مستقيم

See also: مستقیم

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَقَامَ (istaqāma, to get up, to become straight), from the root ق و م (q-w-m); compare قَامَ (qāma, to get up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.ta.qiːm/
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Adjective

مُسْتَقِيم (mustaqīm) (feminine مُسْتَقِيمَة (mustaqīma), masculine plural مُسْتَقِيمُون (mustaqīmūn))

  1. upright, erect
  2. straight
  3. straight ahead
  4. correct, right
  5. even, regular
  6. honest, righteous

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1976), قوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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