معطل

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ط ل (ʕ-ṭ-l)

Derived from the passive participle of عَطَّلَ (ʕaṭṭala, “to neglect, to leave idle, to damage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ʕatˤ.tˤal/

Adjective

مُعَطَّل • (muʕaṭṭal) (feminine مُعَطَّلَة (muʕaṭṭala), masculine plural مُعَطَّلُونَ (muʕaṭṭalūna), feminine plural مُعَطَّلَات (muʕaṭṭalāt))

1. out of order, broken (machine, etc.)
2. unemployed, idle
3. closed (store, office, etc.)
4. stopped (engine)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَطَّل muʕaṭṭal	الْمُعَطَّل al-muʕaṭṭal	مُعَطَّلَة muʕaṭṭala	الْمُعَطَّلَة al-muʕaṭṭala
Nominative	مُعَطَّلٌ muʕaṭṭalun	الْمُعَطَّلُ al-muʕaṭṭalu	مُعَطَّلَةٌ muʕaṭṭalatun	الْمُعَطَّلَةُ al-muʕaṭṭalatu
Accusative	مُعَطَّلًا muʕaṭṭalan	الْمُعَطَّلَ al-muʕaṭṭala	مُعَطَّلَةً muʕaṭṭalatan	الْمُعَطَّلَةَ al-muʕaṭṭalata
Genitive	مُعَطَّلٍ muʕaṭṭalin	الْمُعَطَّلِ al-muʕaṭṭali	مُعَطَّلَةٍ muʕaṭṭalatin	الْمُعَطَّلَةِ al-muʕaṭṭalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَطَّلَيْن muʕaṭṭalayn	الْمُعَطَّلَيْن al-muʕaṭṭalayn	مُعَطَّلَتَيْن muʕaṭṭalatayn	الْمُعَطَّلَتَيْن al-muʕaṭṭalatayn
Nominative	مُعَطَّلَانِ muʕaṭṭalāni	الْمُعَطَّلَانِ al-muʕaṭṭalāni	مُعَطَّلَتَانِ muʕaṭṭalatāni	الْمُعَطَّلَتَانِ al-muʕaṭṭalatāni
Accusative	مُعَطَّلَيْنِ muʕaṭṭalayni	الْمُعَطَّلَيْنِ al-muʕaṭṭalayni	مُعَطَّلَتَيْنِ muʕaṭṭalatayni	الْمُعَطَّلَتَيْنِ al-muʕaṭṭalatayni
Genitive	مُعَطَّلَيْنِ muʕaṭṭalayni	الْمُعَطَّلَيْنِ al-muʕaṭṭalayni	مُعَطَّلَتَيْنِ muʕaṭṭalatayni	الْمُعَطَّلَتَيْنِ al-muʕaṭṭalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَطَّلِين muʕaṭṭalīn	الْمُعَطَّلِين al-muʕaṭṭalīn	مُعَطَّلَات muʕaṭṭalāt	الْمُعَطَّلَات al-muʕaṭṭalāt
Nominative	مُعَطَّلُونَ muʕaṭṭalūna	الْمُعَطَّلُونَ al-muʕaṭṭalūna	مُعَطَّلَاتٌ muʕaṭṭalātun	الْمُعَطَّلَاتُ al-muʕaṭṭalātu
Accusative	مُعَطَّلِينَ muʕaṭṭalīna	الْمُعَطَّلِينَ al-muʕaṭṭalīna	مُعَطَّلَاتٍ muʕaṭṭalātin	الْمُعَطَّلَاتِ al-muʕaṭṭalāti
Genitive	مُعَطَّلِينَ muʕaṭṭalīna	الْمُعَطَّلِينَ al-muʕaṭṭalīna	مُعَطَّلَاتٍ muʕaṭṭalātin	الْمُعَطَّلَاتِ al-muʕaṭṭalāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ˈʔat.tal]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔǽt̪.t̪ʰäl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔǽt̪.t̪ʰäl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mät̪.t̪ʰǽl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.wǽt̪t̪ʰäl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʔǽt̪.t̪ʰæl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ʔǽt̪.t̪ʰäl]

Readings
Classical reading?	mu'attal
Dari reading?	mo'attal
Iranian reading?	mo'attal
Tajik reading?	muʾattal

Adjective

Dari	معطل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муаттал

معطل • (mo'attal)

1. suspend, stopped
2. postpone
3. waited

Derived terms

• معطل کردن (mo'attal kardan)
• معطل بودن (mo'attal budan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معطل (mu'attal), from Arabic مُعَطَّل (muʕaṭṭal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.(ʔ)ət̪.t̪əl/
• Rhymes: -əl

Adjective

مُعَطَّل • (mu'attal) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुअत्तल)

1. suspended

Derived terms

• مُعَطَّل کَرْنا (mu'attal karnā, “to suspend”)

Further reading

• “معطل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “معطل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “معطل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.