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متح

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the action of drawing or pulling, especially water from a well using a rope and bucket. It extends to concepts of stretching, extending, and prolonged duration, particularly of time (day or night). It also encompasses meanings related to throwing, striking, and cutting.

Derived headwords

مَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterboth

    To pull the bucket from a well, drawing water.

  2. 2.
    to stretchclassical

    To extend or stretch out, often used for time.

  3. 3.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something, like one's guts.

  4. 4.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike or beat someone.

  5. 5.
    to cutclassical

    To cut something off from its origin.

متح الدلو يمتحها متحا ومتح بها — He drew the bucket, drawing it with a drawing and drew with it.
مَتْحnoun
  1. 1.
    drawing waterboth

    The act of drawing water from a well.

  2. 2.
    drawingclassical

    A drawing or pulling action.

متح الدلو يمتحها متحا ومتح بها — He drew the bucket, drawing it with a drawing and drew with it.
ماتِحnoun
  1. 1.
    water drawerboth

    One who draws water from a well.

  2. 2.
    stretchingclassical

    Something that is extended or stretched.

ولولا أبو الشقراء، ما زال ماتح ... يعالج خطاء بإحدى الجرائر — And if it were not for Abu al-Shiqra', the drawer would not cease... treating a mistake with one of the ropes.
مَوّاتِحnoun
  1. 1.
    water drawersboth

    Plural of 'matikh', those who draw water.

  2. 2.
    extendedclassical

    Something that is extended or stretched out.

ذمام الركايا أنكرتها المواتح — The boundaries of the wells were disowned by the water drawers.
تَمَتَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to move rhythmicallyclassical

    Camels moving their forelegs rhythmically while walking.

الإبل تتمتح في سيرها: تراوح أيديها — The camels move rhythmically in their walking: they alternate their forelegs.
مُتَمَتِّحnoun
  1. 1.
    alternating forelegsclassical

    Describing the rhythmic movement of camels' forelegs.

لأيدي المهارى خلفها متمتح — For the forelegs of the young camels behind it, there is a rhythmic movement.
مُتَوِّحnoun
  1. 1.
    well with a pulleyclassical

    A well from which water is drawn using a pulley.

  2. 2.
    farclassical

    A distant place or distance.

بئر متوح: يمتح منها على البكرة — A well from which water is drawn using a pulley.
عقبة متوح — A distant pass.
أَمْتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterclassical

    To draw water, similar to 'mتح'.

  2. 2.
    to extendclassical

    The day or night extending or becoming long.

امتتحت الشيء وانتتحته وانتزعته بمعنى واحد — I drew the thing, and I drew it out, and I snatched it, all with one meaning.
مُتَوِّحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    extended dayclassical

    A long and complete day, typically a summer day.

يوم متاح: طويل تام — A long, complete day.
مُتَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    extendedclassical

    Extended or stretched out, especially referring to time or distance.

  2. 2.
    longclassical

    Describing a long day or night.

لا تقصر إلا في يوم متاح إلى الليل — One does not shorten (the prayer) except on a day that extends into the night.
مَتَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something, similar to 'mتح'.

  2. 2.
    to cutclassical

    To cut something off from its origin.

متح بسلحه ومتخ به: رمى به — He threw his guts and threw with it: he threw it.
متح الشيء ومتخه إذا قطعه من أصله — He cut the thing and cut it if he cut it from its origin.
مَتْخnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingclassical

    The act of throwing.

  2. 2.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting.

متح الشيء ومتخه إذا قطعه من أصله — He cut the thing and cut it if he cut it from its origin.
مَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to fartclassical

    To pass wind.

متح بها: ضرط — He farted with it: he passed wind.
مَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To approach or be close to a number, like fifty.

متح الخمسين: قاربها — He approached fifty: he neared it.
مَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike someone with a certain number of lashes.

متحه عشرين سوطا — He struck him twenty lashes.
مُتَوِّحnoun
  1. 1.
    extended neckclassical

    A stretched-out neck, used metaphorically for eagerness.

فلم أر الرجال متحت أعناقها إلى شيء متوحا إليه — I did not see men stretching their necks towards something they were eager for.
اِمْتَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw outclassical

    To draw something out or extract it.

امتتحت الشيء وانتتحته وانتزعته بمعنى واحد — I drew out the thing, and I drew it out, and I snatched it, all with one meaning.
اِنْتَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw outclassical

    To draw something out or extract it, similar to 'imtath'.

امتتحت الشيء وانتتحته وانتزعته بمعنى واحد — I drew out the thing, and I drew it out, and I snatched it, all with one meaning.
مَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to insert tail for laying eggsclassical

    Locusts inserting their tails to lay eggs.

ويقال للجراد إذا ثبت أذنابه ليبيض: متح وأمتح ومتح — And it is said of locusts when they fix their tails to lay eggs: they 'mتح', 'amتح', and 'mتح'.
أَمْتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to insert tail for laying eggsclassical

    Locusts inserting their tails to lay eggs.

ويقال للجراد إذا ثبت أذنابه ليبيض: متح وأمتح ومتح — And it is said of locusts when they fix their tails to lay eggs: they 'mتح', 'amتح', and 'mتح'.
مَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to insert tail for laying eggsclassical

    Locusts inserting their tails to lay eggs.

ومتخ الجراد، بالخاء: مثل متح — And locusts 'mتح', with a 'khā': like 'mتح'.

Parallel reading

جذبك رشاء الدلو تمد بيد وتأخذ بيد على رأس البئر
Drawing the rope of the bucket, you extend one hand and take with the other at the top of the well.
متح الدلو يمتحها متحا ومتح بها
He drew the bucket, drawing it with a drawing and drew with it.
المتح بالقامة، وهي البكرة
The drawing is by the pulley, which is the roller.
ولولا أبو الشقراء، ما زال ماتح ... يعالج خطاء بإحدى الجرائر
And if it were not for Abu al-Shiqra', the drawer would not cease... treating a mistake with one of the ropes.
هو أبصر من المائح باست الماتح
He is more observant than the water-drawer of the water-drawer's rear.
تعني أن الماتح فوق المائح، فالمائح يرى الماتح ويرى استه
Meaning that the water-drawer is above the one filling the bucket, so the one filling sees the water-drawer and his rear.
ذمام الركايا أنكرتها المواتح
The boundaries of the wells were disowned by the water drawers.
ما يقام ماتحها
No water-drawer can stand by it (the well).
لأن الماتح يحتاج إلى إقامته على الآبار ليستقي
Because the water-drawer needs to stand by the wells to draw water.
متح الدلو يمتحها متحا إذا جذبها مستقيا بها
He drew the bucket, drawing it, when he pulled it to draw water with it.
وماحها يميحها إذا ملأها
And he filled it, filling it, when he filled it.
بئر متوح: يمتح منها على البكرة
A well from which water is drawn using a pulley.
هي التي يمد منها باليدين على البكرة نزعا
It is that from which one pulls with both hands on the pulley, drawing.
والإبل تتمتح في سيرها: تراوح أيديها
And the camels move rhythmically in their walking: they alternate their forelegs.
لأيدي المهارى خلفها متمتح
For the forelegs of the young camels behind it, there is a rhythmic movement.
وبيننا فرسخ متحا أي مدا
And between us was a distance of a farsakh, meaning a stretch.
فرسخ ماتح ومتاح: ممتد
A farsakh that is drawn and extended: stretched out.
لا تقصر إلا في يوم متاح إلى الليل
One does not shorten (the prayer) except on a day that extends into the night.
أراد: لا تقصر الصلاة إلا في مسيرة يوم يمتد فيه السير إلى المساء بلا وتيرة ولا نزول
He meant: One does not shorten the prayer except on a journey of a day where the travel extends into the evening without regularity or stopping.
متح النهار ومتح الليل إذا طالا
The day and the night extended when they became long.
يوم متاح: طويل تام
A long, complete day.
متح النهار إذا طال وامتد
The day extended when it became long and stretched out.
سرنا عقبة متوحا أي بعيدة
We traveled a pass that was distant, meaning far.
ومتح النهار لغة في متع إذا ارتفع
And 'mتح al-nahar' is a dialectal variant of 'mta' when it rises.
ليل متاح أي طويل
A long night.
متح بسلحه ومتخ به: رمى به
He threw his guts and threw with it: he threw it.
متح بها: ضرط
He farted with it: he passed wind.
متح الخمسين: قاربها
He approached fifty: he neared it.
متحه عشرين سوطا
He struck him twenty lashes.
المتح القطع
The cutting.
متح الشيء ومتخه إذا قطعه من أصله
He cut the thing and cut it if he cut it from its origin.
فلم أر الرجال متحت أعناقها إلى شيء متوحها إليه
I did not see men stretching their necks towards something they were eager for.
امتتحت الشيء وانتتحته وانتزعته بمعنى واحد
I drew out the thing, and I drew it out, and I snatched it, all with one meaning.
ويقال للجراد إذا ثبت أذنابه ليبيض: متح وأمتح ومتح
And it is said of locusts when they fix their tails to lay eggs: they 'mتح', 'amتح', and 'mتح'.
ومتخ الجراد، بالخاء: مثل متح
And locusts 'mتح', with a 'khā': like 'mتح'.