مختلف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَلَفَ‎ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”), from the root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mux.ta.lif/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muḵtalif) (feminine مُخْتَلِفَة‎ (muḵtalifa), masculine plural مُخْتَلِفُونَ‎ (muḵtalifūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلِفَات‎ (muḵtalifāt))

1. different

   ‏الثَّقَافَاتِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ تُثْرِي الْعَالَمَ وَتَجْعَلُهُ مَكَانًا أَكْثَرَ تَنَوُّعًا وَإِثَارَةً‎

   aṯ-ṯaqāfāti l-muḵtalifati tuṯrī l-ʕālama watajʕaluhu makānan ʔakṯara tanawwuʕan waʔiṯāratan

   Different cultures enrich the world and make it a more diverse and exciting place.

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلِف muḵtalif	الْمُخْتَلِف‎ al-muḵtalif	مُخْتَلِفَة‎ muḵtalifa	الْمُخْتَلِفَة‎ al-muḵtalifa
Nominative	مُخْتَلِفٌ muḵtalifun	الْمُخْتَلِفُ‎ al-muḵtalifu	مُخْتَلِفَةٌ‎ muḵtalifatun	الْمُخْتَلِفَةُ‎ al-muḵtalifatu
Accusative	مُخْتَلِفًا‎ muḵtalifan	الْمُخْتَلِفَ‎ al-muḵtalifa	مُخْتَلِفَةً‎ muḵtalifatan	الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ‎ al-muḵtalifata
Genitive	مُخْتَلِفٍ muḵtalifin	الْمُخْتَلِفِ‎ al-muḵtalifi	مُخْتَلِفَةٍ‎ muḵtalifatin	الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ‎ al-muḵtalifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلِفَيْن‎ muḵtalifayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْن‎ al-muḵtalifayn	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْن‎ muḵtalifatayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْن‎ al-muḵtalifatayn
Nominative	مُخْتَلِفَانِ‎ muḵtalifāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَانِ‎ al-muḵtalifāni	مُخْتَلِفَتَانِ‎ muḵtalifatāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَانِ‎ al-muḵtalifatāni
Accusative	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ‎ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalifatayni
Genitive	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ‎ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلِفِين‎ muḵtalifīn	الْمُخْتَلِفِين‎ al-muḵtalifīn	مُخْتَلِفَات‎ muḵtalifāt	الْمُخْتَلِفَات‎ al-muḵtalifāt
Nominative	مُخْتَلِفُونَ‎ muḵtalifūna	الْمُخْتَلِفُونَ‎ al-muḵtalifūna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٌ‎ muḵtalifātun	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتُ‎ al-muḵtalifātu
Accusative	مُخْتَلِفِينَ‎ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ‎ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ‎ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ‎ al-muḵtalifāti
Genitive	مُخْتَلِفِينَ‎ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ‎ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ‎ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ‎ al-muḵtalifāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müxtəlif
• → Ottoman Turkish: مختلف‎
  • Turkish: muhtelif
• → Persian: مختلف‎

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ‎ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”), from the root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f).

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muḵtalaf) (feminine مُخْتَلَفَة‎ (muḵtalafa), masculine plural مُخْتَلَفُونَ‎ (muḵtalafūna), feminine plural مُخْتَلَفَات‎ (muḵtalafāt))

1. controversial

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلَف muḵtalaf	الْمُخْتَلَف‎ al-muḵtalaf	مُخْتَلَفَة‎ muḵtalafa	الْمُخْتَلَفَة‎ al-muḵtalafa
Nominative	مُخْتَلَفٌ muḵtalafun	الْمُخْتَلَفُ‎ al-muḵtalafu	مُخْتَلَفَةٌ‎ muḵtalafatun	الْمُخْتَلَفَةُ‎ al-muḵtalafatu
Accusative	مُخْتَلَفًا‎ muḵtalafan	الْمُخْتَلَفَ‎ al-muḵtalafa	مُخْتَلَفَةً‎ muḵtalafatan	الْمُخْتَلَفَةَ‎ al-muḵtalafata
Genitive	مُخْتَلَفٍ muḵtalafin	الْمُخْتَلَفِ‎ al-muḵtalafi	مُخْتَلَفَةٍ‎ muḵtalafatin	الْمُخْتَلَفَةِ‎ al-muḵtalafati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلَفَيْن‎ muḵtalafayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْن‎ al-muḵtalafayn	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْن‎ muḵtalafatayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْن‎ al-muḵtalafatayn
Nominative	مُخْتَلَفَانِ‎ muḵtalafāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَانِ‎ al-muḵtalafāni	مُخْتَلَفَتَانِ‎ muḵtalafatāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَانِ‎ al-muḵtalafatāni
Accusative	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ‎ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalafatayni
Genitive	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ‎ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtalafatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَلَفِين‎ muḵtalafīn	الْمُخْتَلَفِين‎ al-muḵtalafīn	مُخْتَلَفَات‎ muḵtalafāt	الْمُخْتَلَفَات‎ al-muḵtalafāt
Nominative	مُخْتَلَفُونَ‎ muḵtalafūna	الْمُخْتَلَفُونَ‎ al-muḵtalafūna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٌ‎ muḵtalafātun	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتُ‎ al-muḵtalafātu
Accusative	مُخْتَلَفِينَ‎ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ‎ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ‎ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ‎ al-muḵtalafāti
Genitive	مُخْتَلَفِينَ‎ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ‎ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ‎ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ‎ al-muḵtalafāti

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

مختلف • (mukhtalif)

1. different

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف‎ (muḵtalif).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mux.ta.ˈlif]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mux.t̪ʰä.líf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mox.t̪ʰæ.léf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muχ.t̪ʰä.líf]

Readings
Classical reading?	muxtalif
Dari reading?	muxtalif
Iranian reading?	moxtalef
Tajik reading?	muxtalif

Adjective

Dari	مختلف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мухталиф

مُختَلِف • (moxtalef) (comparative مُختَلِف‌تَر‎ (moxtalef-tar), superlative مُختَلِف‌تَرین‎ (moxtalef-tarin))

1. different, various

   Synonyms: متفرقه‎ (motafarreqe), متنوع‎ (motanavve')

   ‏عقاید مختلف‎ ― 'aqâyed-e moxtalef ― different opinions

   ‏صورت‌های مختلف ماه‎ ― surat-hâ-ye moxtalef-e mâh ― different phases of the moon

   ‏انواع مختلف کفش‎ ― anvâ'-e moxtalef-e kafš ― various kinds of shoes

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ف‎
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف‎ (muḵtalif). Equivalent to the active participle of اختلف‎ (iḵtalaf, “to differ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mixtlif/, [ˈmɪxt.lɪf]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Adjective

مختلف • (miḵtlef) (feminine مختلفة‎ (miḵtelfe), masculine plural مختلفين‎ (miḵtelfīn))

1. different, various

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مختلف‎ and Arabic مُخْتَلِف‎ (muḵtalif). Compare Punjabi مُخْتَلَف‎ (muxtalaf) / ਮੁਖ਼ਤਲਫ਼ (muxtalaf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.lɪf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muxtalif) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलिफ़)

1. different
2. other
3. various

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلَف‎ (muḵtalaf) from the root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ l f).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.ləf/
• Rhymes: -əf

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muxtalaf) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलफ़)

1. opposed

References

• “مختلف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مختلف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.