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مهع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific facial discoloration or change in appearance, possibly due to distress or illness. It is primarily associated with a change in the face's color.

Derived headwords

المَهْعnoun
  1. 1.
    facial discolorationclassical

    A change in the color of the face, specifically due to a severe affliction or distress.

المَهْيَعnoun
  1. 1.
    place of flowingclassical

    This is a noun of place (مفعل) derived from the verb 'هَاعَ يَهِيْعُ' (ha'a yahī'u), indicating a place where something flows or runs.

هَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to change colorclassical

    To change color, specifically referring to the face becoming discolored due to a severe affliction.

  2. 2.
    to flowclassical

    To flow or run, as in a river or stream. This is the primary meaning from which 'المَهْيَع' is derived.

يَهِيْعُverb
  1. 1.
    changes colorclassical

    He changes color, referring to the face becoming discolored due to a severe affliction.

  2. 2.
    flowsclassical

    It flows or runs, as in a river or stream.

Parallel reading

تَلَوُّن الوَجْهِ مِنْ عَارِضٍ فَادِحٍ
The discoloration of the face from a severe affliction.
وأما المهيع فهو مفعل من هاع يهيع
And as for al-mahyā', it is a noun of place from hā'a yahī'u.
والميم ليست بأصلية
And the mim is not original.