مختلف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, to differ), from the root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mux.ta.lif/
  • (file)

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif) (feminine مُخْتَلِفَة (muḵtalifa), masculine plural مُخْتَلِفُونَ (muḵtalifūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلِفَات (muḵtalifāt))

  1. different
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müxtəlif
  • Ottoman Turkish: مختلف
  • Persian: مختلف

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, to differ), from the root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f).

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf) (feminine مُخْتَلَفَة (muḵtalafa), masculine plural مُخْتَلَفُونَ (muḵtalafūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلَفَات (muḵtalafāt))

  1. controversial
Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

مختلف (mukhtalif)

  1. different

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /muxtaˈlif/

Adjective

Dari مختلف
Iranian Persian
Tajik мухталиф (muxtalif)

مُختَلِف (moxtalef) (comparative مُختَلِف‌تَر (moxtalef-tar), superlative مُختَلِف‌تَرین (moxtalef-tarin))

  1. different, various
    Synonyms: متفرقه (motafarreqe), متنوع (motanavve')
    عقاید مختلف'aqâyed-e moxtalefdifferent opinions
    صورت‌های مختلف ماهsurat-hâ-ye moxtalef-e mâhdifferent phases of the moon
    انواع مختلف کفشanvâ'-e moxtalef-e kafšvarious kinds of shoes

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ف

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Equivalent to the active participle of اختلف (iḵtalaf, to differ) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mixtlif/, [ˈmɪxt.lɪf]
  • (file)

Adjective

مختلف (miḵtlef) (feminine مختلفة (miḵtelfe), masculine plural مختلفين (miḵtelfīn))

  1. different, various

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مختلف and Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Compare Punjabi مُخْتَلَف (muxtalaf) / ਮੁਖ਼ਤਲਫ਼ (muxtalaf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف (muxtalif) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलिफ़)

  1. different
  2. other
  3. various

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf) from the root خ ل ف (ḵ l f).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف (muxtalaf) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलफ़)

  1. opposed

References

  • مختلف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مختلف”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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