مبهم

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ب ه م (b-h-m)

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mub.ham/

Adjective

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُبْهَم (mubham)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُبْهَم mubham	الْمُبْهَم al-mubham	مُبْهَمَة mubhama	الْمُبْهَمَة al-mubhama
Nominative	مُبْهَمٌ mubhamun	الْمُبْهَمُ al-mubhamu	مُبْهَمَةٌ mubhamatun	الْمُبْهَمَةُ al-mubhamatu
Accusative	مُبْهَمًا mubhaman	الْمُبْهَمَ al-mubhama	مُبْهَمَةً mubhamatan	الْمُبْهَمَةَ al-mubhamata
Genitive	مُبْهَمٍ mubhamin	الْمُبْهَمِ al-mubhami	مُبْهَمَةٍ mubhamatin	الْمُبْهَمَةِ al-mubhamati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُبْهَمَيْن mubhamayn	الْمُبْهَمَيْن al-mubhamayn	مُبْهَمَتَيْن mubhamatayn	الْمُبْهَمَتَيْن al-mubhamatayn
Nominative	مُبْهَمَانِ mubhamāni	الْمُبْهَمَانِ al-mubhamāni	مُبْهَمَتَانِ mubhamatāni	الْمُبْهَمَتَانِ al-mubhamatāni
Accusative	مُبْهَمَيْنِ mubhamayni	الْمُبْهَمَيْنِ al-mubhamayni	مُبْهَمَتَيْنِ mubhamatayni	الْمُبْهَمَتَيْنِ al-mubhamatayni
Genitive	مُبْهَمَيْنِ mubhamayni	الْمُبْهَمَيْنِ al-mubhamayni	مُبْهَمَتَيْنِ mubhamatayni	الْمُبْهَمَتَيْنِ al-mubhamatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُبْهَمِين mubhamīn	الْمُبْهَمِين al-mubhamīn	مُبْهَمَات mubhamāt	الْمُبْهَمَات al-mubhamāt
Nominative	مُبْهَمُونَ mubhamūna	الْمُبْهَمُونَ al-mubhamūna	مُبْهَمَاتٌ mubhamātun	الْمُبْهَمَاتُ al-mubhamātu
Accusative	مُبْهَمِينَ mubhamīna	الْمُبْهَمِينَ al-mubhamīna	مُبْهَمَاتٍ mubhamātin	الْمُبْهَمَاتِ al-mubhamāti
Genitive	مُبْهَمِينَ mubhamīna	الْمُبْهَمِينَ al-mubhamīna	مُبْهَمَاتٍ mubhamātin	الْمُبْهَمَاتِ al-mubhamāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mübhəm
→ Ottoman Turkish: مبهم (mübhem)
- → Turkish: müphem
→ Persian: مبهم (mobham)
→ Tajik: мубҳам (mubham)
→ Uzbek: mubham

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Adjective

مبهم • (mübhem)

vague, unclear, obscure

Descendants

Turkish: müphem

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُبْهَم (mubham).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muβ.ham]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊb.häm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.bäm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.bäm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mob.hæm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mub.häm]

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

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مبهم
Dari	مبهم
Tajik	мубҳам

مبهم • (mobham)

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

Synonyms

ناروشن (nâ-rowšan)

Related terms

ابهام (ebhâm)

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