِلُونَ (muʕtadilūna), feminine plural مُعْتَدِلَات (muʕtadilāt))

  1. straight, even, proportionate
  2. temperate, mild, moderate

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْتَدِل (muʕtadil)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَدِل
muʕtadil
الْمُعْتَدِل
al-muʕtadil
مُعْتَدِلَة
muʕtadila
الْمُعْتَدِلَة
al-muʕtadila
nominative مُعْتَدِلٌ
muʕtadilun
الْمُعْتَدِلُ
al-muʕtadilu
مُعْتَدِلَةٌ
muʕtadilatun
الْمُعْتَدِلَةُ
al-muʕtadilatu
accusative مُعْتَدِلًا
muʕtadilan
الْمُعْتَدِلَ
al-muʕtadila
مُعْتَدِلَةً
muʕtadilatan
الْمُعْتَدِلَةَ
al-muʕtadilata
genitive مُعْتَدِلٍ
muʕtadilin
الْمُعْتَدِلِ
al-muʕtadili
مُعْتَدِلَةٍ
muʕtadilatin
الْمُعْتَدِلَةِ
al-muʕtadilati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَدِلَيْن
muʕtadilayn
الْمُعْتَدِلَيْن
al-muʕtadilayn
مُعْتَدِلَتَيْن
muʕtadilatayn
الْمُعْتَدِلَتَيْن
al-muʕtadilatayn
nominative مُعْتَدِلَانِ
muʕtadilāni
الْمُعْتَدِلَانِ
al-muʕtadilāni
مُعْتَدِلَتَانِ
muʕtadilatāni
الْمُعْتَدِلَتَانِ
al-muʕtadilatāni
accusative مُعْتَدِلَيْنِ
muʕtadilayni
الْمُعْتَدِلَيْنِ
al-muʕtadilayni
مُعْتَدِلَتَيْنِ
muʕtadilatayni
الْمُعْتَدِلَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtadilatayni
genitive مُعْتَدِلَيْنِ
muʕtadilayni
الْمُعْتَدِلَيْنِ
al-muʕtadilayni
مُعْتَدِلَتَيْنِ
muʕtadilatayni
الْمُعْتَدِلَتَيْنِ
al-muʕtadilatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُعْتَدِلِين
muʕtadilīn
الْمُعْتَدِلِين
al-muʕtadilīn
مُعْتَدِلَات
muʕtadilāt
الْمُعْتَدِلَات
al-muʕtadilāt
nominative مُعْتَدِلُونَ
muʕtadilūna
الْمُعْتَدِلُونَ
al-muʕtadilūna
مُعْتَدِلَاتٌ
muʕtadilātun
الْمُعْتَدِلَاتُ
al-muʕtadilātu
accusative مُعْتَدِلِينَ
muʕtadilīna
الْمُعْتَدِلِينَ
al-muʕtadilīna
مُعْتَدِلَاتٍ
muʕtadilātin
الْمُعْتَدِلَاتِ
al-muʕtadilāti
genitive مُعْتَدِلِينَ
muʕtadilīna
الْمُعْتَدِلِينَ
al-muʕtadilīna
مُعْتَدِلَاتٍ
muʕtadilātin
الْمُعْتَدِلَاتِ
al-muʕtadilāti

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mötədil
  • Ottoman Turkish: معتدل (mu'tedil)
  • Persian: معتدل
  • Chagatai: معتدل

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْتَدِل (muʕtadil).

Pronunciation

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

Readings
Classical reading? mu'tadil
Dari reading? mo'tadil
Iranian reading? mo'tadel
Tajik reading? mü'adil

Adjective

Dari معتدل
Iranian Persian
Tajik мӯътадил

مُعتَدِل • (mo'tadel)

  1. well proportioned
  2. temperate, mild (of a climate)
    آب و هوای معتدلâb o havâ-ye mo'tadeltemperate climate

See also