محط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns actions related to smoothing, straightening, or removing something. It can describe the act of passing fingers over an object to repair it, drawing a sword, or a bird plucking its feathers. It also extends to intense physical struggle or exertion.

Derived headwords

المحطnoun

1.
Smoothing/straightening actionboth
The act of passing fingers over something, like a bowstring or heel, to repair or straighten it.
2.
Drawing outclassical
The act of drawing out a sword or spear.
3.
Plucking feathersclassical
The action of a bird, like a falcon, plucking or shedding its feathers.
4.
Intense struggleclassical
A severe struggle or exertion, particularly in the context of a male camel mounting a female.

محطverb

1.
To smooth/straightenboth
To pass fingers over something, such as a bowstring or heel, to repair or straighten it.

محطت الوتر — I smoothed the bowstring.

يمحطverb

1.
He smooths/straightensboth
He passes fingers over something, such as a bowstring or heel, to repair or straighten it.

محطاnoun

1.
A smoothing/straighteningboth
The act or instance of smoothing or straightening something by passing fingers over it.

محط الوتر والعقب يمحطه محطا — He smoothed the bowstring and the heel, passing his fingers over them to repair it.

امتحطverb

1.
To draw out (sword)classical
To draw out a sword from its sheath.
2.
To pull out (spear)classical
To pull out or extract a spear.
3.
To pluck (feathers)classical
To pluck or shed feathers, as a bird does.

امتحط سيفه — He drew out his sword.

امتحط الرمح — He pulled out the spear.

يمتحطverb

1.
He draws out (sword)classical
He draws out a sword from its sheath.
2.
He pulls out (spear)classical
He pulls out or extracts a spear.
3.
He plucks (feathers)classical
He plucks or sheds feathers, as a bird does.

امتحط البازي ريشه — The falcon plucked its feathers.

تمحيطnoun

1.
Smoothing/straighteningclassical
The act of smoothing or straightening something, like a heel, by cleaning or freeing it.

تمحيط العقب تخليصه — Smoothing the heel means freeing it.

المماحطةnoun

1.
Intense struggleclassical
Severe exertion or struggle, especially when a male camel mounts a female.

ماحطverb

1.
To struggle intenselyclassical
To engage in intense struggle or exertion, as a male camel does with a female.

سانها وماحطها محاطا شديدا — He urged her and struggled intensely with her.

يماحطverb

1.
He struggles intenselyclassical
He engages in intense struggle or exertion, as a male camel does with a female.

محاطاnoun

1.
Intense struggleclassical
A severe struggle or exertion, particularly in the context of a male camel mounting a female.

سانها وماحطها محاطا شديدا — He urged her and struggled intensely with her, a severe struggle.

Parallel reading

المحط: شبيه بالمخط

Al-Maḥṭ: Similar to al-Makhṭ.

محط الوتر والعقب يمحطه محطا: أمر عليه الأصابع ليصلحه.

To smooth the bowstring and the heel, passing fingers over them to repair it.

امتحط سيفه: سله.

He drew out his sword: he unsheathed it.

امتحط الرمح: انتزعه.

He pulled out the spear: he extracted it.

المحط كما يمحط البازي ريشه أي يذهبه.

Al-Maḥṭ is like a falcon plucking its feathers, meaning it removes them.

يقال: امتحط البازي.

It is said: The falcon plucked (its feathers).

ويقال: محطت الوتر، وهو أن تمر عليه الأصابع لتصلحه

And it is said: I smoothed the bowstring, which is passing the fingers over it to repair it.

وكذلك تمحيط العقب تخليصه.

And likewise, smoothing the heel means freeing it.

وقال النضر: المماحطة شدة سنان الجمل الناقة إذا استناخها ليضربها

And Al-Nadr said: Al-Mumāḥaṭah is the intensity of a male camel mounting a female when he kneels her down to mount her.

يقال: سانها وماحطها محاطا شديدا حتى ضرب بها الأرض.

It is said: He urged her and struggled intensely with her, a severe struggle, until he mounted her.