ممتع

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَمْتَعَ (ʔamtaʕa, “to cause to enjoy”), from the root م ت ع (m-t-ʕ); compare مُتْعَة (mutʕa, “enjoyment”).

Adjective

مُمْتِع • (mumtiʕ) (feminine مُمْتِعَة (mumtiʕa), masculine plural مُمْتِعُونَ (mumtiʕūna), feminine plural مُمْتِعَات (mumtiʕāt))

1. pleasant, delicious, amusing, enjoyable
2. interesting

Declension

Declension of adjective مُمْتِع (mumtiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِع mumtiʕ	الْمُمْتِع al-mumtiʕ	مُمْتِعَة mumtiʕa	الْمُمْتِعَة al-mumtiʕa
Nominative	مُمْتِعٌ mumtiʕun	الْمُمْتِعُ al-mumtiʕu	مُمْتِعَةٌ mumtiʕatun	الْمُمْتِعَةُ al-mumtiʕatu
Accusative	مُمْتِعًا mumtiʕan	الْمُمْتِعَ al-mumtiʕa	مُمْتِعَةً mumtiʕatan	الْمُمْتِعَةَ al-mumtiʕata
Genitive	مُمْتِعٍ mumtiʕin	الْمُمْتِعِ al-mumtiʕi	مُمْتِعَةٍ mumtiʕatin	الْمُمْتِعَةِ al-mumtiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِعَيْن mumtiʕayn	الْمُمْتِعَيْن al-mumtiʕayn	مُمْتِعَتَيْن mumtiʕatayn	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْن al-mumtiʕatayn
Nominative	مُمْتِعَانِ mumtiʕāni	الْمُمْتِعَانِ al-mumtiʕāni	مُمْتِعَتَانِ mumtiʕatāni	الْمُمْتِعَتَانِ al-mumtiʕatāni
Accusative	مُمْتِعَيْنِ mumtiʕayni	الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ al-mumtiʕayni	مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ mumtiʕatayni	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ al-mumtiʕatayni
Genitive	مُمْتِعَيْنِ mumtiʕayni	الْمُمْتِعَيْنِ al-mumtiʕayni	مُمْتِعَتَيْنِ mumtiʕatayni	الْمُمْتِعَتَيْنِ al-mumtiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْتِعِين mumtiʕīn	الْمُمْتِعِين al-mumtiʕīn	مُمْتِعَات mumtiʕāt	الْمُمْتِعَات al-mumtiʕāt
Nominative	مُمْتِعُونَ mumtiʕūna	الْمُمْتِعُونَ al-mumtiʕūna	مُمْتِعَاتٌ mumtiʕātun	الْمُمْتِعَاتُ al-mumtiʕātu
Accusative	مُمْتِعِينَ mumtiʕīna	الْمُمْتِعِينَ al-mumtiʕīna	مُمْتِعَاتٍ mumtiʕātin	الْمُمْتِعَاتِ al-mumtiʕāti
Genitive	مُمْتِعِينَ mumtiʕīna	الْمُمْتِعِينَ al-mumtiʕīna	مُمْتِعَاتٍ mumtiʕātin	الْمُمْتِعَاتِ al-mumtiʕāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “متع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN