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title: "مُخْتَلِف (mukhtalif) meaning in Arabic: different"
description: "مُخْتَلِف (mukhtalif) means “different”. Root خ·ل·ف, pattern مُفْتَعِل, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# مُخْتَلِف

*mukhtalif* · **different**

مُخْتَلِف (mukhtalif) is an Arabic adjective meaning “different”. It is built on the root خ·ل·ف in the pattern مُفْتَعِل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: خ·ل·ف
- Pattern: مُفْتَعِل
- Level: A2

## Forms of مُخْتَلِف

- Dual: مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ

## Words from the root خ·ل·ف

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root خ·ل·ف with مُخْتَلِف; each opens its own entry.

- [خَلِيفَة](https://fasaha.app/w/khalifa) — khalīfa, caliph; successor (B1)

## How to read مُخْتَلِف, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- خ — خاء (khāʾ): kh, like the ch in Bach
- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ف — فاء (fāʾ): f

## Questions about مُخْتَلِف

### What is the root of مُخْتَلِف?

The root of مُخْتَلِف is خ·ل·ف. Words built on the same root include خَلِيفَة (caliph; successor).

### What pattern does مُخْتَلِف follow?

مُخْتَلِف follows the pattern مُفْتَعِل, with the root letters خ·ل·ف poured into it.

### What level is مُخْتَلِف?

Fasaha first uses مُخْتَلِف at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)