متداول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of تَدَاوَلَ (tadāwala, “to circulate”), from the root د و ل (d-w-l); compare دَالَ (dāla, “to alternate (intransitive)”).

Adjective

مُتَدَاوَل • (mutadāwal) (feminine مُتَدَاوَلَة (mutadāwala), masculine plural مُتَدَاوَلُونَ (mutadāwalūna), feminine plural مُتَدَاوَلَات (mutadāwalāt))

1. current
2. common
3. valid

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَدَاوَل (mutadāwal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَدَاوَل mutadāwal	الْمُتَدَاوَل al-mutadāwal	مُتَدَاوَلَة mutadāwala	الْمُتَدَاوَلَة al-mutadāwala
Nominative	مُتَدَاوَلٌ mutadāwalun	الْمُتَدَاوَلُ al-mutadāwalu	مُتَدَاوَلَةٌ mutadāwalatun	الْمُتَدَاوَلَةُ al-mutadāwalatu
Accusative	مُتَدَاوَلًا mutadāwalan	الْمُتَدَاوَلَ al-mutadāwala	مُتَدَاوَلَةً mutadāwalatan	الْمُتَدَاوَلَةَ al-mutadāwalata
Genitive	مُتَدَاوَلٍ mutadāwalin	الْمُتَدَاوَلِ al-mutadāwali	مُتَدَاوَلَةٍ mutadāwalatin	الْمُتَدَاوَلَةِ al-mutadāwalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَدَاوَلَيْن mutadāwalayn	الْمُتَدَاوَلَيْن al-mutadāwalayn	مُتَدَاوَلَتَيْن mutadāwalatayn	الْمُتَدَاوَلَتَيْن al-mutadāwalatayn
Nominative	مُتَدَاوَلَانِ mutadāwalāni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَانِ al-mutadāwalāni	مُتَدَاوَلَتَانِ mutadāwalatāni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَتَانِ al-mutadāwalatāni
Accusative	مُتَدَاوَلَيْنِ mutadāwalayni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَيْنِ al-mutadāwalayni	مُتَدَاوَلَتَيْنِ mutadāwalatayni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَتَيْنِ al-mutadāwalatayni
Genitive	مُتَدَاوَلَيْنِ mutadāwalayni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَيْنِ al-mutadāwalayni	مُتَدَاوَلَتَيْنِ mutadāwalatayni	الْمُتَدَاوَلَتَيْنِ al-mutadāwalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَدَاوَلِين mutadāwalīn	الْمُتَدَاوَلِين al-mutadāwalīn	مُتَدَاوَلَات mutadāwalāt	الْمُتَدَاوَلَات al-mutadāwalāt
Nominative	مُتَدَاوَلُونَ mutadāwalūna	الْمُتَدَاوَلُونَ al-mutadāwalūna	مُتَدَاوَلَاتٌ mutadāwalātun	الْمُتَدَاوَلَاتُ al-mutadāwalātu
Accusative	مُتَدَاوَلِينَ mutadāwalīna	الْمُتَدَاوَلِينَ al-mutadāwalīna	مُتَدَاوَلَاتٍ mutadāwalātin	الْمُتَدَاوَلَاتِ al-mutadāwalāti
Genitive	مُتَدَاوَلِينَ mutadāwalīna	الْمُتَدَاوَلِينَ al-mutadāwalīna	مُتَدَاوَلَاتٍ mutadāwalātin	الْمُتَدَاوَلَاتِ al-mutadāwalāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَدَاوَل (mutadāwal).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.ðɑː.ˈwal]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.d̪ɑː.wǽl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.d̪ɑː.wǽl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.d̪ɑː.wǽl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.d̪ɔː.wǽl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.d̪ɒː.vél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.d̪ɔ.vǽl]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutaḏāwal
Dari reading?	mutadāwal
Iranian reading?	motadâvel
Tajik reading?	mutadoval

Adjective

متداول • (motadâvel)

1. common; in widespread use; fashionable

   واژگان متداول ― vâžegân-e motadâvel ― common vocabulary

   پرسش‌های متداول ― porseš-hâ-ye motadâvel ― common questions

   امری متداول ― amri motadâvel ― something common

   • 2023 April 30, “چای اولین بار چه زمانی وارد ایران شد؟”, in jahannews.com‎^[1]:

     با استناد به منابع تاریخی، می‌توان گفت که انتقال چای از جاده ابریشم توسط چینی‌ها آغاز شد و به تدریج تولید و کشت چای در کشورهای دیگر نیز متداول شد.

     bâ estenâd be manâbe'-e târixi, mi-tavân goft ke enteqâl-e čây az jâdde-ye abrišam tavvasot-e čini-hâ âğâz šod o be tadrij towlid o kešt-e čây dar kešvar-hâ-ye digar niz motadâvel šod.

     According to historical sources, one can say that the transfer of tea via the Silk Road was begun by the Chinese, and that tea production and harvest gradually became widespread in other countries as well.