مستحيل

Arabic

Etymology

Active participle of the verb اِسْتَحَالَ‎ (istaḥāla, “to be impossible”), from the ح و ل‎ (ḥ-w-l).

Adjective

مُسْتَحِيل • (mustaḥīl) (feminine مُسْتَحِيلَة‎ (mustaḥīla), masculine plural مُسْتَحِيلُونَ‎ (mustaḥīlūna), feminine plural مُسْتَحِيلَات‎ (mustaḥīlāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحِيل mustaḥīl	الْمُسْتَحِيل‎ al-mustaḥīl	مُسْتَحِيلَة‎ mustaḥīla	الْمُسْتَحِيلَة‎ al-mustaḥīla
Nominative	مُسْتَحِيلٌ mustaḥīlun	الْمُسْتَحِيلُ‎ al-mustaḥīlu	مُسْتَحِيلَةٌ‎ mustaḥīlatun	الْمُسْتَحِيلَةُ‎ al-mustaḥīlatu
Accusative	مُسْتَحِيلًا‎ mustaḥīlan	الْمُسْتَحِيلَ‎ al-mustaḥīla	مُسْتَحِيلَةً‎ mustaḥīlatan	الْمُسْتَحِيلَةَ‎ al-mustaḥīlata
Genitive	مُسْتَحِيلٍ mustaḥīlin	الْمُسْتَحِيلِ‎ al-mustaḥīli	مُسْتَحِيلَةٍ‎ mustaḥīlatin	الْمُسْتَحِيلَةِ‎ al-mustaḥīlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحِيلَيْن‎ mustaḥīlayn	الْمُسْتَحِيلَيْن‎ al-mustaḥīlayn	مُسْتَحِيلَتَيْن‎ mustaḥīlatayn	الْمُسْتَحِيلَتَيْن‎ al-mustaḥīlatayn
Nominative	مُسْتَحِيلَانِ‎ mustaḥīlāni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَانِ‎ al-mustaḥīlāni	مُسْتَحِيلَتَانِ‎ mustaḥīlatāni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَتَانِ‎ al-mustaḥīlatāni
Accusative	مُسْتَحِيلَيْنِ‎ mustaḥīlayni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَيْنِ‎ al-mustaḥīlayni	مُسْتَحِيلَتَيْنِ‎ mustaḥīlatayni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mustaḥīlatayni
Genitive	مُسْتَحِيلَيْنِ‎ mustaḥīlayni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَيْنِ‎ al-mustaḥīlayni	مُسْتَحِيلَتَيْنِ‎ mustaḥīlatayni	الْمُسْتَحِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mustaḥīlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَحِيلِين‎ mustaḥīlīn	الْمُسْتَحِيلِين‎ al-mustaḥīlīn	مُسْتَحِيلَات‎ mustaḥīlāt	الْمُسْتَحِيلَات‎ al-mustaḥīlāt
Nominative	مُسْتَحِيلُونَ‎ mustaḥīlūna	الْمُسْتَحِيلُونَ‎ al-mustaḥīlūna	مُسْتَحِيلَاتٌ‎ mustaḥīlātun	الْمُسْتَحِيلَاتُ‎ al-mustaḥīlātu
Accusative	مُسْتَحِيلِينَ‎ mustaḥīlīna	الْمُسْتَحِيلِينَ‎ al-mustaḥīlīna	مُسْتَحِيلَاتٍ‎ mustaḥīlātin	الْمُسْتَحِيلَاتِ‎ al-mustaḥīlāti
Genitive	مُسْتَحِيلِينَ‎ mustaḥīlīna	الْمُسْتَحِيلِينَ‎ al-mustaḥīlīna	مُسْتَحِيلَاتٍ‎ mustaḥīlātin	الْمُسْتَحِيلَاتِ‎ al-mustaḥīlāti

Descendants

→ Malay: mustahil
- Indonesian: mustahil

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مستحيل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ل‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَحِيل‎ (mustaḥīl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mus.ta.ħiːl/, [mʊs.taˈħiːl]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

مستحيل • (mustaḥīl) (feminine مستحيلة‎ (mustaḥīle))

impossible
Antonyms: ممكن‎ (mumken), جائز‎ (jāʔez)

Interjection

مستحيل • (mustaḥīl)

no way!

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