متهم

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