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مهج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root مهج (m-h-j) primarily relates to the essence, core, or vital fluid of something, particularly the heart's blood or the soul. It extends to concepts of purity, refinement, and the finest part of a substance, such as milk or fat. It can also denote a state of recovery or improvement in appearance after illness.

Derived headwords

الْمَهْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heart's bloodboth

    The vital blood of the heart, considered the essence of life.

  2. 2.
    soulboth

    The spirit or life force; one's very being.

  3. 3.
    essenceboth

    The purest or most essential part of something.

مَهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to recover appearanceclassical

    To have one's face improve in appearance after an illness.

مَاهِجadjective
  1. 1.
    pure milkclassical

    Refers to milk that is pure, without added water, and has a good taste.

مَاهَجًاadjective
  1. 1.
    pureclassical

    Describing something as pure or unadulterated, often used for milk.

أَمْهَجadjective
  1. 1.
    pure milkclassical

    Pure milk, free from water, especially when its froth has settled.

  2. 2.
    thin fatclassical

    Describing fat as thin or lean.

أَمْهَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    pure milkclassical

    Pure milk, free from water, especially when its froth has settled.

أَمْهَجَانadjective
  1. 1.
    pure milkclassical

    Pure milk, free from water, especially when its froth has settled.

أَمْهُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    thin milkclassical

    Describing milk as thin or watery.

أَمْهُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    pure milkclassical

    Pure milk, free from water, especially when its froth has settled.

مَهَجَتِيnoun
  1. 1.
    my soulboth

    My soul, my life, or my utmost effort.

Parallel reading

الْمَهْجَة: دَمُ الْقَلْبِ
Al-mahjah: the blood of the heart.
وَلَا بَقَاءَ لِلنَّفْسِ بَعْدَ مَا تُرَاقُ مَهْجَتُهَا
And there is no survival for the soul after its vital fluid is shed.
وَقِيلَ: الْمَهْجَةُ الدَّمُ
And it is said: Al-mahjah is blood.
وَقِيلَ: الْمَهْجَةُ خَالِصُ النَّفْسِ
And it is said: Al-mahjah is the essence of the soul.
يَكْوِي بِهَا مَهَجَ النُّفُوسِ
He cauterizes with it the souls of people.
بَذَلْتُ لَهُ مَهْجَتِي أَيْ بَذَلْتُ لَهُ نَفْسِي وَخَالِصَ مَا أُقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ
I offered him my mahjah, meaning I offered him my soul and the purest of what I am capable of.
وَمَهْجَةُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: خَالِصُهُ
And the mahjah of everything is its essence.
وَالْمَاهِجُ وَالْأَمْهَجُ وَالْأَمْهَجَانُ: كُلُّهُ اللَّبَنُ الْخَالِصُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، مُشْتَقٌّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
And al-mahij, al-amhaj, and al-amhajaan: all of it is milk pure from water, derived from that.
وَيُقَالُ: هُوَ اللَّبَنُ الرَّقِيقُ مَا لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ
And it is said: it is thin milk as long as its taste has not changed.
وَلَبَنٌ أَمْهَجَان إِذَا سَكَنَتْ رَغْوَتُهُ وَخَلَصَ وَلَمْ يَخْثُرْ
And amhajaan milk is when its froth has settled, it is pure, and not curdled.
وَلَبَنٌ مَاهِجٌ إِذَا رَقَّ
And mahij milk is when it is thin.
وَلَبَنٌ أَمْهُوجٌ مِثْلُهُ
And amhooj milk is similar.
وَمِنْهُ مَهْجَةُ نَفْسِهِ: خَالِصُ دَمِهِ
And from it is the mahjah of his soul: the pure of his blood.
وَشَحْمٌ أَمْهَجُ، بِالضَّمِّ، أَيْ رَقِيقٌ
And amhaj fat, with damma, meaning thin.
وَوَجَدْتُ بِخَطِّ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْفَرَّاءِ: لَبَنٌ أَمْهُوجٌ، فَيَكُونُ أَمْهَجُ هَذَا مَقْصُورًا
And I found in the handwriting of Abu Ali from Al-Farra: amhooj milk, so amhaj here would be shortened.
مَهَجَ إِذَا حَسُنَ وَجْهُهُ بَعْدَ عِلَّةٍ
Mahaja when his face improved after an illness.
وَأَمْهُوجٌ وَأَمْهَجَانٌ نِيءٌ كَأَمْهَجَ
And amhooj and amhajaan are raw like amhaja.