معتمد

Arabic

Root
ع م د (ʕ-m-d)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʕ.ta.mid/

Adjective

مُعْتَمِد‎ • (muʕtamid) (feminine مُعْتَمِد‎َة (muʕtamida), masculine plural مُعْتَمِد‎ُونَ (muʕtamidūna), feminine plural مُعْتَمِد‎َات (muʕtamidāt))

1. active participle of اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada).
2. reliant (on), dependent (on)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْتَمِد‎ (muʕtamid)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَمِد‎ muʕtamid	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ al-muʕtamid	مُعْتَمِد‎َة muʕtamida	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َة al-muʕtamida
Nominative	مُعْتَمِد‎ٌ muʕtamidun	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ُ al-muʕtamidu	مُعْتَمِد‎َةٌ muʕtamidatun	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َةُ al-muʕtamidatu
Accusative	مُعْتَمِد‎ًا muʕtamidan	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َ al-muʕtamida	مُعْتَمِد‎َةً muʕtamidatan	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َةَ al-muʕtamidata
Genitive	مُعْتَمِد‎ٍ muʕtamidin	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ِ al-muʕtamidi	مُعْتَمِد‎َةٍ muʕtamidatin	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َةِ al-muʕtamidati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَمِد‎َيْن muʕtamidayn	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َيْن al-muʕtamidayn	مُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْن muʕtamidatayn	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْن al-muʕtamidatayn
Nominative	مُعْتَمِد‎َانِ muʕtamidāni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َانِ al-muʕtamidāni	مُعْتَمِد‎َتَانِ muʕtamidatāni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َتَانِ al-muʕtamidatāni
Accusative	مُعْتَمِد‎َيْنِ muʕtamidayni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َيْنِ al-muʕtamidayni	مُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْنِ muʕtamidatayni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْنِ al-muʕtamidatayni
Genitive	مُعْتَمِد‎َيْنِ muʕtamidayni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َيْنِ al-muʕtamidayni	مُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْنِ muʕtamidatayni	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َتَيْنِ al-muʕtamidatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَمِد‎ِين muʕtamidīn	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ِين al-muʕtamidīn	مُعْتَمِد‎َات muʕtamidāt	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َات al-muʕtamidāt
Nominative	مُعْتَمِد‎ُونَ muʕtamidūna	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ُونَ al-muʕtamidūna	مُعْتَمِد‎َاتٌ muʕtamidātun	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َاتُ al-muʕtamidātu
Accusative	مُعْتَمِد‎ِينَ muʕtamidīna	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ِينَ al-muʕtamidīna	مُعْتَمِد‎َاتٍ muʕtamidātin	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َاتِ al-muʕtamidāti
Genitive	مُعْتَمِد‎ِينَ muʕtamidīna	الْمُعْتَمِد‎ِينَ al-muʕtamidīna	مُعْتَمِد‎َاتٍ muʕtamidātin	الْمُعْتَمِد‎َاتِ al-muʕtamidāti

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʕ.ta.mad/

Adjective

مُعْتَمَد‎ • (muʕtamad) (feminine مُعْتَمَد‎َة (muʕtamada), masculine plural مُعْتَمَد‎ُونَ (muʕtamadūna), feminine plural مُعْتَمَد‎َات (muʕtamadāt))

1. passive participle of اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada).
2. trustworthy, reliable, confidential, relied on
3. conventional, accepted, sanctioned, authorized

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعْتَمَد‎ (muʕtamad)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَمَد‎ muʕtamad	الْمُعْتَمَد‎ al-muʕtamad	مُعْتَمَد‎َة muʕtamada	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َة al-muʕtamada
Nominative	مُعْتَمَد‎ٌ muʕtamadun	الْمُعْتَمَد‎ُ al-muʕtamadu	مُعْتَمَد‎َةٌ muʕtamadatun	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َةُ al-muʕtamadatu
Accusative	مُعْتَمَد‎ًا muʕtamadan	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َ al-muʕtamada	مُعْتَمَد‎َةً muʕtamadatan	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َةَ al-muʕtamadata
Genitive	مُعْتَمَد‎ٍ muʕtamadin	الْمُعْتَمَد‎ِ al-muʕtamadi	مُعْتَمَد‎َةٍ muʕtamadatin	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َةِ al-muʕtamadati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعْتَمَد‎َيْن muʕtamadayn	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َيْن al-muʕtamadayn	مُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْن muʕtamadatayn	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْن al-muʕtamadatayn
Nominative	مُعْتَمَد‎َانِ muʕtamadāni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َانِ al-muʕtamadāni	مُعْتَمَد‎َتَانِ muʕtamadatāni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َتَانِ al-muʕtamadatāni
Accusative	مُعْتَمَد‎َيْنِ muʕtamadayni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َيْنِ al-muʕtamadayni	مُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْنِ muʕtamadatayni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْنِ al-muʕtamadatayni
Genitive	مُعْتَمَد‎َيْنِ muʕtamadayni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َيْنِ al-muʕtamadayni	مُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْنِ muʕtamadatayni	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َتَيْنِ al-muʕtamadatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُعْتَمَد‎َات muʕtamadāt	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َات al-muʕtamadāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُعْتَمَد‎َاتٌ muʕtamadātun	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َاتُ al-muʕtamadātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُعْتَمَد‎َاتٍ muʕtamadātin	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َاتِ al-muʕtamadāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُعْتَمَد‎َاتٍ muʕtamadātin	الْمُعْتَمَد‎َاتِ al-muʕtamadāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mötəməd
• → Malay: muktamad
  • → Indonesian: muktamad
• → Ottoman Turkish: معتمد (mutemed)
  • → Turkish: mutemet
• → Persian: معتمد
  • → Urdu: معتمد

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَمَد (muʕtamad).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /moː(ʔ).t̪ə.məd̪/

Adjective

مُعْتَمَد • (moʿtamad) (Hindi spelling मोतमद)

1. trustworthy, reliable, confidential

Noun

مُعْتَمَد • (moʿtamad) m (Hindi spelling मोतमद)

1. representative, assistant, secretary

References

• “معتمد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “معتمد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.