مختلف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
15 terms

Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mux.ta.lif/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muḵtalif) (feminine مُخْتَلِفَة (muḵtalifa), masculine plural مُخْتَلِفُون (muḵtalifūn), feminine plural مُخْتَلِفَات (muḵtalifāt))

1. different

   الثَّقَافَاتِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ تُثْرِي الْعَالَمَ وَتَجْعَلُهُ مَكَانًا أَكْثَرَ تَنَوُّعًا وَإِثَارَةً

   aṯ-ṯaqāfāti l-muḵtalifati tuṯrī l-ʕālama wa-tajʕaluhu makānan ʔakṯara tanawwuʕan wa-ʔiṯāratan

   Different cultures enrich the world and make it a more diverse and exciting place.

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِف muḵtalif	الْمُخْتَلِف al-muḵtalif	مُخْتَلِفَة muḵtalifa	الْمُخْتَلِفَة al-muḵtalifa
nominative	مُخْتَلِفٌ muḵtalifun	الْمُخْتَلِفُ al-muḵtalifu	مُخْتَلِفَةٌ muḵtalifatun	الْمُخْتَلِفَةُ al-muḵtalifatu
accusative	مُخْتَلِفًا muḵtalifan	الْمُخْتَلِفَ al-muḵtalifa	مُخْتَلِفَةً muḵtalifatan	الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ al-muḵtalifata
genitive	مُخْتَلِفٍ muḵtalifin	الْمُخْتَلِفِ al-muḵtalifi	مُخْتَلِفَةٍ muḵtalifatin	الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ al-muḵtalifati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِفَيْن muḵtalifayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْن al-muḵtalifayn	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْن muḵtalifatayn	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْن al-muḵtalifatayn
nominative	مُخْتَلِفَانِ muḵtalifāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَانِ al-muḵtalifāni	مُخْتَلِفَتَانِ muḵtalifatāni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَانِ al-muḵtalifatāni
accusative	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalifatayni
genitive	مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ muḵtalifayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ al-muḵtalifayni	مُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ muḵtalifatayni	الْمُخْتَلِفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalifatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلِفِين muḵtalifīn	الْمُخْتَلِفِين al-muḵtalifīn	مُخْتَلِفَات muḵtalifāt	الْمُخْتَلِفَات al-muḵtalifāt
nominative	مُخْتَلِفُونَ muḵtalifūna	الْمُخْتَلِفُونَ al-muḵtalifūna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٌ muḵtalifātun	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتُ al-muḵtalifātu
accusative	مُخْتَلِفِينَ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ al-muḵtalifāti
genitive	مُخْتَلِفِينَ muḵtalifīna	الْمُخْتَلِفِينَ al-muḵtalifīna	مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ muḵtalifātin	الْمُخْتَلِفَاتِ al-muḵtalifāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müxtəlif
• → Ottoman Turkish: مختلف
  • Turkish: muhtelif
• → Persian: مختلف

Etymology 2

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
15 terms

Derived from the passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”).

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muḵtalaf) (feminine مُخْتَلَفَة (muḵtalafa), masculine plural مُخْتَلَفُون (muḵtalafūn), feminine plural مُخْتَلَفَات (muḵtalafāt))

1. passive participle of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَف muḵtalaf	الْمُخْتَلَف al-muḵtalaf	مُخْتَلَفَة muḵtalafa	الْمُخْتَلَفَة al-muḵtalafa
nominative	مُخْتَلَفٌ muḵtalafun	الْمُخْتَلَفُ al-muḵtalafu	مُخْتَلَفَةٌ muḵtalafatun	الْمُخْتَلَفَةُ al-muḵtalafatu
accusative	مُخْتَلَفًا muḵtalafan	الْمُخْتَلَفَ al-muḵtalafa	مُخْتَلَفَةً muḵtalafatan	الْمُخْتَلَفَةَ al-muḵtalafata
genitive	مُخْتَلَفٍ muḵtalafin	الْمُخْتَلَفِ al-muḵtalafi	مُخْتَلَفَةٍ muḵtalafatin	الْمُخْتَلَفَةِ al-muḵtalafati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَفَيْن muḵtalafayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْن al-muḵtalafayn	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْن muḵtalafatayn	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْن al-muḵtalafatayn
nominative	مُخْتَلَفَانِ muḵtalafāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَانِ al-muḵtalafāni	مُخْتَلَفَتَانِ muḵtalafatāni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَانِ al-muḵtalafatāni
accusative	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalafatayni
genitive	مُخْتَلَفَيْنِ muḵtalafayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَيْنِ al-muḵtalafayni	مُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ muḵtalafatayni	الْمُخْتَلَفَتَيْنِ al-muḵtalafatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَلَفِين muḵtalafīn	الْمُخْتَلَفِين al-muḵtalafīn	مُخْتَلَفَات muḵtalafāt	الْمُخْتَلَفَات al-muḵtalafāt
nominative	مُخْتَلَفُونَ muḵtalafūna	الْمُخْتَلَفُونَ al-muḵtalafūna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٌ muḵtalafātun	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتُ al-muḵtalafātu
accusative	مُخْتَلَفِينَ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ al-muḵtalafāti
genitive	مُخْتَلَفِينَ muḵtalafīna	الْمُخْتَلَفِينَ al-muḵtalafīna	مُخْتَلَفَاتٍ muḵtalafātin	الْمُخْتَلَفَاتِ al-muḵtalafāti

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

مختلف • (mukhtalif)

1. different

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mux.ta.ˈlif/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰä.lɪ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mux.t̪ʰä.líf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mox.t̪ʰæ.léf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muχ.t̪ʰä.líf]

Readings
Classical reading?	muxtalif
Dari reading?	muxtalif
Iranian reading?	moxtalef
Tajik reading?	muxtalif

Adjective

Dari	مختلف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мухталиф

مُختَلِف • (moxtalef) (comparative مُختَلِف‌تَر, superlative مُختَلِف‌تَرین)

1. different, various

   Synonyms: متفرقه (motafarreqe), متنوع (motanavve')

   عقاید مختلف ― 'aqâyed-e moxtalef ― different opinions

   صورت‌های مختلف ماه ― surat-hâ-ye moxtalef-e mâh ― different phases of the moon

   انواع مختلف کفش ― anvâ'-e moxtalef-e kafš ― various kinds of shoes

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ف
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Equivalent to the active participle of اختلف (iḵtalaf, “to differ”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mixtlif/, [ˈmɪxt.lɪf]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Adjective

مختلف • (miḵtlef) (feminine مختلفة (miḵtelfe), masculine plural مختلفين (miḵtelfīn))

1. different, various

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مختلف and Arabic مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif). Compare Punjabi مُخْتَلَف (muxtalaf) / ਮੁਖ਼ਤਲਫ਼ (muxtalaf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.lɪf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf

Adjective

مُخْتَلِف • (muxtalif) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलिफ़)

1. different
2. other
3. various

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَلَف (muḵtalaf) from the root خ ل ف (ḵ l f).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊx.t̪ə.ləf/
• Rhymes: -əf

Adjective

مُخْتَلَف • (muxtalaf) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तलफ़)

1. opposed

References

• “مختلف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مختلف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.