متواضع

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَوَاضَعَ‎ (tawāḍaʕa, “to humble oneself, to be humble, to behave modestly”), from the root و ض ع‎ (w-ḍ-ʕ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ta.waː.dˤiʕ/
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Adjective

مُتَوَاضِع • (mutawāḍiʕ) (masculine plural مُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ (mutawāḍiʕūna), feminine plural مُتَوَاضِعَات‎ (mutawāḍiʕāt), elative أَكْثَرُ تَوَاضُعًا‎ (ʔakṯaru tawāḍuʕan) or أَشَدُّ تَوَاضُعًا‎ (ʔašaddu tawāḍuʕan))

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَوَاضِع (mutawāḍiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِع mutawāḍiʕ	الْمُتَوَاضِع‎ al-mutawāḍiʕ	مُتَوَاضِعَة‎ mutawāḍiʕa	الْمُتَوَاضِعَة‎ al-mutawāḍiʕa
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعٌ mutawāḍiʕun	الْمُتَوَاضِعُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕu	مُتَوَاضِعَةٌ‎ mutawāḍiʕatun	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕatu
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعًا‎ mutawāḍiʕan	الْمُتَوَاضِعَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕa	مُتَوَاضِعَةً‎ mutawāḍiʕatan	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕata
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعٍ mutawāḍiʕin	الْمُتَوَاضِعِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕi	مُتَوَاضِعَةٍ‎ mutawāḍiʕatin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِعَيْن‎ mutawāḍiʕayn	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْن‎ al-mutawāḍiʕayn	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْن‎ mutawāḍiʕatayn	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْن‎ al-mutawāḍiʕatayn
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعَانِ‎ mutawāḍiʕāni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَانِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕāni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَانِ‎ mutawāḍiʕatāni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَانِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕatāni
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʕayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕayni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʕatayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕatayni
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʕayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕayni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʕatayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِعِين‎ mutawāḍiʕīn	الْمُتَوَاضِعِين‎ al-mutawāḍiʕīn	مُتَوَاضِعَات‎ mutawāḍiʕāt	الْمُتَوَاضِعَات‎ al-mutawāḍiʕāt
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ mutawāḍiʕūna	الْمُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕūna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٌ‎ mutawāḍiʕātun	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕātu
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ mutawāḍiʕīna	الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕīna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٍ‎ mutawāḍiʕātin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕāti
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ mutawāḍiʕīna	الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕīna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٍ‎ mutawāḍiʕātin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʕāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “متواضع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “وضع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُتَوَاضِع‎ (mutawāḍiʕ).

Adjective

متواضع • (motavâze')

humble

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