Arabic edit

Root
ن و ع (n-w-ʕ)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of تَنَوَّعَ (tanawwaʕa).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُتَنَوِّع (mutanawwiʕ) (feminine مُتَنَوِّعَة (mutanawwiʕa), masculine plural مُتَنَوِّعُونَ (mutanawwiʕūna), feminine plural مُتَنَوِّعَات (mutanawwiʕāt))

  1. diverse, varied, diversified
  2. miscellaneous, assorted

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: متنوع (mütenevvi)
  • Classical Persian: متنوع (mutanawwi')

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَنَوِّع (mutanawwiʕ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? mutanawwi'
Dari reading? mutanawwe'
Iranian reading? motanave'
Tajik reading? mutanavveʾ
Dari متنوع
Iranian Persian
Tajik мутанаввеъ

Adjective edit

متنوع (motanavve')

  1. varied, diverse
    • c. 1430, Shāh Ni'matullāh, “Ghazal 706”, in دیوان شاه نعمت‌الله[1]:
      ساغر متنوع است از آن می
      sāğar mutanawwi' ast az ān may
      Many are the cups that hold that wine.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)