متواضع

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Arabic

Root
و ض ع (w ḍ ʕ)
12 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَوَاضَعَ (tawāḍaʕa, to humble oneself, to be humble, to behave modestly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ta.waː.dˤiʕ/
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Adjective

مُتَوَاضِع (mutawāḍiʕ) (masculine plural مُتَوَاضِعُونَ (mutawāḍiʕūna), feminine plural مُتَوَاضِعَات (mutawāḍiʕāt), elative أَكْثَرُ تَوَاضُعًا (ʔakṯaru tawāḍuʕan) or أَشَدُّ تَوَاضُعًا (ʔašaddu tawāḍuʕan))

  1. humble, modest
  2. insignificant
  3. condescending

Declension

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُتَوَاضِع (mutawāḍiʕ).

Adjective

متواضع (motavâze')

  1. humble