ممتع

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَمْتَعَ‎ (ʔamtaʕa, “to cause to enjoy”), from the root م ت ع‎ (m-t-ʕ); compare مُتْعَة‎ (mutʕa, “enjoyment”).

Adjective

مُمْتِع • (mumtiʕ) (feminine مُمْتِعَة‎ (mumtiʕa), masculine plural مُمْتِعُونَ‎ (mumtiʕūna), feminine plural مُمْتِعَات‎ (mumtiʕāt))

pleasant, delicious, amusing, enjoyable
interesting

Declension

Declension of adjective مُمْتِع (mumtiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِع mumtiʕ	الْمُمْتِع‎ al-mumtiʕ	مُمْتِعَة‎ mumtiʕa	الْمُمْتِعَة‎ al-mumtiʕa
Nominative	مُمْتِعٌ mumtiʕun	الْمُمْتِعُ‎ al-mumtiʕu	مُمْتِعَةٌ‎ mumtiʕatun	الْمُمْتِعَةُ‎ al-mumtiʕatu
Accusative	مُمْتِعًا‎ mumtiʕan	الْمُمْتِعَ‎ al-mumtiʕa	مُمْتِعَةً‎ mumtiʕatan	الْمُمْتِعَةَ‎ al-mumtiʕata
Genitive	مُمْتِعٍ mumtiʕin	الْمُمْتِعِ‎ al-mumtiʕi	مُمْتِعَةٍ‎ mumtiʕatin	الْمُمْتِعَةِ‎ al-mumtiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِعَيْن‎ mumtiʕayn	الْمُمْتِعَيْن‎ al-mumtiʕayn	مُمْتِعَتَيْن‎ mumtiʕatayn	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْن‎ al-mumtiʕatayn
Nominative	مُمْتِعَانِ‎ mumtiʕāni	الْمُمْتِعَانِ‎ al-mumtiʕāni	مُمْتِعَتَانِ‎ mumtiʕatāni	الْمُمْتِعَتَانِ‎ al-mumtiʕatāni
Accusative	مُمْتِعَيْنِ‎ mumtiʕayni	الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ‎ al-mumtiʕayni	مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ‎ mumtiʕatayni	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mumtiʕatayni
Genitive	مُمْتِعَيْنِ‎ mumtiʕayni	الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ‎ al-mumtiʕayni	مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ‎ mumtiʕatayni	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mumtiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِعِين‎ mumtiʕīn	الْمُمْتِعِين‎ al-mumtiʕīn	مُمْتِعَات‎ mumtiʕāt	الْمُمْتِعَات‎ al-mumtiʕāt
Nominative	مُمْتِعُونَ‎ mumtiʕūna	الْمُمْتِعُونَ‎ al-mumtiʕūna	مُمْتِعَاتٌ‎ mumtiʕātun	الْمُمْتِعَاتُ‎ al-mumtiʕātu
Accusative	مُمْتِعِينَ‎ mumtiʕīna	الْمُمْتِعِينَ‎ al-mumtiʕīna	مُمْتِعَاتٍ‎ mumtiʕātin	الْمُمْتِعَاتِ‎ al-mumtiʕāti
Genitive	مُمْتِعِينَ‎ mumtiʕīna	الْمُمْتِعِينَ‎ al-mumtiʕīna	مُمْتِعَاتٍ‎ mumtiʕātin	الْمُمْتِعَاتِ‎ al-mumtiʕāti

References

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

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