مِتْأَخِّر
mitʾakhkhir
Adjective
Meaning
late
Usage
Means 'late' or 'running late,' from the verb تْأَخَّر (to be late). Feminine is مِتْأَخْرَة. Very commonly used in everyday speech: سَامْحِينِي، مِتْأَخِّر ('Sorry, I'm late').
Forms
Masculineمِتْأَخِّر
Feminineمِتْأَخِّرَة
Pluralمِتْأَخِّرِين
Examples
بَسّ الْيَوْم بِيوْعَى السَّاعَة سِتَّة وْ نُصّ — مِتْأَخِّر!
But today he wakes up at six thirty — late!
تْمَانِيَة وْ رُبُع! مِتْأَخِّر! أَيْمَتَى الْإِجْتِمَاع؟
A quarter past eight! I'm late! When is the meeting?
سَامْحِينِي، مِتْأَخِّر بِالسِّير.
Sorry, I'm late because of traffic.
Root
ا خ ر
