اعتدال

Arabic

Root
ع د ل (ʕ-d-l)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iʕ.ti.daːl/

Noun

اِعْتِدَال • (iʕtidāl) m (plural اِعْتِدَالَات (iʕtidālāt))

1. (uncountable) verbal noun of اِعْتَدَلَ (iʕtadala) (form VIII)
2. moderation; mildness
3. (astronomy) equinox

Declension

Declension of noun اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِعْتِدَال iʕtidāl	الِاعْتِدَال al-iʕtidāl	اِعْتِدَال iʕtidāl
Nominative	اِعْتِدَالٌ iʕtidālun	الِاعْتِدَالُ al-iʕtidālu	اِعْتِدَالُ iʕtidālu
Accusative	اِعْتِدَالًا iʕtidālan	الِاعْتِدَالَ al-iʕtidāla	اِعْتِدَالَ iʕtidāla
Genitive	اِعْتِدَالٍ iʕtidālin	الِاعْتِدَالِ al-iʕtidāli	اِعْتِدَالِ iʕtidāli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِعْتِدَالَيْن iʕtidālayn	الِاعْتِدَالَيْن al-iʕtidālayn	اِعْتِدَالَيْ iʕtidālay
Nominative	اِعْتِدَالَانِ iʕtidālāni	الِاعْتِدَالَانِ al-iʕtidālāni	اِعْتِدَالَا iʕtidālā
Accusative	اِعْتِدَالَيْنِ iʕtidālayni	الِاعْتِدَالَيْنِ al-iʕtidālayni	اِعْتِدَالَيْ iʕtidālay
Genitive	اِعْتِدَالَيْنِ iʕtidālayni	الِاعْتِدَالَيْنِ al-iʕtidālayni	اِعْتِدَالَيْ iʕtidālay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِعْتِدَالَات iʕtidālāt	الِاعْتِدَالَات al-iʕtidālāt	اِعْتِدَالَات iʕtidālāt
Nominative	اِعْتِدَالَاتٌ iʕtidālātun	الِاعْتِدَالَاتُ al-iʕtidālātu	اِعْتِدَالَاتُ iʕtidālātu
Accusative	اِعْتِدَالَاتٍ iʕtidālātin	الِاعْتِدَالَاتِ al-iʕtidālāti	اِعْتِدَالَاتِ iʕtidālāti
Genitive	اِعْتِدَالَاتٍ iʕtidālātin	الِاعْتِدَالَاتِ al-iʕtidālāti	اِعْتِدَالَاتِ iʕtidālāti

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidāl).

Noun

اعتدال • (itidal)

1. moderation, temperance
   • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎^[1], page 40:

     بوراده‌كی ، اعتدال كلمه‌سندن ، مقصدك نه اوله‌بیله‌جكنك تفسیرینی ارباب اذعانه ترك ایدرم.

     Buradaki, itidal kelimesinden, maksadın ne olabileceğinin tefsirini erbab-ı izana terk ederim.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Turkish: itidal

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِدَال (iʕtidāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʔ.ti.ðɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.t̪ʰɪ.d̪ɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe̞ʔ.t̪ʰɪ.d̪ɑːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.t̪ʰɪ.d̪ɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.t̪ʰi.d̪ɔːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.t̪ʰe.d̪ɒːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʔ.t̪ʰi.d̪ɔl]

Readings
Classical reading?	i'tiḏāl
Dari reading?	e'tidāl
Iranian reading?	e'tedâl
Tajik reading?	eʾtidol

Noun

Dari	اعتدال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	иътидол

اعتدال • (e'tedâl)

1. moderation; mildness; equanimity

   Synonyms: تعادل (ta'âdol), تساوی (tasâvi)

   حفظ اعتدال ― hefz-e e'tedâl ― keeping one's composure

2. (astronomy) equinox

   اعتدال بهاری ― e'tedâl-e bahâri ― spring equinox

   اعتدال پاییزی ― e'tedâl-e pâyizi ― autumn equinox