مطلق

Arabic

Root
ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q)

Etymology 1

Root
ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q)

Derived from the passive participle of طَلَّقَ (ṭallaqa, “to divorce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.tˤal.laq/

Adjective

مُطَلَّق • (muṭallaq)

1. passive participle of طَلَّقَ (ṭallaqa)
2. divorced

Declension

Declension of adjective مُطَلَّق (muṭallaq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُطَلَّق muṭallaq	الْمُطَلَّق al-muṭallaq	مُطَلَّقَة muṭallaqa	الْمُطَلَّقَة al-muṭallaqa
Nominative	مُطَلَّقٌ muṭallaqun	الْمُطَلَّقُ al-muṭallaqu	مُطَلَّقَةٌ muṭallaqatun	الْمُطَلَّقَةُ al-muṭallaqatu
Accusative	مُطَلَّقًا muṭallaqan	الْمُطَلَّقَ al-muṭallaqa	مُطَلَّقَةً muṭallaqatan	الْمُطَلَّقَةَ al-muṭallaqata
Genitive	مُطَلَّقٍ muṭallaqin	الْمُطَلَّقِ al-muṭallaqi	مُطَلَّقَةٍ muṭallaqatin	الْمُطَلَّقَةِ al-muṭallaqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُطَلَّقَيْن muṭallaqayn	الْمُطَلَّقَيْن al-muṭallaqayn	مُطَلَّقَتَيْن muṭallaqatayn	الْمُطَلَّقَتَيْن al-muṭallaqatayn
Nominative	مُطَلَّقَانِ muṭallaqāni	الْمُطَلَّقَانِ al-muṭallaqāni	مُطَلَّقَتَانِ muṭallaqatāni	الْمُطَلَّقَتَانِ al-muṭallaqatāni
Accusative	مُطَلَّقَيْنِ muṭallaqayni	الْمُطَلَّقَيْنِ al-muṭallaqayni	مُطَلَّقَتَيْنِ muṭallaqatayni	الْمُطَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muṭallaqatayni
Genitive	مُطَلَّقَيْنِ muṭallaqayni	الْمُطَلَّقَيْنِ al-muṭallaqayni	مُطَلَّقَتَيْنِ muṭallaqatayni	الْمُطَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muṭallaqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُطَلَّقَات muṭallaqāt	الْمُطَلَّقَات al-muṭallaqāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُطَلَّقَاتٌ muṭallaqātun	الْمُطَلَّقَاتُ al-muṭallaqātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُطَلَّقَاتٍ muṭallaqātin	الْمُطَلَّقَاتِ al-muṭallaqāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُطَلَّقَاتٍ muṭallaqātin	الْمُطَلَّقَاتِ al-muṭallaqāti

Etymology 2

Root
ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q)

Derived from the passive participle of أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa, “to release”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mutˤ.laq/

Adjective

مُطْلَق • (muṭlaq) (feminine مُطْلَقَة (muṭlaqa), masculine plural مُطْلَقُونَ (muṭlaqūna), feminine plural مُطْلَقَات (muṭlaqāt))

1. absolute, utter, very, unlimited, unrestricted, unconditional

   Antonym: مُقَيَّدٌ (muqayyadun, “restricted”)

   الحَقِيقَة المُطْلَقَة ― al-ḥaqīqa(t) al-muṭlaqa ― the absolute truth

2. downright
3. sovereign
4. liberated, free
5. implicit

Declension

Declension of adjective مُطْلَق (muṭlaq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُطْلَق muṭlaq	الْمُطْلَق al-muṭlaq	مُطْلَقَة muṭlaqa	الْمُطْلَقَة al-muṭlaqa
Nominative	مُطْلَقٌ muṭlaqun	الْمُطْلَقُ al-muṭlaqu	مُطْلَقَةٌ muṭlaqatun	الْمُطْلَقَةُ al-muṭlaqatu
Accusative	مُطْلَقًا muṭlaqan	الْمُطْلَقَ al-muṭlaqa	مُطْلَقَةً muṭlaqatan	الْمُطْلَقَةَ al-muṭlaqata
Genitive	مُطْلَقٍ muṭlaqin	الْمُطْلَقِ al-muṭlaqi	مُطْلَقَةٍ muṭlaqatin	الْمُطْلَقَةِ al-muṭlaqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُطْلَقَيْن muṭlaqayn	الْمُطْلَقَيْن al-muṭlaqayn	مُطْلَقَتَيْن muṭlaqatayn	الْمُطْلَقَتَيْن al-muṭlaqatayn
Nominative	مُطْلَقَانِ muṭlaqāni	الْمُطْلَقَانِ al-muṭlaqāni	مُطْلَقَتَانِ muṭlaqatāni	الْمُطْلَقَتَانِ al-muṭlaqatāni
Accusative	مُطْلَقَيْنِ muṭlaqayni	الْمُطْلَقَيْنِ al-muṭlaqayni	مُطْلَقَتَيْنِ muṭlaqatayni	الْمُطْلَقَتَيْنِ al-muṭlaqatayni
Genitive	مُطْلَقَيْنِ muṭlaqayni	الْمُطْلَقَيْنِ al-muṭlaqayni	مُطْلَقَتَيْنِ muṭlaqatayni	الْمُطْلَقَتَيْنِ al-muṭlaqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُطْلَقِين muṭlaqīn	الْمُطْلَقِين al-muṭlaqīn	مُطْلَقَات muṭlaqāt	الْمُطْلَقَات al-muṭlaqāt
Nominative	مُطْلَقُونَ muṭlaqūna	الْمُطْلَقُونَ al-muṭlaqūna	مُطْلَقَاتٌ muṭlaqātun	الْمُطْلَقَاتُ al-muṭlaqātu
Accusative	مُطْلَقِينَ muṭlaqīna	الْمُطْلَقِينَ al-muṭlaqīna	مُطْلَقَاتٍ muṭlaqātin	الْمُطْلَقَاتِ al-muṭlaqāti
Genitive	مُطْلَقِينَ muṭlaqīna	الْمُطْلَقِينَ al-muṭlaqīna	مُطْلَقَاتٍ muṭlaqātin	الْمُطْلَقَاتِ al-muṭlaqāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mütləq
• → Bashkir: мотлаҡ (motlaq)
• → Northern Kurdish: mitleq
• → Malay: مطلق (mutlak)
  • Indonesian: mutlak
• → Ottoman Turkish: مطلق (mutlak)
  • Turkish: mutlak
  • Crimean Tatar: mutlaq
• → Persian: مطلق (motlaq)
• → Urdu: مطلق
• → Uyghur: مۇتلەق (mutleq)
• → Uzbek: mutlaq

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mut.ˈlaq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.lǽq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.lǽq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊt̪.lǽq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mut̪.lǽq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mot̪.lǽɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mut̪.lǽq]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutlaq
Dari reading?	mutlaq
Iranian reading?	motlağ
Tajik reading?	mutlaq

Adjective

Dari	مطلق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мутлақ

مطلق • (motlaq)

1. absolute, unconditioned

   قدرت مطلق ― qodrat-e motlaq ― absolute power

   حقیقت مطلق ― haqiqat-e motlaq ― absolute truth

   • 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “The tale of the nightingale”, in منطق‌الطیر [The Conference of the Birds]‎^[1]:

     من چنان در عشق گل مستغرقم
     کز وجود خویش محو مطلقم

     man čunān dar išq-i gul mustağraq-am
     k-az wujūd-i xwēš mahw-i mutlaq-am

     I am so drowned in love for the rose
     That I am absolutely erased from my own existence.

     (Classical romanization)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مطلق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim