مبهم

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ب ه م (b-h-m)

Derived from the passive participle of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, to shut/lock, conceal, to make obscure).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُبْهَم (mubham) (feminine مُبْهَمَة (mubhama), masculine plural مُبْهَمُونَ (mubhamūna), feminine plural مُبْهَمَات (mubhamāt))

  1. mysterious, secret, cloudy, uncertain
  2. ambiguous, vague
  3. closed, locked (a door)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mübhəm
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبهم (mübhem)
  • Persian: مبهم (mobham)
  • Tajik: мубҳам (mubham)
  • Uzbek: mubham

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Adjective

مبهم (mübhem)

  1. vague, unclear, obscure

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? muḇham
Dari reading? mubham
Iranian reading? mobham
Tajik reading? mubham

Adjective

Dari مبهم
Iranian Persian
Tajik мубҳам

مبهم (mobham)

  1. mysterious (of unknown origin; difficult to understand; having unknown qualities)
  2. vague

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