سهل ممتنع

Arabic

Adjective

سَهْل مُمْتَنِع • (sahl mumtaniʕ)

1. difficult or complicated (of thing, concept, or task) while looking easy to comprehend, do, or imitate at first sight

Persian

Alternative forms

• سهل و ممتنع (sahl-o-momtane')

Etymology

From Arabic سَهْل مُمْتَنِع (sahl mumtaniʕ).

Adjective

سهل ممتنع • (sahl-e momtane') (comparative سهل ممتنع‌تَر (sahl-e momtane'-tar), superlative سهل ممتنع‌تَرین (sahl-e momtane'-tarin))

1. Difficult or complicated (of thing, concept, or task) while looking easy to comprehend, do, or imitate at first sight.

   بادگیر عنصری سهل ممتنع در معماری ایرانی است.

   The windcatcher is a sahl-e-momtane' element in Persian architecture.

Noun

سهل ممتنع • (sahl-e momtane')

1. Something that looks simple or easy, but difficult to imitate.
   1. (poetry) A poem, verse, or literary work with inimitable simplicity, something that uses easy language, but is difficult to imitate; sahl-e-momtane', sahl-i-mumtani', sahl-e-mumtani', sahl-u-mumtani'.

      ویژگی اصلی شعر سعدی سهل ممتنع بودن آن است.

      The main feature of the poetry of Saadi is its inimitable simplicity.