Arabic edit

Root
ب و ح (b-w-ḥ)

Etymology edit

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَبَاحَ (ʔabāḥa).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُبَاح (mubāḥ) (feminine مُبَاحَة (mubāḥa), masculine plural مُبَاحُونَ (mubāḥūna), feminine plural مُبَاحَات (mubāḥāt))

  1. permissible, allowable, permitted, allowed
    Synonym: مَسْمُوح (masmūḥ)
    Antonyms: مَمْنُوع (mamnūʕ), مَحْظُور (maḥẓūr)
  2. (Islam) mubah (allowed according to Islamic jurisprudence)
    Synonyms: حَلَال (ḥalāl), مَشْرُوع (mašrūʕ)
    Antonym: حَرَام (ḥarām)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: mübah
  • Ottoman Turkish: مباح (mubah)
  • Persian: مباح
  • Uzbek: muboh