موتان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic מוֹתָנָא‎ (mōṯānā), ܡܰܘܬܴܢܳܐ‎ (mawṯānā, “plague, pestilence”), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/mūtānu/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/nu, -annu/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”) found as the Arabic root م و ت‎ (m-w-t).

Noun

مَوْتَان or مُوتَان • (mawtān or mūtān) m

(archaic)

plague, pestilence, murrain

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْتَان (mawtān)‎; مُوتَان (mūtān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْتَان‎; مُوتَان mawtān‎; mūtān	الْمَوْتَان‎‎; الْمُوتَان‎ al-mawtān‎; al-mūtān	مَوْتَان‎; مُوتَان mawtān‎; mūtān
Nominative	مَوْتَانٌ‎; مُوتَانٌ mawtānun‎; mūtānun	الْمَوْتَانُ‎‎; الْمُوتَانُ‎ al-mawtānu‎; al-mūtānu	مَوْتَانُ‎; مُوتَانُ mawtānu‎; mūtānu
Accusative	مَوْتَانًا‎‎; مُوتَانًا‎ mawtānan‎; mūtānan	الْمَوْتَانَ‎‎; الْمُوتَانَ‎ al-mawtāna‎; al-mūtāna	مَوْتَانَ‎; مُوتَانَ mawtāna‎; mūtāna
Genitive	مَوْتَانٍ‎; مُوتَانٍ mawtānin‎; mūtānin	الْمَوْتَانِ‎‎; الْمُوتَانِ‎ al-mawtāni‎; al-mūtāni	مَوْتَانِ‎; مُوتَانِ mawtāni‎; mūtāni

Etymology 2

From the root م و ت‎ (m-w-t)

Noun

مَوَتَان • (mawatān) m

(obsolete)

inanimate goods, dead stock, lands and houses as opposed to beasts or slaves

Declension

Declension of noun مَوَتَان (mawatān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَتَان mawatān	الْمَوَتَان‎ al-mawatān	مَوَتَان mawatān
Nominative	مَوَتَانٌ mawatānun	الْمَوَتَانُ‎ al-mawatānu	مَوَتَانُ mawatānu
Accusative	مَوَتَانًا‎ mawatānan	الْمَوَتَانَ‎ al-mawatāna	مَوَتَانَ mawatāna
Genitive	مَوَتَانٍ mawatānin	الْمَوَتَانِ‎ al-mawatāni	مَوَتَانِ mawatāni

Adjective

مَوْتَان • (mawtān)

(obsolete)

inexcitable, dead, dull, not sprightly

Declension

Declension of adjective مَوْتَان (mawtān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْتَان mawtān	الْمَوْتَان‎ al-mawtān	مَوْتى‎ mawtā	الْمَوْتى‎ al-mawtā
Nominative	مَوْتَانُ mawtānu	الْمَوْتَانُ‎ al-mawtānu	مَوْتى‎ mawtā	الْمَوْتى‎ al-mawtā
Accusative	مَوْتَانَ mawtāna	الْمَوْتَانَ‎ al-mawtāna	مَوْتى‎ mawtā	الْمَوْتى‎ al-mawtā
Genitive	مَوْتَانَ mawtāna	الْمَوْتَانِ‎ al-mawtāni	مَوْتى‎ mawtā	الْمَوْتى‎ al-mawtā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَوْتَانَيْن‎ mawtānayn	الْمَوْتَانَيْن‎ al-mawtānayn	مَوْتَيَيْن‎ mawtayayn	الْمَوْتَيَيْن‎ al-mawtayayn
Nominative	مَوْتَانَانِ‎ mawtānāni	الْمَوْتَانَانِ‎ al-mawtānāni	مَوْتَيَانِ‎ mawtayāni	الْمَوْتَيَانِ‎ al-mawtayāni
Accusative	مَوْتَانَيْنِ‎ mawtānayni	الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ‎ al-mawtānayni	مَوْتَيَيْنِ‎ mawtayayni	الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ‎ al-mawtayayni
Genitive	مَوْتَانَيْنِ‎ mawtānayni	الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ‎ al-mawtānayni	مَوْتَيَيْنِ‎ mawtayayni	الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ‎ al-mawtayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَات‎ mawtayāt	الْمَوْتَيَات‎ al-mawtayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٌ‎ mawtayātun	الْمَوْتَيَاتُ‎ al-mawtayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٍ‎ mawtayātin	الْمَوْتَيَاتِ‎ al-mawtayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَوْتَيَاتٍ‎ mawtayātin	الْمَوْتَيَاتِ‎ al-mawtayāti

References

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