ممتع
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَمْتَعَ (ʾamtaʿa, “to cause to enjoy”), from the root م ت ع (m-t-ʿ); compare مُتْعَة (mutʿa, “enjoyment”).
Adjective
مُمْتِع • (mumtiʿ) (feminine مُمْتِعَة (mumtiʿa), masculine plural مُمْتِعُونَ (mumtiʿūna), feminine plural مُمْتِعَات (mumtiʿāt))
- pleasant, delicious, amusing, enjoyable
- interesting
Declension
Declension of adjective مُمْتِع (mumtiʿ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْتِع mumtiʿ | الْمُمْتِع al-mumtiʿ | مُمْتِعَة mumtiʿa | الْمُمْتِعَة al-mumtiʿa |
| Nominative | مُمْتِعٌ mumtiʿun | الْمُمْتِعُ al-mumtiʿu | مُمْتِعَةٌ mumtiʿatun | الْمُمْتِعَةُ al-mumtiʿatu |
| Accusative | مُمْتِعًا mumtiʿan | الْمُمْتِعَ al-mumtiʿa | مُمْتِعَةً mumtiʿatan | الْمُمْتِعَةَ al-mumtiʿata |
| Genitive | مُمْتِعٍ mumtiʿin | الْمُمْتِعِ al-mumtiʿi | مُمْتِعَةٍ mumtiʿatin | الْمُمْتِعَةِ al-mumtiʿati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْتِعَيْن mumtiʿayn | الْمُمْتِعَيْن al-mumtiʿayn | مُمْتِعَتَيْن mumtiʿatayn | الْمُمْتِعَتَيْن al-mumtiʿatayn |
| Nominative | مُمْتِعَانِ mumtiʿāni | الْمُمْتِعَانِ al-mumtiʿāni | مُمْتِعَتَانِ mumtiʿatāni | الْمُمْتِعَتَانِ al-mumtiʿatāni |
| Accusative | مُمْتِعَيْنِ mumtiʿayni | الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ al-mumtiʿayni | مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ mumtiʿatayni | الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ al-mumtiʿatayni |
| Genitive | مُمْتِعَيْنِ mumtiʿayni | الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ al-mumtiʿayni | مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ mumtiʿatayni | الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ al-mumtiʿatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْتِعِين mumtiʿīn | الْمُمْتِعِين al-mumtiʿīn | مُمْتِعَات mumtiʿāt | الْمُمْتِعَات al-mumtiʿāt |
| Nominative | مُمْتِعُونَ mumtiʿūna | الْمُمْتِعُونَ al-mumtiʿūna | مُمْتِعَاتٌ mumtiʿātun | الْمُمْتِعَاتُ al-mumtiʿātu |
| Accusative | مُمْتِعِينَ mumtiʿīna | الْمُمْتِعِينَ al-mumtiʿīna | مُمْتِعَاتٍ mumtiʿātin | الْمُمْتِعَاتِ al-mumtiʿāti |
| Genitive | مُمْتِعِينَ mumtiʿīna | الْمُمْتِعِينَ al-mumtiʿīna | مُمْتِعَاتٍ mumtiʿātin | الْمُمْتِعَاتِ al-mumtiʿāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “متع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN