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))
- possible
Declension
Declension of adjective مُحْتَمَل (muḥtamal)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُحْتَمَل muḥtamal | الْمُحْتَمَل al-muḥtamal | مُحْتَمَلَة muḥtamala | الْمُحْتَمَلَة al-muḥtamala |
| Nominative | مُحْتَمَلٌ muḥtamalun | الْمُحْتَمَلُ al-muḥtamalu | مُحْتَمَلَةٌ muḥtamalatun | الْمُحْتَمَلَةُ al-muḥtamalatu |
| Accusative | مُحْتَمَلًا muḥtamalan | الْمُحْتَمَلَ al-muḥtamala | مُحْتَمَلَةً muḥtamalatan | الْمُحْتَمَلَةَ al-muḥtamalata |
| Genitive | مُحْتَمَلٍ muḥtamalin | الْمُحْتَمَلِ al-muḥtamali | مُحْتَمَلَةٍ muḥtamalatin | الْمُحْتَمَلَةِ al-muḥtamalati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُحْتَمَلَيْن muḥtamalayn | الْمُحْتَمَلَيْن al-muḥtamalayn | مُحْتَمَلَتَيْن muḥtamalatayn | الْمُحْتَمَلَتَيْن al-muḥtamalatayn |
| Nominative | مُحْتَمَلَانِ muḥtamalāni | الْمُحْتَمَلَانِ al-muḥtamalāni | مُحْتَمَلَتَانِ muḥtamalatāni | الْمُحْتَمَلَتَانِ al-muḥtamalatāni |
| Accusative | مُحْتَمَلَيْنِ muḥtamalayni | الْمُحْتَمَلَيْنِ al-muḥtamalayni | مُحْتَمَلَتَيْنِ muḥtamalatayni | الْمُحْتَمَلَتَيْنِ al-muḥtamalatayni |
| Genitive | مُحْتَمَلَيْنِ muḥtamalayni | الْمُحْتَمَلَيْنِ al-muḥtamalayni | مُحْتَمَلَتَيْنِ muḥtamalatayni | الْمُحْتَمَلَتَيْنِ al-muḥtamalatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُحْتَمَلِين muḥtamalīn | الْمُحْتَمَلِين al-muḥtamalīn | مُحْتَمَلَات muḥtamalāt | الْمُحْتَمَلَات al-muḥtamalāt |
| Nominative | مُحْتَمَلُونَ muḥtamalūna | الْمُحْتَمَلُونَ al-muḥtamalūna | مُحْتَمَلَاتٌ muḥtamalātun | الْمُحْتَمَلَاتُ al-muḥtamalātu |
| Accusative | مُحْتَمَلِينَ muḥtamalīna | الْمُحْتَمَلِينَ al-muḥtamalīna | مُحْتَمَلَاتٍ muḥtamalātin | الْمُحْتَمَلَاتِ al-muḥtamalāti |
| Genitive | مُحْتَمَلِينَ muḥtamalīna | الْمُحْتَمَلِينَ al-muḥtamalīna | مُحْتَمَلَاتٍ muḥtamalātin | الْمُحْتَمَلَاتِ al-muḥtamalāti |
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic مُحْتَمَل (muḥtamal).
Adjective
محتمل • (muhtemil, muhtemel)
- possible
- probable
Related terms
- 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