متخلف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f)

Derived from the active participle of تَخَلَّف (taḵallaf, “to be backward (intransitive)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ta.xal.lif/
- (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /mit.xal.laf/

Adjective

مُتَخَلِّف • (mutaḵallif) (feminine مُتَخَلِّفَة (mutaḵallifa), masculine plural مُتَخَلِّفُونَ (mutaḵallifūna), feminine plural مُتَخَلِّفَات (mutaḵallifāt))

(of a person, culture, or idea) backward, backward-thinking, behind, underdeveloped
Synonyms: مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir), رَجْعِيّ (rajʕiyy)

Antonyms: مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim), مُتَطَوِّر (mutaṭawwir)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَخَلِّف mutaḵallif	الْمُتَخَلِّف al-mutaḵallif	مُتَخَلِّفَة mutaḵallifa	الْمُتَخَلِّفَة al-mutaḵallifa
Nominative	مُتَخَلِّفٌ mutaḵallifun	الْمُتَخَلِّفُ al-mutaḵallifu	مُتَخَلِّفَةٌ mutaḵallifatun	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةُ al-mutaḵallifatu
Accusative	مُتَخَلِّفًا mutaḵallifan	الْمُتَخَلِّفَ al-mutaḵallifa	مُتَخَلِّفَةً mutaḵallifatan	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةَ al-mutaḵallifata
Genitive	مُتَخَلِّفٍ mutaḵallifin	الْمُتَخَلِّفِ al-mutaḵallifi	مُتَخَلِّفَةٍ mutaḵallifatin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةِ al-mutaḵallifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَخَلِّفَيْن mutaḵallifayn	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْن al-mutaḵallifayn	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْن mutaḵallifatayn	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْن al-mutaḵallifatayn
Nominative	مُتَخَلِّفَانِ mutaḵallifāni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَانِ al-mutaḵallifāni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَانِ mutaḵallifatāni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَانِ al-mutaḵallifatāni
Accusative	مُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ mutaḵallifayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifayni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ mutaḵallifatayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifatayni
Genitive	مُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ mutaḵallifayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifayni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ mutaḵallifatayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَخَلِّفِين mutaḵallifīn	الْمُتَخَلِّفِين al-mutaḵallifīn	مُتَخَلِّفَات mutaḵallifāt	الْمُتَخَلِّفَات al-mutaḵallifāt
Nominative	مُتَخَلِّفُونَ mutaḵallifūna	الْمُتَخَلِّفُونَ al-mutaḵallifūna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٌ mutaḵallifātun	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتُ al-mutaḵallifātu
Accusative	مُتَخَلِّفِينَ mutaḵallifīna	الْمُتَخَلِّفِينَ al-mutaḵallifīna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٍ mutaḵallifātin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتِ al-mutaḵallifāti
Genitive	مُتَخَلِّفِينَ mutaḵallifīna	الْمُتَخَلِّفِينَ al-mutaḵallifīna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٍ mutaḵallifātin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتِ al-mutaḵallifāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: متخلف (mitḵallif)
→ Persian: متخلف (motaxallef)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mɪtˈχəlːɪf/

Adjective

متخلف • (mitḵallif) (feminine متخلفة (mitḵalfa), common plural متخلفين (mitḵalfīn), feminine plural متخلفات (mitḵalfāt))

(of a person, culture, or idea) backward, backward-thinking, behind, underdeveloped

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.xal.lif]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.xäl.lɪf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.xäl.lɪf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.xäl.lif]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.xæl.lef]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.χäl.lif]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mutaxallif
Dari reading^?	mutaxallif
Iranian reading^?	motaxallef
Tajik reading^?	mutaxallif

Noun

متخلف • (motaxallef) (plural متخلف‌ها (motaxallef-hâ) or متخلفین or متخلفان (motaxallefân))

offender, violator, delinquent

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.