متهم

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَّهَم (muttaham).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ta.ˈham]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦǽm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰɑːǽm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰɔːǽm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦǽm], [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦém]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.ɦǽm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muttaham
Dari reading^?	muttaham
Iranian reading^?	mottaham, mottahem
Tajik reading^?	muttaham

Adjective

متهم • (mottaham)

accused; charged; suspected
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 351:
  شاه بویی برد از اسرار من
  متهم شد پیش شه گفتار من
  šāh bōyē burd az asrār-i man
  muttaham šud pēš-e šah guftār-i man
  The king got a scent of my inmost beliefs, and my words were suspected before the king.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Noun

متهم • (mottaham)

the accused; the accusee; the defendant; the culprit
Synonym: خوانده (xânde)

Derived terms

متهم کردن (mottaham kardan, “to indict”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَّهِم (muttahim).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ta.ˈhim]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦɪ́m]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.jɪ́m]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.jím]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦém]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.ɦím]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muttahim
Dari reading^?	muttahim
Iranian reading^?	mottahem
Tajik reading^?	muttahim

Noun

متهم • (mottahem)

(rare) accuser

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