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مُتَوَتِّر
tense /mutawatˈtir/
adjectiveB1#1772 most common
Also: nervous, strained, stressed
Example sentences
هو مُتَوَتِّر اليوم.
He is tense today.
أنا مُتَوَتِّر قبل الامتحان.
I am nervous before the exam.
كان صوته مُتَوَتِّراً أثناء المكالمة.
His voice was tense during the call.
الوضع السياسي في المنطقة لا يزال مُتَوَتِّراً.
The political situation in the region is still tense.
بدا الجو بين الزميلين مُتَوَتِّراً بعد ذلك النقاش الحاد.
The atmosphere between the two colleagues seemed strained after that sharp argument.
ساد المؤتمر جوٌّ مُتَوَتِّر تخلّلته لحظات صمتٍ ثقيلة كشفت عمق الخلاف.
A tense atmosphere prevailed over the conference, punctuated by heavy silences that revealed the depth of the disagreement.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُتَوَتِّرٌ | مُتَوَتِّرُونَ |
| Genitive | مُتَوَتِّرٍ | مُتَوَتِّرِينَ |
| Accusative | مُتَوَتِّراً | مُتَوَتِّرِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُتَوَتِّرُ | يا مُتَوَتِّرُونَ |
Word family
تَوَتَّرَto become tense, to be strained
تَوَتُّرtension, stress
مُتَوَتِّرَةtense (feminine)
وَتَرstring, cord, bowstringEtymology
The word is the active participle of the Form V verb تَوَتَّرَ, meaning to become tense or strained. It derives from the triliteral root و-ت-ر, whose base noun وَتَر means a string, cord, or sinew, such as a bowstring. The image is concrete: a cord pulled taut. From physical tension the sense extended to nerves, voices, and political situations.
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