Arabic

Adjective

مُتَأَخِّر • ‎(mutaʾaḵḵir) ‎(feminine مُتَأَخِّرَة ‎(mutaʾaḵḵira), masculine plural مُتَأَخِّرُون ‎(mutaʾaḵḵirūn))

1. late
2. later (مِن ‎(min) than)
3. lagging behind, delayed
4. behind (in payments), in default
5. underdeveloped
6. modern, late-period

Declension

Antonyms

• (late): مُبَكِّر ‎(mubakkir), بَكِير ‎(bakīr), بَكُور ‎(bakūr), بَاكُور ‎(bākūr)
• (lagging behind): مُتَقَدِّم ‎(mutaqaddim)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “متأخر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “أخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Noun

مُتَأَخِّر • ‎(mutaʾaḵḵir) m ‎(plural مُتَأَخِّرُون ‎(mutaʾaḵḵirūn))

1. one who defaults in payment
2. modern or late-period author or other person

Declension

Antonyms

• (late-period author or person): مُتَقَدِّم ‎(mutaqaddim)

References

• “أخر” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “أخر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4