مذهب

مذهب

See also: مذہب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verbal noun and noun of place from the verb ذَهَبَ‎ (ḏahaba, “to go”), from the root ذ ه ب‎ (ḏ-h-b).

Noun

مَذْهَب • (maḏhab) m (plural مَذَاهِب‎ (maḏāhib))

1. verbal noun of ذَهَبَ‎ (ḏahaba) (form I)
2. going, leaving, departure
3. way out, escape
4. procedure, policy, manner
5. (Islamic law) Madh’hab, doctrine, teaching, belief, ideology, opinion, view
6. faith, denomination
7. religion, creed
8. course, school
9. way, movement, orientation

Declension

Declension of noun مَذْهَب (maḏhab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَذْهَب maḏhab	الْمَذْهَب‎ al-maḏhab	مَذْهَب maḏhab
Nominative	مَذْهَبٌ maḏhabun	الْمَذْهَبُ‎ al-maḏhabu	مَذْهَبُ maḏhabu
Accusative	مَذْهَبًا‎ maḏhaban	الْمَذْهَبَ‎ al-maḏhaba	مَذْهَبَ maḏhaba
Genitive	مَذْهَبٍ maḏhabin	الْمَذْهَبِ‎ al-maḏhabi	مَذْهَبِ maḏhabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَذْهَبَيْن‎ maḏhabayn	الْمَذْهَبَيْن‎ al-maḏhabayn	مَذْهَبَيْ‎ maḏhabay
Nominative	مَذْهَبَانِ‎ maḏhabāni	الْمَذْهَبَانِ‎ al-maḏhabāni	مَذْهَبَا‎ maḏhabā
Accusative	مَذْهَبَيْنِ‎ maḏhabayni	الْمَذْهَبَيْنِ‎ al-maḏhabayni	مَذْهَبَيْ‎ maḏhabay
Genitive	مَذْهَبَيْنِ‎ maḏhabayni	الْمَذْهَبَيْنِ‎ al-maḏhabayni	مَذْهَبَيْ‎ maḏhabay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَذَاهِب‎ maḏāhib	الْمَذَاهِب‎ al-maḏāhib	مَذَاهِب‎ maḏāhib
Nominative	مَذَاهِبُ‎ maḏāhibu	الْمَذَاهِبُ‎ al-maḏāhibu	مَذَاهِبُ‎ maḏāhibu
Accusative	مَذَاهِبَ‎ maḏāhiba	الْمَذَاهِبَ‎ al-maḏāhiba	مَذَاهِبَ‎ maḏāhiba
Genitive	مَذَاهِبَ‎ maḏāhiba	الْمَذَاهِبِ‎ al-maḏāhibi	مَذَاهِبِ‎ maḏāhibi

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb ذَهَّبَ‎ (ḏahhaba, “to gild”), denominal verb from ذَهَب‎ (ḏahab, “gold”).

Adjective

مُذَهَّب • (muḏahhab) (feminine مُذَهَّبَة‎ (muḏahhaba), masculine plural مُذَهَّبُون‎ (muḏahhabūn), feminine plural مُذَهَّبَات‎ (muḏahhabāt))

1. gilded

Declension

Declension of adjective مُذَهَّب (muḏahhab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذَهَّب muḏahhab	الْمُذَهَّب‎ al-muḏahhab	مُذَهَّبَة‎ muḏahhaba	الْمُذَهَّبَة‎ al-muḏahhaba
Nominative	مُذَهَّبٌ muḏahhabun	الْمُذَهَّبُ‎ al-muḏahhabu	مُذَهَّبَةٌ‎ muḏahhabatun	الْمُذَهَّبَةُ‎ al-muḏahhabatu
Accusative	مُذَهَّبًا‎ muḏahhaban	الْمُذَهَّبَ‎ al-muḏahhaba	مُذَهَّبَةً‎ muḏahhabatan	الْمُذَهَّبَةَ‎ al-muḏahhabata
Genitive	مُذَهَّبٍ muḏahhabin	الْمُذَهَّبِ‎ al-muḏahhabi	مُذَهَّبَةٍ‎ muḏahhabatin	الْمُذَهَّبَةِ‎ al-muḏahhabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذَهَّبَيْن‎ muḏahhabayn	الْمُذَهَّبَيْن‎ al-muḏahhabayn	مُذَهَّبَتَيْن‎ muḏahhabatayn	الْمُذَهَّبَتَيْن‎ al-muḏahhabatayn
Nominative	مُذَهَّبَانِ‎ muḏahhabāni	الْمُذَهَّبَانِ‎ al-muḏahhabāni	مُذَهَّبَتَانِ‎ muḏahhabatāni	الْمُذَهَّبَتَانِ‎ al-muḏahhabatāni
Accusative	مُذَهَّبَيْنِ‎ muḏahhabayni	الْمُذَهَّبَيْنِ‎ al-muḏahhabayni	مُذَهَّبَتَيْنِ‎ muḏahhabatayni	الْمُذَهَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḏahhabatayni
Genitive	مُذَهَّبَيْنِ‎ muḏahhabayni	الْمُذَهَّبَيْنِ‎ al-muḏahhabayni	مُذَهَّبَتَيْنِ‎ muḏahhabatayni	الْمُذَهَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḏahhabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذَهَّبِين‎ muḏahhabīn	الْمُذَهَّبِين‎ al-muḏahhabīn	مُذَهَّبَات‎ muḏahhabāt	الْمُذَهَّبَات‎ al-muḏahhabāt
Nominative	مُذَهَّبُونَ‎ muḏahhabūna	الْمُذَهَّبُونَ‎ al-muḏahhabūna	مُذَهَّبَاتٌ‎ muḏahhabātun	الْمُذَهَّبَاتُ‎ al-muḏahhabātu
Accusative	مُذَهَّبِينَ‎ muḏahhabīna	الْمُذَهَّبِينَ‎ al-muḏahhabīna	مُذَهَّبَاتٍ‎ muḏahhabātin	الْمُذَهَّبَاتِ‎ al-muḏahhabāti
Genitive	مُذَهَّبِينَ‎ muḏahhabīna	الْمُذَهَّبِينَ‎ al-muḏahhabīna	مُذَهَّبَاتٍ‎ muḏahhabātin	الْمُذَهَّبَاتِ‎ al-muḏahhabāti

Etymology 3

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَذْهَبَ‎ (ʾaḏhaba, “to gild”), denominal verb from ذَهَب‎ (ḏahab, “gold”).

Adjective

مُذْهَب • (muḏhab) (feminine مُذْهَبَة‎ (muḏhaba), masculine plural مُذْهَبُون‎ (muḏhabūn), feminine plural مُذْهَبَات‎ (muḏhabāt))

1. gilded

Declension

Declension of adjective مُذْهَب (muḏhab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْهَب muḏhab	الْمُذْهَب‎ al-muḏhab	مُذْهَبَة‎ muḏhaba	الْمُذْهَبَة‎ al-muḏhaba
Nominative	مُذْهَبٌ muḏhabun	الْمُذْهَبُ‎ al-muḏhabu	مُذْهَبَةٌ‎ muḏhabatun	الْمُذْهَبَةُ‎ al-muḏhabatu
Accusative	مُذْهَبًا‎ muḏhaban	الْمُذْهَبَ‎ al-muḏhaba	مُذْهَبَةً‎ muḏhabatan	الْمُذْهَبَةَ‎ al-muḏhabata
Genitive	مُذْهَبٍ muḏhabin	الْمُذْهَبِ‎ al-muḏhabi	مُذْهَبَةٍ‎ muḏhabatin	الْمُذْهَبَةِ‎ al-muḏhabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْهَبَيْن‎ muḏhabayn	الْمُذْهَبَيْن‎ al-muḏhabayn	مُذْهَبَتَيْن‎ muḏhabatayn	الْمُذْهَبَتَيْن‎ al-muḏhabatayn
Nominative	مُذْهَبَانِ‎ muḏhabāni	الْمُذْهَبَانِ‎ al-muḏhabāni	مُذْهَبَتَانِ‎ muḏhabatāni	الْمُذْهَبَتَانِ‎ al-muḏhabatāni
Accusative	مُذْهَبَيْنِ‎ muḏhabayni	الْمُذْهَبَيْنِ‎ al-muḏhabayni	مُذْهَبَتَيْنِ‎ muḏhabatayni	الْمُذْهَبَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḏhabatayni
Genitive	مُذْهَبَيْنِ‎ muḏhabayni	الْمُذْهَبَيْنِ‎ al-muḏhabayni	مُذْهَبَتَيْنِ‎ muḏhabatayni	الْمُذْهَبَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḏhabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُذْهَبِين‎ muḏhabīn	الْمُذْهَبِين‎ al-muḏhabīn	مُذْهَبَات‎ muḏhabāt	الْمُذْهَبَات‎ al-muḏhabāt
Nominative	مُذْهَبُونَ‎ muḏhabūna	الْمُذْهَبُونَ‎ al-muḏhabūna	مُذْهَبَاتٌ‎ muḏhabātun	الْمُذْهَبَاتُ‎ al-muḏhabātu
Accusative	مُذْهَبِينَ‎ muḏhabīna	الْمُذْهَبِينَ‎ al-muḏhabīna	مُذْهَبَاتٍ‎ muḏhabātin	الْمُذْهَبَاتِ‎ al-muḏhabāti
Genitive	مُذْهَبِينَ‎ muḏhabīna	الْمُذْهَبِينَ‎ al-muḏhabīna	مُذْهَبَاتٍ‎ muḏhabātin	الْمُذْهَبَاتِ‎ al-muḏhabāti

Etymology 4

Denominal verb from مَذْهَب‎ (maḏhab, “sect”).

Verb

مَذْهَبَ • (maḏhaba) Iq, non-past يُمَذْهِبُ‎‎ (yumaḏhibu)

1. to cause to split into sects

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَذْهَبَ

(form-Iq sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَذْهَبَة‎ maḏhaba
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَذْهِب‎ mumaḏhib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَذْهَب‎ mumaḏhab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَذْهَبْتُ‎ maḏhabtu	مَذْهَبْتَ‎ maḏhabta	مَذْهَبَ maḏhaba		مَذْهَبْتُمَا‎ maḏhabtumā	مَذْهَبَا‎ maḏhabā		مَذْهَبْنَا‎ maḏhabnā	مَذْهَبْتُمْ‎ maḏhabtum	مَذْهَبُوا‎ maḏhabū
	f		مَذْهَبْتِ‎ maḏhabti	مَذْهَبَتْ‎ maḏhabat			مَذْهَبَتَا‎ maḏhabatā			مَذْهَبْتُنَّ‎ maḏhabtunna	مَذْهَبْنَ‎ maḏhabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُمَذْهِبُ‎ ʾumaḏhibu	تُمَذْهِبُ‎ tumaḏhibu	يُمَذْهِبُ‎ yumaḏhibu		تُمَذْهِبَانِ‎ tumaḏhibāni	يُمَذْهِبَانِ‎ yumaḏhibāni		نُمَذْهِبُ‎ numaḏhibu	تُمَذْهِبُونَ‎ tumaḏhibūna	يُمَذْهِبُونَ‎ yumaḏhibūna
	f		تُمَذْهِبِينَ‎ tumaḏhibīna	تُمَذْهِبُ‎ tumaḏhibu			تُمَذْهِبَانِ‎ tumaḏhibāni			تُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ tumaḏhibna	يُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ yumaḏhibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَذْهِبَ‎ ʾumaḏhiba	تُمَذْهِبَ‎ tumaḏhiba	يُمَذْهِبَ‎ yumaḏhiba		تُمَذْهِبَا‎ tumaḏhibā	يُمَذْهِبَا‎ yumaḏhibā		نُمَذْهِبَ‎ numaḏhiba	تُمَذْهِبُوا‎ tumaḏhibū	يُمَذْهِبُوا‎ yumaḏhibū
	f		تُمَذْهِبِي‎ tumaḏhibī	تُمَذْهِبَ‎ tumaḏhiba			تُمَذْهِبَا‎ tumaḏhibā			تُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ tumaḏhibna	يُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ yumaḏhibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَذْهِبْ‎ ʾumaḏhib	تُمَذْهِبْ‎ tumaḏhib	يُمَذْهِبْ‎ yumaḏhib		تُمَذْهِبَا‎ tumaḏhibā	يُمَذْهِبَا‎ yumaḏhibā		نُمَذْهِبْ‎ numaḏhib	تُمَذْهِبُوا‎ tumaḏhibū	يُمَذْهِبُوا‎ yumaḏhibū
	f		تُمَذْهِبِي‎ tumaḏhibī	تُمَذْهِبْ‎ tumaḏhib			تُمَذْهِبَا‎ tumaḏhibā			تُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ tumaḏhibna	يُمَذْهِبْنَ‎ yumaḏhibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَذْهِبْ maḏhib			مَذْهِبَا‎ maḏhibā				مَذْهِبُوا‎ maḏhibū
	f		مَذْهِبِي‎ maḏhibī							مَذْهِبْنَ‎ maḏhibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُذْهِبْتُ‎ muḏhibtu	مُذْهِبْتَ‎ muḏhibta	مُذْهِبَ muḏhiba		مُذْهِبْتُمَا‎ muḏhibtumā	مُذْهِبَا‎ muḏhibā		مُذْهِبْنَا‎ muḏhibnā	مُذْهِبْتُمْ‎ muḏhibtum	مُذْهِبُوا‎ muḏhibū
	f		مُذْهِبْتِ‎ muḏhibti	مُذْهِبَتْ‎ muḏhibat			مُذْهِبَتَا‎ muḏhibatā			مُذْهِبْتُنَّ‎ muḏhibtunna	مُذْهِبْنَ‎ muḏhibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُمَذْهَبُ‎ ʾumaḏhabu	تُمَذْهَبُ‎ tumaḏhabu	يُمَذْهَبُ‎ yumaḏhabu		تُمَذْهَبَانِ‎ tumaḏhabāni	يُمَذْهَبَانِ‎ yumaḏhabāni		نُمَذْهَبُ‎ numaḏhabu	تُمَذْهَبُونَ‎ tumaḏhabūna	يُمَذْهَبُونَ‎ yumaḏhabūna
	f		تُمَذْهَبِينَ‎ tumaḏhabīna	تُمَذْهَبُ‎ tumaḏhabu			تُمَذْهَبَانِ‎ tumaḏhabāni			تُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ tumaḏhabna	يُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ yumaḏhabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَذْهَبَ‎ ʾumaḏhaba	تُمَذْهَبَ‎ tumaḏhaba	يُمَذْهَبَ‎ yumaḏhaba		تُمَذْهَبَا‎ tumaḏhabā	يُمَذْهَبَا‎ yumaḏhabā		نُمَذْهَبَ‎ numaḏhaba	تُمَذْهَبُوا‎ tumaḏhabū	يُمَذْهَبُوا‎ yumaḏhabū
	f		تُمَذْهَبِي‎ tumaḏhabī	تُمَذْهَبَ‎ tumaḏhaba			تُمَذْهَبَا‎ tumaḏhabā			تُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ tumaḏhabna	يُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ yumaḏhabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَذْهَبْ‎ ʾumaḏhab	تُمَذْهَبْ‎ tumaḏhab	يُمَذْهَبْ‎ yumaḏhab		تُمَذْهَبَا‎ tumaḏhabā	يُمَذْهَبَا‎ yumaḏhabā		نُمَذْهَبْ‎ numaḏhab	تُمَذْهَبُوا‎ tumaḏhabū	يُمَذْهَبُوا‎ yumaḏhabū
	f		تُمَذْهَبِي‎ tumaḏhabī	تُمَذْهَبْ‎ tumaḏhab			تُمَذْهَبَا‎ tumaḏhabā			تُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ tumaḏhabna	يُمَذْهَبْنَ‎ yumaḏhabna

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مَذْهَب‎ (maḏhab)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈzab/
• IPA^(key): /mazˈhab/

Noun

مذهب • (mazhab) m

1. religion

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَذْهَب‎ (maḏhab)

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [mæzˈhæb]

Noun

Dari Persian	مذهب
Iranian Persian	مذهب
Tajiki Persian	мазҳаб (mazhab)

مذهب • (mazhab) (plural مذاهب‎ (mazâheb) or مذهب‌ها‎ (mazhab-hâ))

1. religion
2. faith

Synonyms

• (religion): دین‎ (din)
• (faith): ایمان‎ (imân)

Derived terms

• مذهبی‎ (mazhabi)