English
Mojtaba
Mojtaba comes from Persian مجتبی ‘chosen’, and goes back to Arabic اِجْتَبَى ‘choose’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentاِجْتَبَىijtabā‘choose’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُجْتَبًى‘chosen’
- Persianc. 900–presentمجتبی‘chosen’
- EnglishtodayMojtaba
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentاِجْتَبَىijtabā‘choose’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُجْتَبًى‘chosen’
- Persianc. 900–presentمجتبی‘chosen’
- EnglishtodayMojtaba
Every English word from Arabic اِجْتَبَى
Today it means
name A male given name from Persian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic اِجْتَبَى / Mojtaba