Arabic

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Root
م ت ع (m t ʕ)
6 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of أَمْتَعَ (ʔamtaʕa)

Adjective

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مُمْتِع (mumtiʕ) (feminine مُمْتِعَة (mumtiʕa), masculine plural مُمْتِعُونَ (mumtiʕūna), feminine plural مُمْتِعَات (mumtiʕāt))

  1. pleasant, delicious, amusing, enjoyable
  2. interesting

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “متع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN