Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of تَدَاوَلَ (tadāwala, to circulate), from the root د و ل (d-w-l); compare دَالَ (dāla, to alternate (intransitive)).

Adjective

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مُتَدَاوَل (mutadāwal) (feminine مُتَدَاوَلَة (mutadāwala), masculine plural مُتَدَاوَلُونَ (mutadāwalūna), feminine plural مُتَدَاوَلَات (mutadāwalāt))

  1. current
  2. common
  3. valid

Declension

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References

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُتَدَاوَل (mutadāwal).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mutaḏāwal
Dari reading? mutadāwal
Iranian reading? motadâvel
Tajik reading? mutadoval

Adjective

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متداول (motadâvel)

  1. common; in widespread use; fashionable
    واژگان متداولvâžegân-e motadâvelcommon vocabulary
    پرسش‌های متداولporseš-hâ-ye motadâvelcommon questions
    امری متداولamri motadâvelsomething common
    • 2023 April 30, “چای اولین بار چه زمانی وارد ایران شد؟”, in jahannews.com[1]:
      با استناد به منابع تاریخی، می‌توان گفت که انتقال چای از جاده ابریشم توسط چینی‌ها آغاز شد و به تدریج تولید و کشت چای در کشورهای دیگر نیز متداول شد.
      bâ estenâd be manâbe'-e târixi, mi-tavân goft ke enteqâl-e čây az jâdde-ye abrišam tavvasot-e čini-hâ âğâz šod o be tadrij towlid o kešt-e čây dar kešvar-hâ-ye digar niz motadâvel šod.
      According to historical sources, one can say that the transfer of tea via the Silk Road was begun by the Chinese, and that tea production and harvest gradually became widespread in other countries as well.