مخالف

مخالف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.xaː.lif/

Adjective

مُخَالِف • (muḵālif)

1. contrary

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخَالِف (muḵālif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَالِف muḵālif	الْمُخَالِف‎ al-muḵālif	مُخَالِفَة‎ muḵālifa	الْمُخَالِفَة‎ al-muḵālifa
Nominative	مُخَالِفٌ muḵālifun	الْمُخَالِفُ‎ al-muḵālifu	مُخَالِفَةٌ‎ muḵālifatun	الْمُخَالِفَةُ‎ al-muḵālifatu
Accusative	مُخَالِفًا‎ muḵālifan	الْمُخَالِفَ‎ al-muḵālifa	مُخَالِفَةً‎ muḵālifatan	الْمُخَالِفَةَ‎ al-muḵālifata
Genitive	مُخَالِفٍ muḵālifin	الْمُخَالِفِ‎ al-muḵālifi	مُخَالِفَةٍ‎ muḵālifatin	الْمُخَالِفَةِ‎ al-muḵālifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَالِفَيْن‎ muḵālifayn	الْمُخَالِفَيْن‎ al-muḵālifayn	مُخَالِفَتَيْن‎ muḵālifatayn	الْمُخَالِفَتَيْن‎ al-muḵālifatayn
Nominative	مُخَالِفَانِ‎ muḵālifāni	الْمُخَالِفَانِ‎ al-muḵālifāni	مُخَالِفَتَانِ‎ muḵālifatāni	الْمُخَالِفَتَانِ‎ al-muḵālifatāni
Accusative	مُخَالِفَيْنِ‎ muḵālifayni	الْمُخَالِفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵālifayni	مُخَالِفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵālifatayni	الْمُخَالِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵālifatayni
Genitive	مُخَالِفَيْنِ‎ muḵālifayni	الْمُخَالِفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵālifayni	مُخَالِفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵālifatayni	الْمُخَالِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵālifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُخَالِفَات‎ muḵālifāt	الْمُخَالِفَات‎ al-muḵālifāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُخَالِفَاتٌ‎ muḵālifātun	الْمُخَالِفَاتُ‎ al-muḵālifātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُخَالِفَاتٍ‎ muḵālifātin	الْمُخَالِفَاتِ‎ al-muḵālifāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُخَالِفَاتٍ‎ muḵālifātin	الْمُخَالِفَاتِ‎ al-muḵālifāti

References

• Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “مخالف”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “مخالف”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “مخالف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960), “مخالف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُخَالِف‎ (muḵālif).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muxɑːlif/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊxɑːlɪf/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /moxɒːlef/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /muxɔlif/

Noun

Dari	مخالف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мухолиф (muxolif)

مُخالِف • (moxâlef) (plural مُخالِفان‎ (moxâlefân) or مُخالِف‌ها‎ (moxâlef-hâ))

1. opponent, adversary

Adjective

مُخالِف • (moxâlef)

1. opposed, contrary, contradictory
2. opposed, defiant

   ‏کی مخالف کمک کردن به فقیران است؟‎‎ (more literary)

   ki moxâlef-e komak kardan be faqirân ast?

   Who is opposed to helping the poor?

Related terms

• مُخالِفَت‎ (moxâlefat)