متخلف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
14 terms

Derived from the active participle of تَخَلَّف (taḵallaf, “to be backward (intransitive)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ta.xal.lif/
- (Morocco) IPA^(key): /mit.xal.laf/

Adjective

مُتَخَلِّف • (mutaḵallif) (feminine مُتَخَلِّفَة (mutaḵallifa), masculine plural مُتَخَلِّفُونَ (mutaḵallifūna), feminine plural مُتَخَلِّفَات (mutaḵallifāt))

(of a person, culture, or idea) backward, backward-thinking, behind, underdeveloped
Synonyms: مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir), رَجْعِيّ (rajʕiyy)

Antonyms: مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim), مُتَطَوِّر (mutaṭawwir)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُتَخَلِّف** (mutaḵallif)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَخَلِّف mutaḵallif	الْمُتَخَلِّف al-mutaḵallif	مُتَخَلِّفَة mutaḵallifa	الْمُتَخَلِّفَة al-mutaḵallifa
nominative	مُتَخَلِّفٌ mutaḵallifun	الْمُتَخَلِّفُ al-mutaḵallifu	مُتَخَلِّفَةٌ mutaḵallifatun	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةُ al-mutaḵallifatu
accusative	مُتَخَلِّفًا mutaḵallifan	الْمُتَخَلِّفَ al-mutaḵallifa	مُتَخَلِّفَةً mutaḵallifatan	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةَ al-mutaḵallifata
genitive	مُتَخَلِّفٍ mutaḵallifin	الْمُتَخَلِّفِ al-mutaḵallifi	مُتَخَلِّفَةٍ mutaḵallifatin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَةِ al-mutaḵallifati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَخَلِّفَيْن mutaḵallifayn	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْن al-mutaḵallifayn	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْن mutaḵallifatayn	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْن al-mutaḵallifatayn
nominative	مُتَخَلِّفَانِ mutaḵallifāni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَانِ al-mutaḵallifāni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَانِ mutaḵallifatāni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَانِ al-mutaḵallifatāni
accusative	مُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ mutaḵallifayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifayni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ mutaḵallifatayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifatayni
genitive	مُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ mutaḵallifayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifayni	مُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ mutaḵallifatayni	الْمُتَخَلِّفَتَيْنِ al-mutaḵallifatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَخَلِّفِين mutaḵallifīn	الْمُتَخَلِّفِين al-mutaḵallifīn	مُتَخَلِّفَات mutaḵallifāt	الْمُتَخَلِّفَات al-mutaḵallifāt
nominative	مُتَخَلِّفُونَ mutaḵallifūna	الْمُتَخَلِّفُونَ al-mutaḵallifūna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٌ mutaḵallifātun	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتُ al-mutaḵallifātu
accusative	مُتَخَلِّفِينَ mutaḵallifīna	الْمُتَخَلِّفِينَ al-mutaḵallifīna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٍ mutaḵallifātin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتِ al-mutaḵallifāti
genitive	مُتَخَلِّفِينَ mutaḵallifīna	الْمُتَخَلِّفِينَ al-mutaḵallifīna	مُتَخَلِّفَاتٍ mutaḵallifātin	الْمُتَخَلِّفَاتِ al-mutaḵallifāti