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متجسس

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Arabic

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Root
ج س س (j s s)
7 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa, to spy upon).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُتَجَسِّس (mutajassis)

  1. diligently inquisitive, prying

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: متجسس (mütecessis)
  • Urdu: متجسس (mutajassis)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian متجسس (mutajassis), from Arabic مُتَجَسِّس (mutajassis).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُتَجَسِّس (mutajassis) (Hindi spelling मुतजस्सिस)

  1. curious
  2. investigator, spy

References

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  • متجسس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • متجسس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.