متعهد

Arabic

Root
ع ه د (ʕ-h-d)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَعَهَّدَ (taʕahhada, to maintain, to commit oneself).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ta.ʕah.hid/

Noun

مُتَعَهِّد • (mutaʕahhid) m (plural مُتَعَهِّدُون (mutaʕahhidūn))

  1. contractor
  2. entrepreneur
  3. concessionaire

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mütəəhhid
  • Ottoman Turkish: متعهد (müteahhit)
  • Persian: متعهد

References

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَعَهِّد (mutaʕahhid).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.ʔäɦ.hɪd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰɑːɑːɪd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.t̪ʰɔːɔːid̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? muta'ahhiḏ
Dari reading? muta'ahhid
Iranian reading? mota'ahhed
Tajik reading? mutaʾahhid

Adjective

متعهد • (mota'ahhed)

  1. obliged; committed; with the responsibility to
  2. responsible; committed
    مرد متعهدی نیست.mard-e mota'ahhedi nist.He is not a responsible man.
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