محص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root محص (maḥaṣa) primarily denotes intense speed, vigorous movement, and thorough purification or separation. It extends to meanings of being lean, refined, or stripped of excess, whether physically or metaphorically in terms of sins or impurities.

Derived headwords

مَحَصَverb

1.
to move swiftly and vigorouslyclassical
Used to describe the rapid and intense running of an animal, like a gazelle.
2.
to go, to move awayclassical
To travel or move across the land.
3.
to pass windclassical
A euphemistic or specific term for expelling gas.
4.
to purify, to cleanseboth
To remove impurities, flaws, or sins from something or someone.
5.
to test, to tryboth
To put someone or something to a test to reveal its true nature or quality.
6.
to diminish, to reduceboth
To lessen or decrease something, often referring to sins or ailments.
7.
to strikeclassical
To hit or strike something against the ground.

امْتَحَصَverb

1.
to move swiftly and vigorouslyclassical
Similar to محص, describing rapid and intense movement, often used for female animals.

مَحْصٌnoun

1.
intense speedclassical
The act of moving with great speed and vigor.
2.
strong buildclassical
Referring to a robust and well-formed physical constitution.
3.
purification, cleansingboth
The process of being purified or cleansed of impurities.
4.
testing, trialboth
The act of testing or putting to trial.
5.
smoothness, barenessclassical
Describing a rope or cord that is smooth and free of fuzz or fibers.
6.
well-spun ropeclassical
A rope that is tightly and expertly spun.

المَحْصُnoun

1.
strong buildclassical
A person or animal of strong and robust physical constitution.
2.
lean limbsclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a horse or wild ass, with lean and well-defined limbs.

المَمْحُوصُadjective

1.
lean-limbedclassical
Describing an animal with lean and refined limbs, lacking excess flesh.
2.
purifiedboth
Having been cleansed or purified from sins or impurities.
3.
sharpened, polishedclassical
Referring to a blade that has been sharpened or polished to a fine edge.

المُمَحِّصُadjective

1.
strong of buildclassical
Possessing a robust and solid physical constitution.
2.
purifierboth
One who purifies or cleanses.
3.
one whose sins are purifiedclassical
Someone from whom sins have been removed or cleansed.

المَحِيصُnoun

1.
escape, refugeclassical
A means of escape or a place of refuge; often implies difficulty in finding it.
2.
strong twistclassical
Referring to a rope or cord that is tightly and strongly twisted.
3.
well-built bodyclassical
Describing a body that is strongly and compactly built.

مَحِيصٌadjective

1.
smooth, bareclassical
Describing a rope or cord that is smooth and free of fuzz.
2.
strongly twistedclassical
Referring to a rope or cord that has been tightly spun.

تَمْحِيصٌnoun

1.
purification, refinementboth
The process of cleansing or purifying something from impurities or flaws.
2.
testing, examinationboth
The act of testing, trying, or examining something to ascertain its quality or truth.
3.
diminution, reductionboth
The act of lessening or reducing, particularly sins or faults.

أَمْحَصَadjective

1.
accepting of excusesclassical
Someone who readily accepts apologies or explanations, whether true or false.

Parallel reading

محص الظبي في عدوه يمحص محصا: أسرع وعدا عدوا شديدا

The gazelle moved swiftly in its run, running a vigorous run.

وعادية تلقي الثياب كأنها ... تيوس ظباء، محصها وانتبارها

And a swift one that throws off clothes as if they were... male goats of gazelles, their speed and their leaping.

وهن يمحصن امتحاص الأظب

And they were moving with the swiftness of gazelles.

ومحص في الأرض محصا: ذهب

And he went across the land, moving away.

ومحص بها محصا: ضرط

And he passed wind.

والمحص: شدة الخلق

And al-maḥṣ: is the strength of creation/build.

وفرس محص بين المحص: قليل لحم القوائم

And a horse that is maḥṣ, between the maḥṣ, has little flesh on its limbs.

محص الشوى، شنج النسا، خاظي المطا

Lean of limb, tense of sinew, stout of loin.

ويستحب من الفرس أن تمحص قوائمه أي تخلص من الرهل

And it is preferred for a horse that its limbs be purified, meaning free from excess flesh.

يقال منه: فرس ممحوص القوائم إذا خلص من الرهل

It is said of it: a horse with purified limbs if it is free from excess flesh.

فأما الممحص فالشديد الخلق، والأنثى ممحصة

As for al-mumḥaṣ, it is the one of strong build, and the female is mumḥaṣah.

ممحص الخلق وأى فرافصه

Strong of build, and its flanks are powerful.

والمحص بمنزلة الممحص، والجمع محاص ومحاصات

And al-maḥṣ is like al-mumḥaṣ, and the plural is maḥāṣ and maḥāṣāt.

محص الشوى معصوبة قوائمه

Lean of limb, its legs are tightly bound.

ومحص المعذر أسرفت حجباته

And the lean of the shoulder blade, its coverings have become excessive.

والممحوص السنان المجلو

And al-mamḥūṣ is the sharpened and polished tooth.

أشفوا بممحوص القطاع فؤاده

They pierced his heart with sharpened points.

وحبل محص ومحيص: أملس أجرد ليس له زئبر

And a rope that is maḥṣ and muḥayṣ: is smooth and bare, having no fuzz.

ومحص الحبل يمحص محصا إذا ذهب وبره حتى يملص

And the rope became smooth, its fuzz disappearing until it was slick.

ومحص كساق السوذقاني نازعت

And it was like the leg of the Sūdhqānī, pulled taut.

وأورد ابن بري هذا البيت مستشهدا به على المحيص المفتول الجسم

And Ibn Barrī cited this verse as evidence for al-muḥayṣ referring to a strongly built body.

ومحصت العقب من الشحم إذا نقيته منه لتفتله وترا

And you purify the heel from fat when you clean it to twist it into a rope.

ومحص به الأرض محصا: ضرب

And he struck it against the ground.

والمحص: خلوص الشيء

And al-maḥṣ: is the purity of a thing.

ومحص الشيء يمحصه محصا ومحصه: خلصه، زاد الأزهري: من كل عيب

And he purified the thing, removing from it every flaw.

شدِيدٌ جَلَزٌ صُلْبٌ مُمَحُوصُ الشَّوَى ... كالْكَرِّ، لاَ شَخْتٌ وَلاَ فِيهِ لَوَى

Strong, firm, solid, lean of limb... like a charging bull, neither stiff nor crooked.

وَلِيُمَحِّصَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ

And that He may purify what is in your hearts.

وَلِيُمَحِّصَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا

And that Allah may purify those who believe.

أي يخلصهم، وقال الفراء: يعني يمحص الذنوب عن الذين آمنوا

Meaning He purifies them. Al-Farra' said: meaning He purifies the sins from those who believe.

جعل الله الأيام دولا بين الناس ليمحص المؤمنين بما يقع عليهم من قتل أو ألم أو ذهاب مال، قال: ويمحق الكافرين؛ أي يستأصلهم

Allah made days alternate among people so that He might purify the believers through what befalls them of killing, pain, or loss of wealth, and He said: and destroy the disbelievers; meaning eradicate them.

والمحص في اللغة: التخليص والتنقية

And al-maḥṣ in language means: purification and refinement.

فرغ من الصلاة وقد أمحصت الشمس أي ظهرت من الكسوف وانجلت

He finished the prayer, and the sun had emerged from the eclipse and cleared.

ويروى: امحصت، على المطاوعة وهو قليل في الرباعي، وأصل المحص التخليص

And it is narrated: imḥaṣat, following the pattern of passive verbs, which is rare for quadriliteral verbs, and the origin of al-maḥṣ is purification.

ومحصت الذهب بالنار إذا خلصته مما يشوبه

And you purify gold with fire when you separate it from what contaminates it.

يمحص الناس فيها كما يمحص ذهب المعدن

People are purified in it as gold is purified from ore.

يخلصون بعضهم من بعض كما يخلص ذهب المعدن من التراب

They are separated from each other as gold is separated from the earth.

وقيل: يختبرون كما يختبر الذهب لتعرف جودته من رداءته

And it was said: they are tested as gold is tested to know its quality or its inferiority.

والممحص: الذي محصت عنه ذنوبه

And al-mumḥaṣ: is he whose sins have been purified.

وتمحيص الذنوب: تطهيرها أيضا

And the purification of sins: is also their cleansing.

محص عنا ذنوبنا أي أذهب ما تعلق بنا من الذنوب

Purify us from our sins, meaning remove the sins that have attached to us.

أي يخلصهم من الذنوب

Meaning He purifies them from sins.

أي يبتليهم، قال: ومعنى التمحيص النقص

Meaning He tests them. He said: and the meaning of tamḥīṣ is diminution.

محص الله عنك ذنوبك أي نقصها

Allah diminished your sins, meaning He reduced them.

فسمى الله ما أصاب المسلمين من بلاء تمحيصا لأنه ينقص به ذنوبهم، وسماه الله من الكافرين محقا

So Allah called what befell the Muslims of tribulation a purification because He reduces their sins by it, and He called it destruction for the disbelievers.

والأمحص: الذي يقبل اعتذار الصادق والكاذب

And al-amḥaṣ: is he who accepts the excuse of the truthful and the liar.

ومحصت عن الرجل يده أو غيرها إذا كان بها ورم فأخذ في النقصان والذهاب

And the swelling on a man's hand or other part diminished, meaning it began to reduce and disappear.

رأيت فضلا كان شيئا ملفقا، ... فكشفه التمحيص حتى بدا ليا

I saw a virtue that was something fabricated, ... and the testing revealed it until it became clear to me.

ومحص الله ما بك ومحصه: أذهبه

And Allah removed what was with you and removed it: He made it go away.

محص المذبوح برجله مثل دحص

The slaughtered animal twitched its leg like it was being pushed.