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مُعَيَّن
specific /muˈʕaj.jan/
adjectiveB1#1689 most common
Also: particular, designated, certain
Example sentences
أريد كتاباً مُعَيَّناً.
I want a specific book.
نلتقي في وقتٍ مُعَيَّن.
We meet at a specific time.
يجب أن تتبع نظاماً مُعَيَّناً في العمل.
You must follow a particular system at work.
أنا لا أقصد شخصاً مُعَيَّناً بكلامي هذا.
I do not mean a particular person with these words.
تُصرف هذه المنحة وفق شروطٍ مُعَيَّنة لا تقبل الاستثناء.
This grant is paid according to specified conditions that admit no exception.
حدّدت اللجنة موعداً مُعَيَّناً لتسليم الأبحاث وألزمت الجميع به.
The committee set a specific deadline for submitting the research and bound everyone to it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُعَيَّنٌ | مُعَيَّنونَ |
| Genitive | مُعَيَّنٍ | مُعَيَّنينَ |
| Accusative | مُعَيَّناً | مُعَيَّنينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُعَيَّنُ | يا مُعَيَّنونَ |
Word family
عَيَّنَto designate, to appoint
تَعْيِينdesignation, appointmentعَيْنeye, source, springمُعَيِّنone who designates
مُعَيَّنrhombus, diamond shape
Etymology
The word is the passive participle of the Form II verb عَيَّن, meaning to designate or appoint. The verb derives from the triliteral root ع-ي-ن, tied to the noun عَيْن, eye and source. The sense moved from fixing the eye on a thing to singling that thing out, hence specific or designated.
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