اعتدال

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Arabic

Root
ع د ل (ʕ d l)
12 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidālm (plural اِعْتِدَالَات (iʕtidālāt))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of اِعْتَدَلَ (iʕtadala) (form VIII)
  2. moderation; mildness
  3. (astronomy) equinox

Declension

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidāl, moderation, mildness).

Noun

اعتدال (i’tidâl) (definite accusative اعتذاری (i’tidâli), plural اعتذارلر (i’tidâller))

  1. moderation, temperance, the state or quality of being moderate, avoidance of extremes
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 40:
      بوراده‌كی ، اعتدال كلمه‌سندن ، مقصدك نه اوله‌بیله‌جكنك تفسیرینی ارباب اذعانه ترك ایدرم.
      Buradaki, itidal kelimesinden, maksadın ne olabileceğinin tefsirini erbab-ı izana terk ederim.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. equilibrium, balance, stability, a state or condition in which opposing forces harmonise
  3. symmetry, the exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis

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Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidāl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? i'tiḏāl
Dari reading? e'tidāl
Iranian reading? e'tedâl
Tajik reading? eʾtidol

Noun

Dari اعتدال
Iranian Persian
Tajik иътидол

اعتدال (e'tedâl)

  1. moderation; mildness; equanimity
    Synonyms: تعادل (ta'âdol), تساوی (tasâvi)
    حفظ اعتدالhefz-e e'tedâlkeeping one's composure
  2. (astronomy) equinox
    اعتدال بهاریe'tedâl-e bahârispring equinox
    اعتدال پاییزیe'tedâl-e pâyiziautumn equinox
  3. (music) temperament