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محج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rubbing, wiping, or scraping something intensely. It extends to meanings of rapid movement, sexual intercourse, lying, and also includes specific names for a horse and a place.

Derived headwords

مَحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to rub intenselyboth

    To rub something vigorously, to the point of reaching the skin or underlying material.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

  3. 3.
    to lieclassical

    To lie or deceive.

  4. 4.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To move or proceed with speed.

  5. 5.
    to peelclassical

    To peel the bark or outer layer from a tree trunk.

  6. 6.
    to agitateclassical

    To shake or agitate a bucket, similar to churning.

مَحْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense rubbingboth

    The act of rubbing something intensely, to the point of reaching the skin or underlying material.

  2. 2.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse.

  3. 3.
    lyingclassical

    The act of lying or deceiving.

  4. 4.
    speedclassical

    The act of moving quickly.

  5. 5.
    peelingclassical

    The act of peeling bark from a tree.

  6. 6.
    agitationclassical

    The act of shaking or agitating a bucket.

تَمْحَجُverb
  1. 1.
    to blow away dustclassical

    Said of the wind, to blow away dust and soil, reaching the roots of the dust clouds.

مَحَجَ الأَدِيمَverb
  1. 1.
    to rub the skinclassical

    To rub the skin to make it supple.

مَحَجَ المَرْأَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourse with a womanclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

مَحَجَ أُمَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourse with his motherclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with one's mother.

مَحَجَ العُودَverb
  1. 1.
    to peel the trunkclassical

    To peel the bark or outer layer from a tree trunk.

مَحَجَ الدَّلْوَverb
  1. 1.
    to agitate the bucketclassical

    To shake or agitate a bucket, similar to churning.

مَاحَجَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to procrastinateclassical

    To delay or procrastinate with someone.

مَحَجَ اللَّبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to churn milkclassical

    To churn milk, similar to مخجه (makhaja).

المَحَاجُّnoun
  1. 1.
    liarsclassical

    Plural of محاج, meaning liars.

  2. 2.
    paths of righteousnessclassical

    The clear paths or ways of righteousness, often contrasted with paths of injustice.

مُحَاجٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    A known name of a horse among Arab steeds.

  2. 2.
    name of a placeclassical

    A name of a place.

المَحَجَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    road, pathclassical

    A clear road or path, derived from the root 'Hajj' meaning 'to intend' or 'to go'. The 'mim' is considered extra.

مَحَجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lyingclassical

    The act of lying or being a liar.

مُحَاجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    liarclassical

    One who is a liar.

Parallel reading

محج الأديم يمحجه محجا: دلكه ليمرن.
To rub the skin intensely, he rubs it intensely, a vigorous rubbing: to massage it to make it supple.
والمحج: مسح شيء عن شيء حتى ينال المسح جلد الشيء لشدة مسحك، ونحو ذلك.
And al-mahj: wiping something from something until the wiping reaches the skin of the thing due to the intensity of your wiping, and the like.
والريح تمحج الأرض محجا: تذهب بالتراب حتى تتناول من أرومة العجاج؛
And the wind erodes the land with a vigorous erosion: it carries away the dust until it reaches the source of the dust clouds;
ومحج المرأة يمحجها محجا نكحها، وكذلك مخجها.
And to have intercourse with a woman, he has intercourse with her, a vigorous intercourse: he penetrates her, and likewise he churns her.
الكاذب محج أمه
The liar has intercourse with his mother.
الكاذب محج أمه أي ناك أمه
The liar has intercourse with his mother, meaning he penetrates his mother.
ملج أمه أي رضعها
He suckled his mother, meaning he nursed from her.
المحاج الكذاب
Al-mahaj: the liar.
ومحاج إذا كثر التجني
And a liar when transgression is abundant.
محج محجا: أسرع.
To move quickly, he moves quickly, a quick movement: he speeds.
محج العود محجا: قشره.
To peel the trunk, he peels it, a peeling: he strips its bark.
محج الدلو محجا: خضخضها كمخجها؛
To agitate the bucket, he agitates it, an agitation: he shakes it like churning it;
يزيدها محج الدلا جموما
Increasing its abundance with the agitation of the buckets.
وماحجه: ماطله.
And to procrastinate with him: he delays him.
محج اللبن ومخجه إذا مخضه.
To churn milk and to churn it when he churns it.
اقدم محاج، إنه يوم نكر، ... مثلي على مثلك يحمي ويكر
Advance, Mahaj, it is a formidable day, ... one like me on one like you defends and charges.
لعن الله بطن لقف مسيلا ... ومحاجا، فلا أحب محاجا
May God curse the womb of Laqaf and Masila ... and Mahaj, for I do not love Mahaj.
ظهرت معالم الجور وتركت محاج السنن
The signs of injustice have appeared, and the paths of righteousness have been abandoned.