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مُتَأَخِّر
Pronunciation
mutaʾakhkhir
Arabizi
muta25ir
Type
adjective · masculine
Plural
مُتَأَخِّرُونَ mutaʾakhkhirūn
Root
أ خ ر

Other meanings

  • مُتَأَخِّرًا mutaʾakhkhiran — late · at a late time

How to use it

As an adjective, 'muta'akhkhir' agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. As an adverb, 'muta'akhkhiran' is invariable and describes the verb. It means 'late' or 'lately'.

Example sentences

  • كَانَ الوَلَدُ مُتَأَخِّرًا عَنِ المَدْرَسَةِ.

    kāna al-waladu mutaʾakhkhiran ʿani al-madrasati.

    The boy was late for school.

  • وَصَلَ القِطَارُ مُتَأَخِّرًا سَاعَةً.

    waṣala al-qiṭāru mutaʾakhkhiran sāʿatan.

    The train arrived late by an hour.

  • لَمْ يَكُنْ هَذَا وَقْتًا مُتَأَخِّرًا لِلطَّعَامِ.

    lam yakun hādhā waqtan mutaʾakhkhiran lil-ṭaʿāmi.

    It was not a late time for food.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

He's late.

هو متأخّر.

It's late.

إنها ساعة متأخرة.

We are late.

لقد تأخرنا.

But too late.

ولكن بعد فوات الأوان.

I slept late.

نمت متأخّرا.

It's too late.

لقد فات الاوان.

Some were late.

تأخر البعض.

You're running late.

أنت متأخر.

You are always late.

أنتَ متأخر دائماً.

America’s Late Imperial Dilemma

أميركا ومعضلة المرحلة الإمبراطورية المتأخرة

One was -- never be late. Never be late.

أحدها-- لاتتأخر قط. لاتتأخر قط.

If you are late in the morning, you will be late the whole day.

إذا تأخرت في الصباح, سوف تكون متأخراً طوال اليوم.

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