موتان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic מוֹתָנָא (mōṯānā), ܡܰܘܬܴܢܳܐ (mawṯānā, “plague, pestilence”), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/⁠mūtānu⁠/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/⁠nu, -annu⁠/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”) found as the Arabic root م و ت (m-w-t).

Noun

مَوْتَان or مُوتَان • (mawtān or mūtān) m (archaic)

1. plague, pestilence, murrain

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْتَان (mawtān)‎; مُوتَان (mūtān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْتَان‎; مُوتَان mawtān‎; mūtān	الْمَوْتَان‎; الْمُوتَان al-mawtān‎; al-mūtān	مَوْتَان‎; مُوتَان mawtān‎; mūtān
Nominative	مَوْتَانٌ‎; مُوتَانٌ mawtānun‎; mūtānun	الْمَوْتَانُ‎; الْمُوتَانُ al-mawtānu‎; al-mūtānu	مَوْتَانُ‎; مُوتَانُ mawtānu‎; mūtānu
Accusative	مَوْتَانًا‎; مُوتَانًا mawtānan‎; mūtānan	الْمَوْتَانَ‎; الْمُوتَانَ al-mawtāna‎; al-mūtāna	مَوْتَانَ‎; مُوتَانَ mawtāna‎; mūtāna
Genitive	مَوْتَانٍ‎; مُوتَانٍ mawtānin‎; mūtānin	الْمَوْتَانِ‎; الْمُوتَانِ al-mawtāni‎; al-mūtāni	مَوْتَانِ‎; مُوتَانِ mawtāni‎; mūtāni

Etymology 2

Root
م و ت (m-w-t)

Noun

مَوَتَان • (mawatān) m (obsolete)

1. inanimate goods, dead stock, lands and houses as opposed to beasts or slaves

Declension

Declension of noun مَوَتَان (mawatān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَتَان mawatān	الْمَوَتَان al-mawatān	مَوَتَان mawatān
Nominative	مَوَتَانٌ mawatānun	الْمَوَتَانُ al-mawatānu	مَوَتَانُ mawatānu
Accusative	مَوَتَانًا mawatānan	الْمَوَتَانَ al-mawatāna	مَوَتَانَ mawatāna
Genitive	مَوَتَانٍ mawatānin	الْمَوَتَانِ al-mawatāni	مَوَتَانِ mawatāni

Adjective

مَوْتَان • (mawtān) (obsolete)

1. inexcitable, dead, dull, not sprightly

Declension

Declension of adjective مَوْتَان (mawtān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْتَان mawtān	الْمَوْتَان al-mawtān	مَوْتى mawtā	الْمَوْتى al-mawtā
Nominative	مَوْتَانُ mawtānu	الْمَوْتَانُ al-mawtānu	مَوْتى mawtā	الْمَوْتى al-mawtā
Accusative	مَوْتَانَ mawtāna	الْمَوْتَانَ al-mawtāna	مَوْتى mawtā	الْمَوْتى al-mawtā
Genitive	مَوْتَانَ mawtāna	الْمَوْتَانِ al-mawtāni	مَوْتى mawtā	الْمَوْتى al-mawtā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْتَانَيْن mawtānayn	الْمَوْتَانَيْن al-mawtānayn	مَوْتَيَيْن mawtayayn	الْمَوْتَيَيْن al-mawtayayn
Nominative	مَوْتَانَانِ mawtānāni	الْمَوْتَانَانِ al-mawtānāni	مَوْتَيَانِ mawtayāni	الْمَوْتَيَانِ al-mawtayāni
Accusative	مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni	الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni	مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni	الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni
Genitive	مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni	الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni	مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni	الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَات mawtayāt	الْمَوْتَيَات al-mawtayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٌ mawtayātun	الْمَوْتَيَاتُ al-mawtayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin	الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin	الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti

References

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