معتدل

Arabic
Root
ع د ل (ʕ-d-l)

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

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'taḏil
Dari reading? mo'tadil
Iranian reading? mo'tadel
Tajik reading? müʾtadil

Adjective
Dari معتدل
Iranian Persian
Tajik мӯътадил

مُعتَدِل • (mo'tadel)

  1. well proportioned
  2. temperate, mild (of a climate)
    آب و هوای معتدل ― âb o havâ-ye mo'tadel ― temperate climate

See also
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