متهم

Arabic

Root
و ه م (w-h-m)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of اِتَّهَمَ (ittahama, “to accuse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mut.ta.ham/

Adjective

مُتَّهَم • (muttaham)

1. accused, charged, suspected

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَّهَم (muttaham)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَّهَم muttaham	الْمُتَّهَم al-muttaham	مُتَّهَمَة muttahama	الْمُتَّهَمَة al-muttahama
Nominative	مُتَّهَمٌ muttahamun	الْمُتَّهَمُ al-muttahamu	مُتَّهَمَةٌ muttahamatun	الْمُتَّهَمَةُ al-muttahamatu
Accusative	مُتَّهَمًا muttahaman	الْمُتَّهَمَ al-muttahama	مُتَّهَمَةً muttahamatan	الْمُتَّهَمَةَ al-muttahamata
Genitive	مُتَّهَمٍ muttahamin	الْمُتَّهَمِ al-muttahami	مُتَّهَمَةٍ muttahamatin	الْمُتَّهَمَةِ al-muttahamati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَّهَمَيْن muttahamayn	الْمُتَّهَمَيْن al-muttahamayn	مُتَّهَمَتَيْن muttahamatayn	الْمُتَّهَمَتَيْن al-muttahamatayn
Nominative	مُتَّهَمَانِ muttahamāni	الْمُتَّهَمَانِ al-muttahamāni	مُتَّهَمَتَانِ muttahamatāni	الْمُتَّهَمَتَانِ al-muttahamatāni
Accusative	مُتَّهَمَيْنِ muttahamayni	الْمُتَّهَمَيْنِ al-muttahamayni	مُتَّهَمَتَيْنِ muttahamatayni	الْمُتَّهَمَتَيْنِ al-muttahamatayni
Genitive	مُتَّهَمَيْنِ muttahamayni	الْمُتَّهَمَيْنِ al-muttahamayni	مُتَّهَمَتَيْنِ muttahamatayni	الْمُتَّهَمَتَيْنِ al-muttahamatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُتَّهَمَات muttahamāt	الْمُتَّهَمَات al-muttahamāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُتَّهَمَاتٌ muttahamātun	الْمُتَّهَمَاتُ al-muttahamātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُتَّهَمَاتٍ muttahamātin	الْمُتَّهَمَاتِ al-muttahamāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُتَّهَمَاتٍ muttahamātin	الْمُتَّهَمَاتِ al-muttahamāti

Noun

مُتَّهَم • (muttaham) m (plural مُتَّهَمُون (muttahamūn), feminine مُتَّهَمَة (muttahama))

1. defendant, the accused

Declension

Declension of noun مُتَّهَم (muttaham)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَّهَم muttaham	الْمُتَّهَم al-muttaham	مُتَّهَم muttaham
Nominative	مُتَّهَمٌ muttahamun	الْمُتَّهَمُ al-muttahamu	مُتَّهَمُ muttahamu
Accusative	مُتَّهَمًا muttahaman	الْمُتَّهَمَ al-muttahama	مُتَّهَمَ muttahama
Genitive	مُتَّهَمٍ muttahamin	الْمُتَّهَمِ al-muttahami	مُتَّهَمِ muttahami
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَّهَمَيْن muttahamayn	الْمُتَّهَمَيْن al-muttahamayn	مُتَّهَمَيْ muttahamay
Nominative	مُتَّهَمَانِ muttahamāni	الْمُتَّهَمَانِ al-muttahamāni	مُتَّهَمَا muttahamā
Accusative	مُتَّهَمَيْنِ muttahamayni	الْمُتَّهَمَيْنِ al-muttahamayni	مُتَّهَمَيْ muttahamay
Genitive	مُتَّهَمَيْنِ muttahamayni	الْمُتَّهَمَيْنِ al-muttahamayni	مُتَّهَمَيْ muttahamay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَّهَمِين muttahamīn	الْمُتَّهَمِين al-muttahamīn	مُتَّهَمِي muttahamī
Nominative	مُتَّهَمُونَ muttahamūna	الْمُتَّهَمُونَ al-muttahamūna	مُتَّهَمُو muttahamū
Accusative	مُتَّهَمِينَ muttahamīna	الْمُتَّهَمِينَ al-muttahamīna	مُتَّهَمِي muttahamī
Genitive	مُتَّهَمِينَ muttahamīna	الْمُتَّهَمِينَ al-muttahamīna	مُتَّهَمِي muttahamī

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müttəhim
• → Persian: متهم (mottaham)
• → Ottoman Turkish: متهم (müttehim)
  • → Turkish: müttehim
• → Uyghur: مۇتتەھەم (muttehem)
• → Uzbek: muttaham

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَّهَم (muttaham).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ta.ˈham]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦǽm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦǽm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰɑːǽm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰɔːǽm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦǽm], [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦém]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.ɦǽm]

Readings
Classical reading?	muttaham
Dari reading?	muttaham
Iranian reading?	mottaham, mottahem
Tajik reading?	muttaham

Adjective

متهم • (mottaham)

1. accused; charged; suspected
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 351:

     شاه بویی برد از اسرار من
     متهم شد پیش شه گفتار من

     šāh bōyē burd az asrār-i man
     muttaham šud pēš-e šah guftār-i man

     The king got a scent of my inmost beliefs, and my words were suspected before the king.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Noun

متهم • (mottaham)

1. the accused; the accusee; the defendant; the culprit

   Synonym: خوانده (xânde)

Derived terms

• متهم کردن (mottaham kardan, “to indict”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَّهِم (muttahim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ta.ˈhim]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦɪ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.ɦɪ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.t̪ʰä.jɪ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.jím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.t̪ʰæ.ɦém]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.t̪ʰä.ɦím]

Readings
Classical reading?	muttahim
Dari reading?	muttahim
Iranian reading?	mottahem
Tajik reading?	muttahim

Noun

متهم • (mottahem)

1. (rare) accuser