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محك

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns contention, argumentativeness, and stubbornness, particularly in disputes, bargaining, or anger. It describes the act of persisting in a quarrel or being obstinate, often in a confrontational manner.

Derived headwords

المحكnoun
  1. 1.
    Dispute, contentionboth

    Dispute and contention in speech. It also refers to persistence in obstinacy during bargaining, anger, or similar situations.

المحاكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Obstinacy, persistenceclassical

    Persistence in argument or stubbornness, particularly in a dispute.

محكverb
  1. 1.
    to be obstinateboth

    To be persistent in argument or stubbornness, especially in a dispute or anger.

يمحكverb
  1. 1.
    to be obstinateboth

    Present tense of 'محك', meaning to be persistent in argument or stubbornness.

محكاnoun
  1. 1.
    Obstinacy, persistenceclassical

    A verbal noun indicating persistence in argument or stubbornness.

ماحكadjective
  1. 1.
    Obstinate, argumentativeboth

    One who is obstinate and argumentative, persisting in disputes.

أمحكهverb
  1. 1.
    to make obstinateclassical

    To cause someone else to be obstinate or to persist in an argument.

تماحكverb
  1. 1.
    to argue stubbornlyboth

    To argue stubbornly or to persist in a dispute, often used for two parties in a disagreement.

مماحكadjective
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    Obstinate, quarrelsomeboth

    One who is very obstinate and quarrelsome, difficult to deal with.

محكانadjective
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    Very obstinateclassical

    An intensified form of 'محك', describing someone who is extremely obstinate and difficult in character.

ممتحكadjective
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    Obstinate, persistentclassical

    One who is obstinate and persistent, especially in anger or stinginess.

مستلحكadjective
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    Obstinate, persistentclassical

    Similar to 'ممتحك', describing someone who is obstinate and persistent, particularly in anger.

متلاحكadjective
  1. 1.
    Obstinate, persistentclassical

    Another term for someone who is obstinate and persistent, especially in a state of anger.

أمْحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to become obstinateclassical

    To become obstinate or persistent, particularly in anger or stinginess.

ابن محكانname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Mahkanclassical

    A name referring to Ibn Mahkan al-Taimi al-Sa'di, one of the poets.

Parallel reading

المحك: المشارة والمنازعة في الكلام.
Al-maḥakk: Dispute and contention in speech.
والمحك: التمادي في اللجاجة عند المساومة والغضب ونحو ذلك.
And al-maḥakk: Persistence in obstinacy during bargaining, anger, or similar situations.
والمماحكة: الملاجة
And al-mumāḥakah: Stubborn persistence in argument.
وقد محك يمحك
And he persisted stubbornly, he persists stubbornly.
فهو ماحك ومحك
So he is obstinate and argumentative.
وأمحكه غيره
And another made him obstinate.
كل أغر محك وغرا إنما أراد الذي يلج في عدوه وسيره.
Every white-faced horse that is obstinate and white-faced, he only meant the one that persists in attacking its enemy and its course.
وتماحك البيعان والخصمان: تلاجا
And the two sellers and the two litigants argued stubbornly: they persisted in their dispute.
يا ابن المراغة والهجاء إذا التقت أعناقه، وتماحك الخصمان
O son of al-Marāghah and satire, when their necks meet, and the two litigants argue stubbornly.
ورجل محك ومماحك ومحكان إذا كان لجوجا عسر الخلق.
And a man is maḥakk, mumāḥik, and maḥakkān if he is persistent and difficult in character.
لا تضيق به الأمور ولا تمحكه الخصوم
May affairs not distress you, nor may adversaries make you obstinate.
المحك: اللجاج
Al-maḥakk: Persistence in argument.
رجل ممتحك ورجل مستلحك ومتلاحك في الغضب
A persistent man, a persistent man, and a persistent man in anger.
وقد أمحك وألكد، يكون ذلك في الغضب وفي البخل.
And he became obstinate and stubborn; this occurs in anger and in stinginess.
وابن محكان التيمي السعدي: من شعرائهم.
And Ibn Mahkan al-Taimi al-Sa'di: among their poets.