Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَوْطَنَ (istawṭana)

Adjective

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مُسْتَوْطِن (mustawṭin)

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

Declension

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
و ط ن
6 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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مستوطن (mustawṭenm (plural مستوطنين (mustawṭinīn))

  1. settler
  2. colonist