معطل

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Arabic

Root
ع ط ل (ʕ ṭ l)
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَطَّلَ (ʕaṭṭala, to neglect, to leave idle, to damage).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal) (feminine مُعَطَّلَة (muʕaṭṭala), masculine plural مُعَطَّلُونَ (muʕaṭṭalūna), feminine plural مُعَطَّلَات (muʕaṭṭalāt))

  1. out of order, broken (machine, etc.)
  2. unemployed, idle
  3. closed (store, office, etc.)
  4. stopped (engine)

Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? mu'attal
Dari reading? mo'attal
Iranian reading? mo'attal
Tajik reading? muʾattal

Adjective

Dari معطل
Iranian Persian
Tajik муаттал

معطل (mo'attal)

  1. suspend, stopped
  2. postpone
  3. waited

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معطل (mu'attal), from Arabic مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُعَطَّل (mu'attal) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुअत्तल)

  1. suspended

Derived terms

Further reading

  • معطل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • معطل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “معطل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.