معتبر

Arabic

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r)

Etymology 1

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r)

Derived from the active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to acknowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʕ.ta.bir/

Adjective

مُعْتَبِر • (muʕtabir) (feminine مُعْتَبِرَة (muʕtabira), masculine plural مُعْتَبِرُونَ (muʕtabirūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبِرَات (muʕtabirāt))

1. active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْتَبِر (muʕtabir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبِر muʕtabir	الْمُعْتَبِر al-muʕtabir	مُعْتَبِرَة muʕtabira	الْمُعْتَبِرَة al-muʕtabira
Nominative	مُعْتَبِرٌ muʕtabirun	الْمُعْتَبِرُ al-muʕtabiru	مُعْتَبِرَةٌ muʕtabiratun	الْمُعْتَبِرَةُ al-muʕtabiratu
Accusative	مُعْتَبِرًا muʕtabiran	الْمُعْتَبِرَ al-muʕtabira	مُعْتَبِرَةً muʕtabiratan	الْمُعْتَبِرَةَ al-muʕtabirata
Genitive	مُعْتَبِرٍ muʕtabirin	الْمُعْتَبِرِ al-muʕtabiri	مُعْتَبِرَةٍ muʕtabiratin	الْمُعْتَبِرَةِ al-muʕtabirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبِرَيْن muʕtabirayn	الْمُعْتَبِرَيْن al-muʕtabirayn	مُعْتَبِرَتَيْن muʕtabiratayn	الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْن al-muʕtabiratayn
Nominative	مُعْتَبِرَانِ muʕtabirāni	الْمُعْتَبِرَانِ al-muʕtabirāni	مُعْتَبِرَتَانِ muʕtabiratāni	الْمُعْتَبِرَتَانِ al-muʕtabiratāni
Accusative	مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ muʕtabirayni	الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ al-muʕtabirayni	مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ muʕtabiratayni	الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabiratayni
Genitive	مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ muʕtabirayni	الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ al-muʕtabirayni	مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ muʕtabiratayni	الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبِرِين muʕtabirīn	الْمُعْتَبِرِين al-muʕtabirīn	مُعْتَبِرَات muʕtabirāt	الْمُعْتَبِرَات al-muʕtabirāt
Nominative	مُعْتَبِرُونَ muʕtabirūna	الْمُعْتَبِرُونَ al-muʕtabirūna	مُعْتَبِرَاتٌ muʕtabirātun	الْمُعْتَبِرَاتُ al-muʕtabirātu
Accusative	مُعْتَبِرِينَ muʕtabirīna	الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ al-muʕtabirīna	مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ muʕtabirātin	الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ al-muʕtabirāti
Genitive	مُعْتَبِرِينَ muʕtabirīna	الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ al-muʕtabirīna	مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ muʕtabirātin	الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ al-muʕtabirāti

Etymology 2

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r)

Derived from the passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to acknowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʕ.ta.bar/

Adjective

مُعْتَبَر • (muʕtabar) (feminine مُعْتَبَرَة (muʕtabara), masculine plural مُعْتَبَرُونَ (muʕtabarūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبَرَات (muʕtabarāt))

1. passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).
2. acknowledged, respected, respectable, reputable
3. credible, creditable, trustworthy
4. legal, valid

   اِخْتِلَاف مُعْتَبَر ― iḵtilāf muʕtabar ― a valid difference in opinions (islamic jurisprudence)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبَر muʕtabar	الْمُعْتَبَر al-muʕtabar	مُعْتَبَرَة muʕtabara	الْمُعْتَبَرَة al-muʕtabara
Nominative	مُعْتَبَرٌ muʕtabarun	الْمُعْتَبَرُ al-muʕtabaru	مُعْتَبَرَةٌ muʕtabaratun	الْمُعْتَبَرَةُ al-muʕtabaratu
Accusative	مُعْتَبَرًا muʕtabaran	الْمُعْتَبَرَ al-muʕtabara	مُعْتَبَرَةً muʕtabaratan	الْمُعْتَبَرَةَ al-muʕtabarata
Genitive	مُعْتَبَرٍ muʕtabarin	الْمُعْتَبَرِ al-muʕtabari	مُعْتَبَرَةٍ muʕtabaratin	الْمُعْتَبَرَةِ al-muʕtabarati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبَرَيْن muʕtabarayn	الْمُعْتَبَرَيْن al-muʕtabarayn	مُعْتَبَرَتَيْن muʕtabaratayn	الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْن al-muʕtabaratayn
Nominative	مُعْتَبَرَانِ muʕtabarāni	الْمُعْتَبَرَانِ al-muʕtabarāni	مُعْتَبَرَتَانِ muʕtabaratāni	الْمُعْتَبَرَتَانِ al-muʕtabaratāni
Accusative	مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ muʕtabarayni	الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ al-muʕtabarayni	مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ muʕtabaratayni	الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabaratayni
Genitive	مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ muʕtabarayni	الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ al-muʕtabarayni	مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ muʕtabaratayni	الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabaratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَبَرِين muʕtabarīn	الْمُعْتَبَرِين al-muʕtabarīn	مُعْتَبَرَات muʕtabarāt	الْمُعْتَبَرَات al-muʕtabarāt
Nominative	مُعْتَبَرُونَ muʕtabarūna	الْمُعْتَبَرُونَ al-muʕtabarūna	مُعْتَبَرَاتٌ muʕtabarātun	الْمُعْتَبَرَاتُ al-muʕtabarātu
Accusative	مُعْتَبَرِينَ muʕtabarīna	الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ al-muʕtabarīna	مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ muʕtabarātin	الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ al-muʕtabarāti
Genitive	مُعْتَبَرِينَ muʕtabarīna	الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ al-muʕtabarīna	مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ muʕtabarātin	الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ al-muʕtabarāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mötəbər
• → Ottoman Turkish: معتبر (muteber)
  • Turkish: muteber
  • Crimean Tatar: mutaber
• → Persian: معتبر (mo'tabar)
  • → Urdu: معتبر (mo'tabar)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Adjective

معتبر • (muteber)

1. respected; respectable
2. (of a document) legal, valid
3. (figurative, business) sound, solvent

Related terms

• معتبرات (muteberat)

Descendants

• Turkish: muteber

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “muteber”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “معتبر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1189b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muteber”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معتبر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1901

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muʔ.ta.βaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [moː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mʊː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moʔ.t̪ʰæ.bæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɵʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mu'taḇar
Dari reading?	mo'tabar
Iranian reading?	mo'tabar
Tajik reading?	müʾtabar

Adjective

مُعتَبَر • (mo'tabar) (comparative مُعتَبَرتَر (mo'tabar-tar), superlative مُعتَبَرتَرین (mo'tabar-tarin))

1. real, genuine, authentic; true
2. reputable; credible, creditable, trustworthy

Related terms

• اِعتِبار (e'tebâr)

Descendants

• → Urdu: معتبر (mo'tabar)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ب ر
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar). Equivalent to the passive participle of اعتبر (iʕtabar, “to consider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʕtbir/, [ˈmɪʕt.bɪr]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

معتبر • (miʕtber)

1. respected, highly regarded

   جوز أختي زلمة معتبر كتير.

   jōz ʔoḵti zalame miʕtber ktīr

   My sister's husband is a very highly regarded man.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معتبر (mu'tabar), from Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).

Adjective

معتبر • (mo'tabar) (Hindi spelling मोतबर)

1. credible, reliable