مبهم

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ب ه م (b h m)
5 terms

Derived from the passive participle of أَبْهَمَ (ʔabhama, to shut/lock, conceal, to make obscure).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُبْهَم (mubham) (feminine مُبْهَمَة (mubhama), masculine plural مُبْهَمُونَ (mubhamūna), feminine plural مُبْهَمَات (mubhamāt))

  1. mysterious, secret, cloudy, uncertain
  2. ambiguous, vague
  3. closed, locked (a door)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: mübhəm
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبهم (mübhem)
  • Persian: مبهم (mobham)
  • Tajik: мубҳам (mubham)
  • Uzbek: mubham

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Adjective

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مبهم (mübhem)

  1. vague, unclear, obscure

Descendants

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? muḇham
Dari reading? mubham
Iranian reading? mobham
Tajik reading? mubham

Adjective

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Dari مبهم
Iranian Persian
Tajik мубҳам

مبهم (mobham)

  1. mysterious (of unknown origin; difficult to understand; having unknown qualities)
  2. vague

Synonyms

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