متأخر

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ء خ ر (ʔ-ḵ-r)

Derived from the active participle of تَأخَّرَ (“to be late, to be last, to remain behind, to delay (intransitive)”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

مُتَأَخِّر • (mutaʔaḵḵir) (feminine مُتَأَخِّرَة (mutaʔaḵḵira), masculine plural مُتَأَخِّرُونَ (mutaʔaḵḵirūna), feminine plural مُتَأَخِّرَات (mutaʔaḵḵirāt))

1. late
2. later (عَنْ (ʕan) than)
3. lagging behind, delayed
4. behind (in payments), in default
5. underdeveloped
6. modern, late-period

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَأَخِّر mutaʔaḵḵir	الْمُتَأَخِّر al-mutaʔaḵḵir	مُتَأَخِّرَة mutaʔaḵḵira	الْمُتَأَخِّرَة al-mutaʔaḵḵira
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرٌ mutaʔaḵḵirun	الْمُتَأَخِّرُ al-mutaʔaḵḵiru	مُتَأَخِّرَةٌ mutaʔaḵḵiratun	الْمُتَأَخِّرَةُ al-mutaʔaḵḵiratu
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرًا mutaʔaḵḵiran	الْمُتَأَخِّرَ al-mutaʔaḵḵira	مُتَأَخِّرَةً mutaʔaḵḵiratan	الْمُتَأَخِّرَةَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirata
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرٍ mutaʔaḵḵirin	الْمُتَأَخِّرِ al-mutaʔaḵḵiri	مُتَأَخِّرَةٍ mutaʔaḵḵiratin	الْمُتَأَخِّرَةِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَأَخِّرَيْن mutaʔaḵḵirayn	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْن al-mutaʔaḵḵirayn	مُتَأَخِّرَتَيْن mutaʔaḵḵiratayn	الْمُتَأَخِّرَتَيْن al-mutaʔaḵḵiratayn
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرَانِ mutaʔaḵḵirāni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَانِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirāni	مُتَأَخِّرَتَانِ mutaʔaḵḵiratāni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَتَانِ al-mutaʔaḵḵiratāni
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵirayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirayni	مُتَأَخِّرَتَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵiratayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَتَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵiratayni
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵirayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirayni	مُتَأَخِّرَتَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵiratayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَتَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَأَخِّرِين mutaʔaḵḵirīn	الْمُتَأَخِّرِين al-mutaʔaḵḵirīn	مُتَأَخِّرَات mutaʔaḵḵirāt	الْمُتَأَخِّرَات al-mutaʔaḵḵirāt
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرُونَ mutaʔaḵḵirūna	الْمُتَأَخِّرُونَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirūna	مُتَأَخِّرَاتٌ mutaʔaḵḵirātun	الْمُتَأَخِّرَاتُ al-mutaʔaḵḵirātu
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرِينَ mutaʔaḵḵirīna	الْمُتَأَخِّرِينَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirīna	مُتَأَخِّرَاتٍ mutaʔaḵḵirātin	الْمُتَأَخِّرَاتِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirāti
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرِينَ mutaʔaḵḵirīna	الْمُتَأَخِّرِينَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirīna	مُتَأَخِّرَاتٍ mutaʔaḵḵirātin	الْمُتَأَخِّرَاتِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirāti

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "late"): مُبَكِّر (mubakkir), بَكِير (bakīr), بَكُور (bakūr), بَاكُور (bākūr)
• (antonym(s) of "lagging behind"): مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “متأخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “أخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُتَأَخِّر • (mutaʔaḵḵir) m (plural مُتَأَخِّرُون (mutaʔaḵḵirūn))

1. one who defaults in payment
2. modern or late-period author or other person

Declension

Declension of noun مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَأَخِّر mutaʔaḵḵir	الْمُتَأَخِّر al-mutaʔaḵḵir	مُتَأَخِّر mutaʔaḵḵir
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرٌ mutaʔaḵḵirun	الْمُتَأَخِّرُ al-mutaʔaḵḵiru	مُتَأَخِّرُ mutaʔaḵḵiru
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرًا mutaʔaḵḵiran	الْمُتَأَخِّرَ al-mutaʔaḵḵira	مُتَأَخِّرَ mutaʔaḵḵira
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرٍ mutaʔaḵḵirin	الْمُتَأَخِّرِ al-mutaʔaḵḵiri	مُتَأَخِّرِ mutaʔaḵḵiri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَأَخِّرَيْن mutaʔaḵḵirayn	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْن al-mutaʔaḵḵirayn	مُتَأَخِّرَيْ mutaʔaḵḵiray
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرَانِ mutaʔaḵḵirāni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَانِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirāni	مُتَأَخِّرَا mutaʔaḵḵirā
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵirayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirayni	مُتَأَخِّرَيْ mutaʔaḵḵiray
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ mutaʔaḵḵirayni	الْمُتَأَخِّرَيْنِ al-mutaʔaḵḵirayni	مُتَأَخِّرَيْ mutaʔaḵḵiray
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَأَخِّرِين mutaʔaḵḵirīn	الْمُتَأَخِّرِين al-mutaʔaḵḵirīn	مُتَأَخِّرِي mutaʔaḵḵirī
Nominative	مُتَأَخِّرُونَ mutaʔaḵḵirūna	الْمُتَأَخِّرُونَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirūna	مُتَأَخِّرُو mutaʔaḵḵirū
Accusative	مُتَأَخِّرِينَ mutaʔaḵḵirīna	الْمُتَأَخِّرِينَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirīna	مُتَأَخِّرِي mutaʔaḵḵirī
Genitive	مُتَأَخِّرِينَ mutaʔaḵḵirīna	الْمُتَأَخِّرِينَ al-mutaʔaḵḵirīna	مُتَأَخِّرِي mutaʔaḵḵirī

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "late-period author or person"): مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أخر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “أخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Arabic مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mɪt.ʔə.χːɪr/

Adverb

مِتْأَخِّر • (mɪtaxxɪr)

1. late

   Antonym: مبچر (mbəccɪr)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء خ ر
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir). Equivalent to the active participle of تأخّر (tʔaḵḵar, “to be late”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit.ʔax.xir/, [mɪtˈʔax.xɪr]

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Adjective

متأخّر • (mitʔaḵḵer) (feminine متأخّرة (mitʔaḵḵre), common plural متأخّرين (mitʔaḵḵrīn))

1. late

   Antonyms: (as adverb) بكير (bakkīr), بدري (badri)

Usage notes

• Although متأخر (mitʔaḵḵer) is an adjective, it is also used as an adverb but still agrees in gender and number.

See also

• بعدين (baʔdēn, “later”)