معضل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْضِل (muʕḍil, “difficult”), having also absorbed the noun مُعْضِلَة (muʕḍila, “problem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muʔ.ˈzil]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ʔ.zɪ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ʔ.zɪ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [moː.zɪ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mʊː.zíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moʔ.zél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɵʔ.zíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	mu'zil
Dari reading?	mo'zil
Iranian reading?	mo'zel
Tajik reading?	müʾzil

Adjective

معضل • (mo'zel)

1. problematic

   Synonyms: دشوار (došvâr), مشکل (moškel)

Noun

معضل • (mo'zel) (plural معضلات (mo'zelât))

1. problem

   Synonym: مشکل (moškel)

   یک معضل اجتماعی ― yek mo'zel-e ejtemâ'i ― a social problem