محتاج

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Arabic

Root
ح و ج (ḥ w j)
7 terms

Etymology

Active and passive participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, “to need”).

Pronunciation

Participle

مُحْتَاج • (muḥtāj) (feminine مُحْتَاجَة (muḥtāja), masculine plural مُحْتَاجُونَ (muḥtājūna), feminine plural مُحْتَاجَات (muḥtājāt))

  1. active participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja) the needy, the poor
  2. passive participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُحْتَاج
muḥtāj 		الْمُحْتَاج
al-muḥtāj 		مُحْتَاجَة
muḥtāja 		الْمُحْتَاجَة
al-muḥtāja
Nominative مُحْتَاجٌ
muḥtājun 		الْمُحْتَاجُ
al-muḥtāju 		مُحْتَاجَةٌ
muḥtājatun 		الْمُحْتَاجَةُ
al-muḥtājatu
Accusative مُحْتَاجًا
muḥtājan 		الْمُحْتَاجَ
al-muḥtāja 		مُحْتَاجَةً
muḥtājatan 		الْمُحْتَاجَةَ
al-muḥtājata
Genitive مُحْتَاجٍ
muḥtājin 		الْمُحْتَاجِ
al-muḥtāji 		مُحْتَاجَةٍ
muḥtājatin 		الْمُحْتَاجَةِ
al-muḥtājati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُحْتَاجَيْن
muḥtājayn 		الْمُحْتَاجَيْن
al-muḥtājayn 		مُحْتَاجَتَيْن
muḥtājatayn 		الْمُحْتَاجَتَيْن
al-muḥtājatayn
Nominative مُحْتَاجَانِ
muḥtājāni 		الْمُحْتَاجَانِ
al-muḥtājāni 		مُحْتَاجَتَانِ
muḥtājatāni 		الْمُحْتَاجَتَانِ
al-muḥtājatāni
Accusative مُحْتَاجَيْنِ
muḥtājayni 		الْمُحْتَاجَيْنِ
al-muḥtājayni 		مُحْتَاجَتَيْنِ
muḥtājatayni 		الْمُحْتَاجَتَيْنِ
al-muḥtājatayni
Genitive مُحْتَاجَيْنِ
muḥtājayni 		الْمُحْتَاجَيْنِ
al-muḥtājayni 		مُحْتَاجَتَيْنِ
muḥtājatayni 		الْمُحْتَاجَتَيْنِ
al-muḥtājatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُحْتَاجِين
muḥtājīn 		الْمُحْتَاجِين
al-muḥtājīn 		مُحْتَاجَات
muḥtājāt 		الْمُحْتَاجَات
al-muḥtājāt
Nominative مُحْتَاجُونَ
muḥtājūna 		الْمُحْتَاجُونَ
al-muḥtājūna 		مُحْتَاجَاتٌ
muḥtājātun 		الْمُحْتَاجَاتُ
al-muḥtājātu
Accusative مُحْتَاجِينَ
muḥtājīna 		الْمُحْتَاجِينَ
al-muḥtājīna 		مُحْتَاجَاتٍ
muḥtājātin 		الْمُحْتَاجَاتِ
al-muḥtājāti
Genitive مُحْتَاجِينَ
muḥtājīna 		الْمُحْتَاجِينَ
al-muḥtājīna 		مُحْتَاجَاتٍ
muḥtājātin 		الْمُحْتَاجَاتِ
al-muḥtājāti

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj).

Adjective

محتاج • (muhtac or muhtaç)

  1. needy, in want
  2. needing, requiring

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? muhtāj
Dari reading? mohtāj
Iranian reading? mohtâj
Tajik reading? mühtoj

Adjective

Dari محتاج
Iranian Persian
Tajik мӯҳтоҷ, муҳтоҷ

محتاج • (mohtâj)

  1. needy, in want, poor
  2. needing, requiring
    • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 133:
      ساکن کوی تو نبود بگلستان محتاج
      نیست مشتاق تو با روضه رضوان محتاج
      sākin-i kō-yi tō na-buwad ba-gulistān muhtāj
      nēst muštāq-i tō bā rawza-yi rizwān muhtāj
      The one who lives in your alleyway is not in need of the rose garden,
      The one who yearns for you is not in need of Riḍwān's garden .
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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