محتسب

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Arabic

Root
ح س ب (ḥ s b)
17 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِحْتَسَبَ (iḥtasaba, to debit)

Pronunciation

Noun

مُحْتَسِب (muḥtasib) (feminine مُحْتَسِبَة (muḥtasiba), masculine plural مُحْتَسِبُونَ (muḥtasibūna), feminine plural مُحْتَسِبَات (muḥtasibāt))

  1. ombudsman, superintendent of weights and measures

Declension

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محتسب (muhtasib), from Arabic مُحْتَسِب (muḥtasib), active participle of اِحْتَسَبَ (iḥtasaba).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُحتَسِب (mohtasibm (Hindi spelling मुहतसिब)

  1. ombudsman, censor

References

  • محتسب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • محتسب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.