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موت

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Arabic

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death”). Compare Akkadian 𒁁 (mūtum, “death”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt, “death”), Aramaic ܡܘܬܐ (mawtā), Hebrew מָוֶת (mávet, “death”), Amharic ሞት (mot, “death”) and Egyptian mt

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mawt/
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    Noun

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    مَوْت • (mawt) m

    1. verbal noun of مَاتَ (māta, “to die”) (form I)
    2. death
      Antonym: حَيَاة (ḥayāh)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:78:
        أَيۡنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ يُدۡرِككُّمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ وَلَوۡ كُنتُمۡ فِي بُرُوجࣲ مُّشَيَّدَةࣲ
        ʾaynamā takūnū yudrikkumu l-mawtu wa-law kuntum fī burūjin mušayyadatin
        Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction.
    3. demise

    Declension

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    Declension of noun مَوْت (mawt)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَوْت
    mawt
    الْمَوْت
    al-mawt
    مَوْت
    mawt
    nominative مَوْتٌ
    mawtun
    الْمَوْتُ
    al-mawtu
    مَوْتُ
    mawtu
    accusative مَوْتًا
    mawtan
    الْمَوْتَ
    al-mawta
    مَوْتَ
    mawta
    genitive مَوْتٍ
    mawtin
    الْمَوْتِ
    al-mawti
    مَوْتِ
    mawti

    Synonyms

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    Descendants

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    • Egyptian Arabic: موت (mōt)
    • Gulf Arabic: موت (mōt)
    • Maltese: mewt
    • Moroccan Arabic: موت (mūt)
    • → Azerbaijani: mövt
    • → Classical Persian: مَوْت (mawt)
    • → Malay: maut
    • → Ottoman Turkish: موت (mevt)
    • → Swahili: mauti

    Verb

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    مَوَّتَ • (mawwata) II (non-past يُمَوِّتُ (yumawwitu), verbal noun تَمْوِيت (tamwīt))

    1. (intransitive, obsolete) to die off
    2. (transitive) to make die, let perish, to kill, to cause the death of

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of مَوَّتَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَمْوِيت)
    verbal noun
    الْمَصْدَر
    تَمْوِيت
    tamwīt
    active participle
    اِسْم الْفَاعِل
    مُمَوِّت
    mumawwit
    passive participle
    اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
    مُمَوَّت
    mumawwat
    active voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد
    dual
    الْمُثَنَّى
    plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past indicative
    (perfect)
    الْمَاضِي
    m مَوَّتُّ
    mawwattu
    مَوَّتَّ
    mawwatta
    مَوَّتَ
    mawwata
    مَوَّتْنَا
    mawwatnā
    مَوَّتُّمَا
    mawwattumā
    مَوَّتَا
    mawwatā
    مَوَّتْنَا
    mawwatnā
    مَوَّتُّمْ
    mawwattum
    مَوَّتُوا
    mawwatū
    f مَوَّتِّ
    mawwatti
    مَوَّتَتْ
    mawwatat
    مَوَّتَتَا
    mawwatatā
    مَوَّتُّنَّ
    mawwattunna
    مَوَّتْنَ
    mawwatna
    non-past indicative
    (imperfect)
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m أُمَوِّتُ
    ʔumawwitu
    تُمَوِّتُ
    tumawwitu
    يُمَوِّتُ
    yumawwitu
    نُمَوِّتُ
    numawwitu
    تُمَوِّتَانِ
    tumawwitāni
    يُمَوِّتَانِ
    yumawwitāni
    نُمَوِّتُ
    numawwitu
    تُمَوِّتُونَ
    tumawwitūna
    يُمَوِّتُونَ
    yumawwitūna
    f تُمَوِّتِينَ
    tumawwitīna
    تُمَوِّتُ
    tumawwitu
    تُمَوِّتَانِ
    tumawwitāni
    تُمَوِّتْنَ
    tumawwitna
    يُمَوِّتْنَ
    yumawwitna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m أُمَوِّتَ
    ʔumawwita
    تُمَوِّتَ
    tumawwita
    يُمَوِّتَ
    yumawwita
    نُمَوِّتَ
    numawwita
    تُمَوِّتَا
    tumawwitā
    يُمَوِّتَا
    yumawwitā
    نُمَوِّتَ
    numawwita
    تُمَوِّتُوا
    tumawwitū
    يُمَوِّتُوا
    yumawwitū
    f تُمَوِّتِي
    tumawwitī
    تُمَوِّتَ
    tumawwita
    تُمَوِّتَا
    tumawwitā
    تُمَوِّتْنَ
    tumawwitna
    يُمَوِّتْنَ
    yumawwitna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m أُمَوِّتْ
    ʔumawwit
    تُمَوِّتْ
    tumawwit
    يُمَوِّتْ
    yumawwit
    نُمَوِّتْ
    numawwit
    تُمَوِّتَا
    tumawwitā
    يُمَوِّتَا
    yumawwitā
    نُمَوِّتْ
    numawwit
    تُمَوِّتُوا
    tumawwitū
    يُمَوِّتُوا
    yumawwitū
    f تُمَوِّتِي
    tumawwitī
    تُمَوِّتْ
    tumawwit
    تُمَوِّتَا
    tumawwitā
    تُمَوِّتْنَ
    tumawwitna
    يُمَوِّتْنَ
    yumawwitna
    imperative
    الْأَمْر
    m مَوِّتْ
    mawwit
    مَوِّتَا
    mawwitā
    مَوِّتُوا
    mawwitū
    f مَوِّتِي
    mawwitī
    مَوِّتْنَ
    mawwitna
    passive voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد
    dual
    الْمُثَنَّى
    plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past indicative
    (perfect)
    الْمَاضِي
    m مُوِّتُّ
    muwwittu
    مُوِّتَّ
    muwwitta
    مُوِّتَ
    muwwita
    مُوِّتْنَا
    muwwitnā
    مُوِّتُّمَا
    muwwittumā
    مُوِّتَا
    muwwitā
    مُوِّتْنَا
    muwwitnā
    مُوِّتُّمْ
    muwwittum
    مُوِّتُوا
    muwwitū
    f مُوِّتِّ
    muwwitti
    مُوِّتَتْ
    muwwitat
    مُوِّتَتَا
    muwwitatā
    مُوِّتُّنَّ
    muwwittunna
    مُوِّتْنَ
    muwwitna
    non-past indicative
    (imperfect)
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m أُمَوَّتُ
    ʔumawwatu
    تُمَوَّتُ
    tumawwatu
    يُمَوَّتُ
    yumawwatu
    نُمَوَّتُ
    numawwatu
    تُمَوَّتَانِ
    tumawwatāni
    يُمَوَّتَانِ
    yumawwatāni
    نُمَوَّتُ
    numawwatu
    تُمَوَّتُونَ
    tumawwatūna
    يُمَوَّتُونَ
    yumawwatūna
    f تُمَوَّتِينَ
    tumawwatīna
    تُمَوَّتُ
    tumawwatu
    تُمَوَّتَانِ
    tumawwatāni
    تُمَوَّتْنَ
    tumawwatna
    يُمَوَّتْنَ
    yumawwatna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m أُمَوَّتَ
    ʔumawwata
    تُمَوَّتَ
    tumawwata
    يُمَوَّتَ
    yumawwata
    نُمَوَّتَ
    numawwata
    تُمَوَّتَا
    tumawwatā
    يُمَوَّتَا
    yumawwatā
    نُمَوَّتَ
    numawwata
    تُمَوَّتُوا
    tumawwatū
    يُمَوَّتُوا
    yumawwatū
    f تُمَوَّتِي
    tumawwatī
    تُمَوَّتَ
    tumawwata
    تُمَوَّتَا
    tumawwatā
    تُمَوَّتْنَ
    tumawwatna
    يُمَوَّتْنَ
    yumawwatna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m أُمَوَّتْ
    ʔumawwat
    تُمَوَّتْ
    tumawwat
    يُمَوَّتْ
    yumawwat
    نُمَوَّتْ
    numawwat
    تُمَوَّتَا
    tumawwatā
    يُمَوَّتَا
    yumawwatā
    نُمَوَّتْ
    numawwat
    تُمَوَّتُوا
    tumawwatū
    يُمَوَّتُوا
    yumawwatū
    f تُمَوَّتِي
    tumawwatī
    تُمَوَّتْ
    tumawwat
    تُمَوَّتَا
    tumawwatā
    تُمَوَّتْنَ
    tumawwatna
    يُمَوَّتْنَ
    yumawwatna

    Egyptian Arabic

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    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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      Noun

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      موت • (mōt) m

      1. death

      Adverb

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      موت • (mōt)

      1. to death, a lot, so much
        Synonyms: أوي (awi), جامد (gāmid); (vulgar) نيك (nēk), فشخ (fašḵ)
        بحبّك موت ― baḥibbak mōt ― I love you to death

      Etymology 2

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      موت • (mūt)

      1. second-person masculine singular imperative of مات (māt, “to die”)

      Gulf Arabic

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      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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        موت • (mōt) m (dual موتين (mōttēn), plural موتات (mōtāt))

        1. death
          Synonym: وفاة (wafāt)
          Antonym: حياة (ḥayāt)
          مسألة حياة وموت ― masʾalat ḥayāt u mōt ― A matter of life and death

        Etymology 2

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          Inherited from Arabic مَوَّتَ (mawwata).

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          Verb

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          موت • (mawwat) II (non-past يموت (ymawwit))

          1. to cause to die, to kill
            Synonym: ذبح (ḏibaḥ)
            Antonym: احيى (aḥya)

          Hijazi Arabic

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          Etymology 1

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            Inherited from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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            موت • (mōt) m (dual موتتين (mōtatēn), plural موتات (mōtāt))

            1. death
              Synonym: وفاة (wafā(t))
              Antonym: حياة (ḥayā)

            See also

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            • موتة (mōta, “life in video games”)

            Etymology 2

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              Inherited from Arabic مَوَّت (mawwat).

              Pronunciation

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              Verb

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              موت • (mawwat) II (non-past يِمَوِّت (yimawwit), verbal noun تَمْويت (tamwīt), passive participle مُميت (mumīt))

              1. to cause to die, to kill
                Synonyms: ذَبَح (dabaḥ), قَتَل (gatal), قَتَّل (gattal)
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              Conjugation of موت
              singular plural
              1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
              past m موتّ (mawwatt) موتّ (mawwatt) موت (mawwat) موتنا (mawwatna) موتّوا (mawwattu) موتوا (mawwatu)
              f موتّي (mawwatti) موتت (mawwatat)
              non-past m أموت (ʔamawwit) تموت (timawwit) يموت (yimawwit) نموت (nimawwit) تموتوا (timawwitu) يموتوا (yimawwitu)
              f تموتي (timawwiti) تموت (timawwit)
              imperative m موت (mawwit) موتوا (mawwitu)
              f موتي (mawwiti)

              Etymology 3

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              Pronunciation

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              Verb

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              موت • (mūt)

              1. second-person masculine singular imperative of مات (māt)

              Persian

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              Etymology

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                Borrowed from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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                Readings
                Classical reading? mawt
                Dari reading? mawt
                Iranian reading? mowt
                Tajik reading? mavt

                Noun

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                موت • (mawt / mowt) (plural موت‌ها (mawt-hā / mowt-hâ), or اموات (amwāt / amvât), Tajik spelling мавт)

                1. death
                  Synonyms: فنا, فوت, اجل, درگذشت, مرگ, ممات, وفات, میر
                  Antonyms: حیات, زندگی, زندگانی

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                South Levantine Arabic

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                Etymology

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                  Inherited from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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                  Noun

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                  موت • (mōt) m

                  1. death

                  Urdu

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                  Etymology 1

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                    Borrowed from Classical Persian موت (mawt), borrowed from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

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                    Noun

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                    مَوت • (maut) f (Hindi spelling मौत)

                    1. death, demise
                      Synonym: مَرتِیو
                    2. mortality
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                    Declension of موت
                    singular plural
                    direct مَوت (maut) مَوتیں (mautẽ)
                    oblique مَوت (maut) مَوتوں (mautõ)
                    vocative مَوت (maut) مَوتو (mauto)

                    Etymology 2

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                    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (mutta), from Sanskrit मूत्र (mū́tra). Doublet of مُوتْر (mūtr).

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                    Noun

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                    مُوت • (mūt) m (Hindi spelling मूत)

                    1. (now chiefly colloquial and mildly vulgar) urine, piss
                      Synonym: پیشاب (peśāb)
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                    Declension of موت
                    singular plural
                    direct مُوت (mūt) مُوت (mūt)
                    oblique مُوت (mūt) مُوتوں (mūtõ)
                    vocative مُوت (mūt) مُوتو (mūto)

                    Further reading

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                    • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “موت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 619
                    • “موت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.