Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَوْطَنَ (istawṭana)

Adjective edit

مُسْتَوْطِن (mustawṭin)

  1. settler
  2. deep-rooted
  3. (medicine) endemic

Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
و ط ن
6 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَوْطِن (mustawṭin). Equivalent to the active participle of استوطن (istawṭan, to settle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mus.taw.tˤin/, [mʊsˈtˤɑw.tˤɪn]
  • (file)

Noun edit

مستوطن (mustawṭenm (plural مستوطنين (mustawṭinīn))

  1. settler
  2. colonist