Arabic

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Root
ح س ب (ḥ s b)
17 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of اِحْتَسَبَ (iḥtasaba, to debit)

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Noun

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مُحْتَسِب (muḥtasib) (feminine مُحْتَسِبَة (muḥtasiba), masculine plural مُحْتَسِبُونَ (muḥtasibūna), feminine plural مُحْتَسِبَات (muḥtasibāt))

  1. ombudsman, superintendent of weights and measures

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian محتسب (muhtasib), from Arabic مُحْتَسِب (muḥtasib), active participle of اِحْتَسَبَ (iḥtasaba).

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Noun

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مُحتَسِب (mohtasibm (Hindi spelling मुहतसिब)

  1. ombudsman, censor

References

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  • محتسب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • محتسب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.