موتان
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Aramaic מוֹתָנָא (mōṯānā), ܡܰܘܬܴܢܳܐ (mawṯānā, “plague, pestilence”), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/mūtānu/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/nu, -annu/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”) found as the Arabic root م و ت (m w t).
Noun
مَوْتَان or مُوتَان • (mawtān or mūtān) m (archaic)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَوْتَان; مُوتَان mawtān; mūtān |
الْمَوْتَان; الْمُوتَان al-mawtān; al-mūtān |
مَوْتَان; مُوتَان mawtān; mūtān |
| nominative | مَوْتَانٌ; مُوتَانٌ mawtānun; mūtānun |
الْمَوْتَانُ; الْمُوتَانُ al-mawtānu; al-mūtānu |
مَوْتَانُ; مُوتَانُ mawtānu; mūtānu |
| accusative | مَوْتَانًا; مُوتَانًا mawtānan; mūtānan |
الْمَوْتَانَ; الْمُوتَانَ al-mawtāna; al-mūtāna |
مَوْتَانَ; مُوتَانَ mawtāna; mūtāna |
| genitive | مَوْتَانٍ; مُوتَانٍ mawtānin; mūtānin |
الْمَوْتَانِ; الْمُوتَانِ al-mawtāni; al-mūtāni |
مَوْتَانِ; مُوتَانِ mawtāni; mūtāni |
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| م و ت (m w t) |
| 14 terms |
Noun
مَوَتَان • (mawatān) m (obsolete)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَوَتَان mawatān |
الْمَوَتَان al-mawatān |
مَوَتَان mawatān |
| nominative | مَوَتَانٌ mawatānun |
الْمَوَتَانُ al-mawatānu |
مَوَتَانُ mawatānu |
| accusative | مَوَتَانًا mawatānan |
الْمَوَتَانَ al-mawatāna |
مَوَتَانَ mawatāna |
| genitive | مَوَتَانٍ mawatānin |
الْمَوَتَانِ al-mawatāni |
مَوَتَانِ mawatāni |
Adjective
مَوْتَان • (mawtān) (obsolete)
- inexcitable, dead, dull, not sprightly
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَوْتَان mawtān |
الْمَوْتَان al-mawtān |
مَوْتى mawtā |
الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| nominative | مَوْتَانُ mawtānu |
الْمَوْتَانُ al-mawtānu |
مَوْتى mawtā |
الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| accusative | مَوْتَانَ mawtāna |
الْمَوْتَانَ al-mawtāna |
مَوْتى mawtā |
الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| genitive | مَوْتَانَ mawtāna |
الْمَوْتَانِ al-mawtāni |
مَوْتى mawtā |
الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَوْتَانَيْن mawtānayn |
الْمَوْتَانَيْن al-mawtānayn |
مَوْتَيَيْن mawtayayn |
الْمَوْتَيَيْن al-mawtayayn |
| nominative | مَوْتَانَانِ mawtānāni |
الْمَوْتَانَانِ al-mawtānāni |
مَوْتَيَانِ mawtayāni |
الْمَوْتَيَانِ al-mawtayāni |
| accusative | مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni |
الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni |
مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni |
الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni |
| genitive | مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni |
الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni |
مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni |
الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | مَوْتَيَات mawtayāt |
الْمَوْتَيَات al-mawtayāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | مَوْتَيَاتٌ mawtayātun |
الْمَوْتَيَاتُ al-mawtayātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin |
الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin |
الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti |
References
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