منتدى

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle from the VIII-stem verb اِنْتَدَى (intadā) the root ن د و (n d w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun.ta.daː/

Noun

مُنْتَدًى • (muntadan) m (dual مُنْتَدَيَان (muntadayān), plural مُنْتَدَيَات (muntadayāt))

1. place whither the people are called together, gathering place, meeting location, forum, assembly
   • 2019, “جامعة طهران تستضيف منتدى "التقدم وفق النمط الإسلامي الإيراني"”, in Fars News Arabic‎^[1]:

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     Tehran University to host "Advancement According to Islamic Iranian style" forum

2. an internet forum, internet forums

Usage notes

For sense 2, the singular and plural are interchangeable when referring to a site that hosts forums, but isn't when referring to a single section in a website.

Declension

Declension of noun مُنْتَدًى (muntadan)

singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْتَدَى muntadā	الْمُنْتَدَى al-muntadā	مُنْتَدَى muntadā
nominative	مُنْتَدًى muntadan	الْمُنْتَدَى al-muntadā	مُنْتَدَى muntadā
accusative	مُنْتَدًى muntadan	الْمُنْتَدَى al-muntadā	مُنْتَدَى muntadā
genitive	مُنْتَدًى muntadan	الْمُنْتَدَى al-muntadā	مُنْتَدَى muntadā
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْتَدَيَيْن muntadayayn	الْمُنْتَدَيَيْن al-muntadayayn	مُنْتَدَيَيْ muntadayay
nominative	مُنْتَدَيَانِ muntadayāni	الْمُنْتَدَيَانِ al-muntadayāni	مُنْتَدَيَا muntadayā
accusative	مُنْتَدَيَيْنِ muntadayayni	الْمُنْتَدَيَيْنِ al-muntadayayni	مُنْتَدَيَيْ muntadayay
genitive	مُنْتَدَيَيْنِ muntadayayni	الْمُنْتَدَيَيْنِ al-muntadayayni	مُنْتَدَيَيْ muntadayay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُنْتَدَيَات muntadayāt	الْمُنْتَدَيَات al-muntadayāt	مُنْتَدَيَات muntadayāt
nominative	مُنْتَدَيَاتٌ muntadayātun	الْمُنْتَدَيَاتُ al-muntadayātu	مُنْتَدَيَاتُ muntadayātu
accusative	مُنْتَدَيَاتٍ muntadayātin	الْمُنْتَدَيَاتِ al-muntadayāti	مُنْتَدَيَاتِ muntadayāti
genitive	مُنْتَدَيَاتٍ muntadayātin	الْمُنْتَدَيَاتِ al-muntadayāti	مُنْتَدَيَاتِ muntadayāti