محترم

Arabic

Root
ح ر م (ḥ-r-m)

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of اِحْتَرَمَ (iḥtarama, “to respect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muħ.ta.ram/

Adjective

مُحْتَرَم • (muḥtaram) (feminine مُحْتَرَمَة (muḥtarama), masculine plural مُحْتَرَمُونَ (muḥtaramūna), feminine plural مُحْتَرَمَات (muḥtaramāt))

1. active participle of اِحْتَرَمَ (iḥtarama).
2. honorable, respectable, esteemed

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحْتَرَم (muḥtaram)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرَم muḥtaram	الْمُحْتَرَم al-muḥtaram	مُحْتَرَمَة muḥtarama	الْمُحْتَرَمَة al-muḥtarama
Nominative	مُحْتَرَمٌ muḥtaramun	الْمُحْتَرَمُ al-muḥtaramu	مُحْتَرَمَةٌ muḥtaramatun	الْمُحْتَرَمَةُ al-muḥtaramatu
Accusative	مُحْتَرَمًا muḥtaraman	الْمُحْتَرَمَ al-muḥtarama	مُحْتَرَمَةً muḥtaramatan	الْمُحْتَرَمَةَ al-muḥtaramata
Genitive	مُحْتَرَمٍ muḥtaramin	الْمُحْتَرَمِ al-muḥtarami	مُحْتَرَمَةٍ muḥtaramatin	الْمُحْتَرَمَةِ al-muḥtaramati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرَمَيْن muḥtaramayn	الْمُحْتَرَمَيْن al-muḥtaramayn	مُحْتَرَمَتَيْن muḥtaramatayn	الْمُحْتَرَمَتَيْن al-muḥtaramatayn
Nominative	مُحْتَرَمَانِ muḥtaramāni	الْمُحْتَرَمَانِ al-muḥtaramāni	مُحْتَرَمَتَانِ muḥtaramatāni	الْمُحْتَرَمَتَانِ al-muḥtaramatāni
Accusative	مُحْتَرَمَيْنِ muḥtaramayni	الْمُحْتَرَمَيْنِ al-muḥtaramayni	مُحْتَرَمَتَيْنِ muḥtaramatayni	الْمُحْتَرَمَتَيْنِ al-muḥtaramatayni
Genitive	مُحْتَرَمَيْنِ muḥtaramayni	الْمُحْتَرَمَيْنِ al-muḥtaramayni	مُحْتَرَمَتَيْنِ muḥtaramatayni	الْمُحْتَرَمَتَيْنِ al-muḥtaramatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرَمِين muḥtaramīn	الْمُحْتَرَمِين al-muḥtaramīn	مُحْتَرَمَات muḥtaramāt	الْمُحْتَرَمَات al-muḥtaramāt
Nominative	مُحْتَرَمُونَ muḥtaramūna	الْمُحْتَرَمُونَ al-muḥtaramūna	مُحْتَرَمَاتٌ muḥtaramātun	الْمُحْتَرَمَاتُ al-muḥtaramātu
Accusative	مُحْتَرَمِينَ muḥtaramīna	الْمُحْتَرَمِينَ al-muḥtaramīna	مُحْتَرَمَاتٍ muḥtaramātin	الْمُحْتَرَمَاتِ al-muḥtaramāti
Genitive	مُحْتَرَمِينَ muḥtaramīna	الْمُحْتَرَمِينَ al-muḥtaramīna	مُحْتَرَمَاتٍ muḥtaramātin	الْمُحْتَرَمَاتِ al-muḥtaramāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: möhtərəm
• → Persian: محترم
  • Tajik: мӯҳтарам (mühtaram)
  • Hindi: मुहतरम (muhatram)
  • Urdu: محترم
• → Ottoman Turkish: محترم
  • Turkish: muhterem
  • Crimean Tatar: müterem, mühterem
• Uyghur: مۇھتەرەم (muhterem)
• Uzbek: muhtaram

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of اِحْتَرَمَ (iḥtarama, “to respect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muħ.ta.rim/

Adjective

مُحْتَرِم • (muḥtarim) (feminine مُحْتَرِمَة (muḥtarima), masculine plural مُحْتَرِمُونَ (muḥtarimūna), feminine plural مُحْتَرِمَات (muḥtarimāt))

1. passive participle of اِحْتَرَمَ (iḥtarama).
2. respecting, doing the act of respecting

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحْتَرِم (muḥtarim)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرِم muḥtarim	الْمُحْتَرِم al-muḥtarim	مُحْتَرِمَة muḥtarima	الْمُحْتَرِمَة al-muḥtarima
Nominative	مُحْتَرِمٌ muḥtarimun	الْمُحْتَرِمُ al-muḥtarimu	مُحْتَرِمَةٌ muḥtarimatun	الْمُحْتَرِمَةُ al-muḥtarimatu
Accusative	مُحْتَرِمًا muḥtariman	الْمُحْتَرِمَ al-muḥtarima	مُحْتَرِمَةً muḥtarimatan	الْمُحْتَرِمَةَ al-muḥtarimata
Genitive	مُحْتَرِمٍ muḥtarimin	الْمُحْتَرِمِ al-muḥtarimi	مُحْتَرِمَةٍ muḥtarimatin	الْمُحْتَرِمَةِ al-muḥtarimati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرِمَيْن muḥtarimayn	الْمُحْتَرِمَيْن al-muḥtarimayn	مُحْتَرِمَتَيْن muḥtarimatayn	الْمُحْتَرِمَتَيْن al-muḥtarimatayn
Nominative	مُحْتَرِمَانِ muḥtarimāni	الْمُحْتَرِمَانِ al-muḥtarimāni	مُحْتَرِمَتَانِ muḥtarimatāni	الْمُحْتَرِمَتَانِ al-muḥtarimatāni
Accusative	مُحْتَرِمَيْنِ muḥtarimayni	الْمُحْتَرِمَيْنِ al-muḥtarimayni	مُحْتَرِمَتَيْنِ muḥtarimatayni	الْمُحْتَرِمَتَيْنِ al-muḥtarimatayni
Genitive	مُحْتَرِمَيْنِ muḥtarimayni	الْمُحْتَرِمَيْنِ al-muḥtarimayni	مُحْتَرِمَتَيْنِ muḥtarimatayni	الْمُحْتَرِمَتَيْنِ al-muḥtarimatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْتَرِمِين muḥtarimīn	الْمُحْتَرِمِين al-muḥtarimīn	مُحْتَرِمَات muḥtarimāt	الْمُحْتَرِمَات al-muḥtarimāt
Nominative	مُحْتَرِمُونَ muḥtarimūna	الْمُحْتَرِمُونَ al-muḥtarimūna	مُحْتَرِمَاتٌ muḥtarimātun	الْمُحْتَرِمَاتُ al-muḥtarimātu
Accusative	مُحْتَرِمِينَ muḥtarimīna	الْمُحْتَرِمِينَ al-muḥtarimīna	مُحْتَرِمَاتٍ muḥtarimātin	الْمُحْتَرِمَاتِ al-muḥtarimāti
Genitive	مُحْتَرِمِينَ muḥtarimīna	الْمُحْتَرِمِينَ al-muḥtarimīna	مُحْتَرِمَاتٍ muḥtarimātin	الْمُحْتَرِمَاتِ al-muḥtarimāti

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُحْتَرَم (muḥtaram), passive participle of اِحْتَرَمَ (iḥtarama, “to honor, respect”).

Adjective

محترم • (muhterem)

1. honored; honorable, respectable, esteemed
   • 1926 March 20, “عصمت پاشا ازمیرده [Ismet Pasha in Izmir]”, in Hakimiyet-i Milliye:

     محترم باش وكیلمز خاق طرفندن ازمیرده
     بویوك تظاهراتله استقبال ایدیلد یلر

     Muhterem baş vekilimiz halk tarafından İzimirde
     buyuk tezahüratle istikbal edildiler

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Turkish: muhterem

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhterem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محترم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1758
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 794

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ر م
5 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُحْتَرَم (muḥtaram).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muħ.ta.ram/, [ˈmuħ.ta.ram]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

محترم • (muḥtaram) (feminine محترمة (muḥtarame), common plural محترمين (muḥtaramīn))

1. respectable