معتبر
Arabic
    
| Root | 
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| ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r) | 
Etymology 1
    
| Root | 
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| ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r) | 
Derived from the active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to acknowledge”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /muʕ.ta.bir/
 
Adjective
    
مُعْتَبِر • (muʕtabir) (feminine مُعْتَبِرَة (muʕtabira), masculine plural مُعْتَبِرُونَ (muʕtabirūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبِرَات (muʕtabirāt))
- active participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).
 
Declension
    
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبِر muʕtabir  | 
الْمُعْتَبِر al-muʕtabir  | 
مُعْتَبِرَة muʕtabira  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَة al-muʕtabira  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبِرٌ muʕtabirun  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرُ al-muʕtabiru  | 
مُعْتَبِرَةٌ muʕtabiratun  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَةُ al-muʕtabiratu  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبِرًا muʕtabiran  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَ al-muʕtabira  | 
مُعْتَبِرَةً muʕtabiratan  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَةَ al-muʕtabirata  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبِرٍ muʕtabirin  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرِ al-muʕtabiri  | 
مُعْتَبِرَةٍ muʕtabiratin  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَةِ al-muʕtabirati  | 
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبِرَيْن muʕtabirayn  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْن al-muʕtabirayn  | 
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْن muʕtabiratayn  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْن al-muʕtabiratayn  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبِرَانِ muʕtabirāni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَانِ al-muʕtabirāni  | 
مُعْتَبِرَتَانِ muʕtabiratāni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَانِ al-muʕtabiratāni  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ muʕtabirayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ al-muʕtabirayni  | 
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ muʕtabiratayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabiratayni  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبِرَيْنِ muʕtabirayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَيْنِ al-muʕtabirayni  | 
مُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ muʕtabiratayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabiratayni  | 
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبِرِين muʕtabirīn  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرِين al-muʕtabirīn  | 
مُعْتَبِرَات muʕtabirāt  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَات al-muʕtabirāt  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبِرُونَ muʕtabirūna  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرُونَ al-muʕtabirūna  | 
مُعْتَبِرَاتٌ muʕtabirātun  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتُ al-muʕtabirātu  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبِرِينَ muʕtabirīna  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ al-muʕtabirīna  | 
مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ muʕtabirātin  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ al-muʕtabirāti  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبِرِينَ muʕtabirīna  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرِينَ al-muʕtabirīna  | 
مُعْتَبِرَاتٍ muʕtabirātin  | 
الْمُعْتَبِرَاتِ al-muʕtabirāti  | 
Etymology 2
    
| Root | 
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| ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r) | 
Derived from the passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to acknowledge”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /muʕ.ta.bar/
 
Adjective
    
مُعْتَبَر • (muʕtabar) (feminine مُعْتَبَرَة (muʕtabara), masculine plural مُعْتَبَرُونَ (muʕtabarūna), feminine plural مُعْتَبَرَات (muʕtabarāt))
- passive participle of اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).
 - acknowledged, respected, respectable, reputable
 - credible, creditable, trustworthy
 - legal, valid
- اِخْتِلَاف مُعْتَبَر ― iḵtilāf muʕtabar ― a valid difference in opinions (islamic jurisprudence)
 
 
Declension
    
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبَر muʕtabar  | 
الْمُعْتَبَر al-muʕtabar  | 
مُعْتَبَرَة muʕtabara  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَة al-muʕtabara  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبَرٌ muʕtabarun  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرُ al-muʕtabaru  | 
مُعْتَبَرَةٌ muʕtabaratun  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَةُ al-muʕtabaratu  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبَرًا muʕtabaran  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَ al-muʕtabara  | 
مُعْتَبَرَةً muʕtabaratan  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَةَ al-muʕtabarata  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبَرٍ muʕtabarin  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرِ al-muʕtabari  | 
مُعْتَبَرَةٍ muʕtabaratin  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَةِ al-muʕtabarati  | 
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبَرَيْن muʕtabarayn  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْن al-muʕtabarayn  | 
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْن muʕtabaratayn  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْن al-muʕtabaratayn  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبَرَانِ muʕtabarāni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَانِ al-muʕtabarāni  | 
مُعْتَبَرَتَانِ muʕtabaratāni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَانِ al-muʕtabaratāni  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ muʕtabarayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ al-muʕtabarayni  | 
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ muʕtabaratayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabaratayni  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبَرَيْنِ muʕtabarayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَيْنِ al-muʕtabarayni  | 
مُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ muʕtabaratayni  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَتَيْنِ al-muʕtabaratayni  | 
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُعْتَبَرِين muʕtabarīn  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرِين al-muʕtabarīn  | 
مُعْتَبَرَات muʕtabarāt  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَات al-muʕtabarāt  | 
| Nominative | مُعْتَبَرُونَ muʕtabarūna  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرُونَ al-muʕtabarūna  | 
مُعْتَبَرَاتٌ muʕtabarātun  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتُ al-muʕtabarātu  | 
| Accusative | مُعْتَبَرِينَ muʕtabarīna  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ al-muʕtabarīna  | 
مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ muʕtabarātin  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ al-muʕtabarāti  | 
| Genitive | مُعْتَبَرِينَ muʕtabarīna  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرِينَ al-muʕtabarīna  | 
مُعْتَبَرَاتٍ muʕtabarātin  | 
الْمُعْتَبَرَاتِ al-muʕtabarāti  | 
Ottoman Turkish
    
    
Adjective
    
معتبر • (muteber)
- respected; respectable
 - (of a document) legal, valid
 - (figurative, business) sound, solvent
 
Related terms
    
- معتبرات (muteberat)
 
Descendants
    
- Turkish: muteber
 
Further reading
    
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “muteber”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
 - Kélékian, Diran (1911) “معتبر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1189b
 - Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muteber”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
 - Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معتبر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1901
 
Persian
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muʔ.ta.βaɾ]
 
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞ʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [moː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
 - (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mʊː.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
 
 
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [moʔ.t̪ʰæ.bæɹ]
 
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɵʔ.t̪ʰä.bäɾ]
 
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mu'taḇar | 
| Dari reading? | mo'tabar | 
| Iranian reading? | mo'tabar | 
| Tajik reading? | müʾtabar | 
Adjective
    
مُعتَبَر • (mo'tabar) (comparative مُعتَبَرتَر (mo'tabar-tar), superlative مُعتَبَرتَرین (mo'tabar-tarin))
Related terms
    
- اِعتِبار (e'tebâr)
 
Descendants
    
- → Urdu: معتبر (mo'tabar)
 
South Levantine Arabic
    
| Root | 
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| ع ب ر | 
| 4 terms | 
Etymology
    
From Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar). Equivalent to the passive participle of اعتبر (iʕtabar, “to consider”) .
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /miʕtbir/, [ˈmɪʕt.bɪr]
 Audio (Ramallah) (file) 
Urdu
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Classical Persian معتبر (mu'tabar), from Arabic مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar).