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متخلف

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
13 terms

Derived from the active participle of تَخَلَّف (taḵallaf, to be backward (intransitive)).

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Adjective

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مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif) (feminine مُتَخَلِّفَة (mutaḵallifa), masculine plural مُتَخَلِّفُونَ (mutaḵallifūna), feminine plural مُتَخَلِّفَات (mutaḵallifāt))

  1. (of a person, culture, or idea) backward, backward-thinking, behind, underdeveloped
    Synonyms: مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir), رَجْعِيّ (rajʕiyy)
    Antonyms: مُتَقَدِّم (mutaqaddim), مُتَطَوِّر (mutaṭawwir)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: متخلف (mitḵallif)
  • Persian: متخلف (motaxallef)

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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متخلف (mitḵallif) (feminine متخلفة (mitḵalfa), common plural متخلفين (mitḵalfīn), feminine plural متخلفات (mitḵalfāt))

  1. (of a person, culture, or idea) backward, backward-thinking, behind, underdeveloped

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mutaxallif
Dari reading? mutaxallif
Iranian reading? motaxallef
Tajik reading? mutaxallif

Noun

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متخلف (motaxallef) (plural متخلف‌ها (motaxallef-hâ) or متخلفین or متخلفان (motaxallefân))

  1. offender, violator, delinquent