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مثج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to nourishment and absorption, specifically how something is fed or absorbed into another. It also extends to the meaning of emptying or drawing out, particularly from a well.

Derived headwords

مَثَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be nourishedboth

    To be fed or nourished by something; to absorb sustenance.

  2. 2.
    to mixclassical

    To mix or blend something.

يُمَثِّجُverb
  1. 1.
    he nourishesboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the action of nourishing or absorbing.

  2. 2.
    he mixesclassical

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the action of mixing.

مَثْجverb
  1. 1.
    to empty a wellclassical

    To draw out water from a well until it is empty.

Parallel reading

مَثَج بالشيء: غذي به
To be nourished by something: to be fed by it.
والحنطئ الحنطي يمثج ... بالعظيمة والرغائب
And the grain-dealer, the grain-dealer nourishes... with great things and desires.
وقيل: يمثج يخلط
And it was said: he mixes.
يقال مثج البئر إذا نزحها
It is said that one مثج a well if he empties it.