متواضع

متواضع

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ta.waː.dˤiʕ/

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Adjective

مُتَوَاضِع • (mutawāḍiʿ) (masculine plural مُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ (mutawāḍiʿūna), feminine plural مُتَوَاضِعَات‎ (mutawāḍiʿāt), elative أَكْثَرُ تَوَاضُعًا‎ (ʾakṯaru tawāḍuʿan) or أَشَدُّ تَوَاضُعًا‎ (ʾašaddu tawāḍuʿan))

1. humble, modest
2. insignificant
3. condescending

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَوَاضِع (mutawāḍiʿ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِع mutawāḍiʿ	الْمُتَوَاضِع‎ al-mutawāḍiʿ	مُتَوَاضِعَة‎ mutawāḍiʿa	الْمُتَوَاضِعَة‎ al-mutawāḍiʿa
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعٌ mutawāḍiʿun	الْمُتَوَاضِعُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿu	مُتَوَاضِعَةٌ‎ mutawāḍiʿatun	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿatu
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعًا‎ mutawāḍiʿan	الْمُتَوَاضِعَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿa	مُتَوَاضِعَةً‎ mutawāḍiʿatan	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿata
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعٍ mutawāḍiʿin	الْمُتَوَاضِعِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿi	مُتَوَاضِعَةٍ‎ mutawāḍiʿatin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَةِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِعَيْن‎ mutawāḍiʿayn	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْن‎ al-mutawāḍiʿayn	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْن‎ mutawāḍiʿatayn	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْن‎ al-mutawāḍiʿatayn
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعَانِ‎ mutawāḍiʿāni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَانِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿāni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَانِ‎ mutawāḍiʿatāni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَانِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿatāni
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʿayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿayni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʿatayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿatayni
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʿayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿayni	مُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ mutawāḍiʿatayni	الْمُتَوَاضِعَتَيْنِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَاضِعِين‎ mutawāḍiʿīn	الْمُتَوَاضِعِين‎ al-mutawāḍiʿīn	مُتَوَاضِعَات‎ mutawāḍiʿāt	الْمُتَوَاضِعَات‎ al-mutawāḍiʿāt
Nominative	مُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ mutawāḍiʿūna	الْمُتَوَاضِعُونَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿūna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٌ‎ mutawāḍiʿātun	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتُ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿātu
Accusative	مُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ mutawāḍiʿīna	الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿīna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٍ‎ mutawāḍiʿātin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿāti
Genitive	مُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ mutawāḍiʿīna	الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿīna	مُتَوَاضِعَاتٍ‎ mutawāḍiʿātin	الْمُتَوَاضِعَاتِ‎ al-mutawāḍiʿāti

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

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Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُتَوَاضِع‎ (mutawāḍiʿ).

Adjective

متواضع • (motawâze')

1. humble