متول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَوَلَّى‎ (tawallā), from the root و لي‎ (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ta.wal.lin/

Noun

مُتَوَلٍّ • (mutawallin) m (informal مُتَوَلِّي‎ (mutawallī))

  1. one entrusted with something

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: mütəvəlli
  • → Ottoman Turkish: متولی‎ (mütevellî)
    • Turkish: mütevelli
  • → Persian: متولی‎ (motavalli)
  • → Urdu: متولی‎ (mutavallī)
  • → Uzbek: mutavalli

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “متول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1290
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