متعة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root م ت ع (m-t-ʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mut.ʕa/
Noun
مُتْعَة • (mutʿa) f (plural مُتَع (mutaʿ))
- enjoyment, delight, pleasure
- ellipsis of نِكَاح الْمُتْعَة (nikāḥ al-mutʿa, “wedlease”)
Declension
Declension of noun مُتْعَة (mutʿa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُتْعَة mutʿa | الْمُتْعَة al-mutʿa | مُتْعَة mutʿat |
| Nominative | مُتْعَةٌ mutʿatun | الْمُتْعَةُ al-mutʿatu | مُتْعَةُ mutʿatu |
| Accusative | مُتْعَةً mutʿatan | الْمُتْعَةَ al-mutʿata | مُتْعَةَ mutʿata |
| Genitive | مُتْعَةٍ mutʿatin | الْمُتْعَةِ al-mutʿati | مُتْعَةِ mutʿati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُتْعَتَيْن mutʿatayn | الْمُتْعَتَيْن al-mutʿatayn | مُتْعَتَيْ mutʿatay |
| Nominative | مُتْعَتَانِ mutʿatāni | الْمُتْعَتَانِ al-mutʿatāni | مُتْعَتَا mutʿatā |
| Accusative | مُتْعَتَيْنِ mutʿatayni | الْمُتْعَتَيْنِ al-mutʿatayni | مُتْعَتَيْ mutʿatay |
| Genitive | مُتْعَتَيْنِ mutʿatayni | الْمُتْعَتَيْنِ al-mutʿatayni | مُتْعَتَيْ mutʿatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُتَع mutaʿ | الْمُتَع al-mutaʿ | مُتَع mutaʿ |
| Nominative | مُتَعٌ mutaʿun | الْمُتَعُ al-mutaʿu | مُتَعُ mutaʿu |
| Accusative | مُتَعًا mutaʿan | الْمُتَعَ al-mutaʿa | مُتَعَ mutaʿa |
| Genitive | مُتَعٍ mutaʿin | الْمُتَعِ al-mutaʿi | مُتَعِ mutaʿi |
Descendants
- → English: mut'ah
References
- Denffer, Dietrich von (1978), “Mutʿa – Ehe oder Prostitution? Beitrag zur Untersuchung einer Institution des šiʿītischen Islam”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, volume 128, pages 299–325