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مكت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of staying or residing in a place. It also extends to the idea of something filling up, particularly with pus, and the act of opening or breaking it.

Derived headwords

مَكَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, resideboth

    To remain or dwell in a place for a period of time.

أَقَامَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, resideboth

    To establish oneself or settle in a location.

كَمَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, resideclassical

    To remain fixed or settled in a place.

اسْتَمَكَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to fill with pusclassical

    To become full of pus, referring to a sore or blister.

العَدّnoun
  1. 1.
    blister, pustuleclassical

    A small swelling on the skin containing fluid or pus.

اسْتِمَاكَتُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    filling with pusclassical

    The state or process of a blister or sore filling with pus.

فَتْحُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    opening it, breaking itclassical

    The act of opening or breaking a blister or sore.

Parallel reading

مكت بالمكان: أقام
He stayed in the place: he resided.
يقال استمكت العد
It is said, 'the blister filled with pus'.
والعد: البثرة
And 'al-'add' means: the blister.
واستمكاتها: أن تمتلئ قيحا
And 'istamakat-ha': that it fills with pus.
وفتحها: شقها وكسرها
And 'fatḥu-ha': opening it and breaking it.