محتمل

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of اِحْتَمَلَ (iḥtamala, to imply that something is possible) (in the passive يُحْتَمَلُ (yuḥtamalu, it is possible)), from the root ح م ل (ḥ-m-l).

Adjective

مُحْتَمَل (muḥtamal) (feminine مُحْتَمَلَة (muḥtamala), masculine plural مُحْتَمَلُونَ (muḥtamalūna), feminine plural مُحْتَمَلَات (muḥtamalāt))

  1. possible

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُحْتَمَل (muḥtamal).

Adjective

محتمل (muhtemil, muhtemel)

  1. possible
  2. probable
  • محتملات (muhtemilat, muhtemelat, possibilities)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muhtemel

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), محتمل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1127a
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), محتمل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1759
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “muhtemel”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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