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مهم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sharpness, keenness, and intensity, particularly concerning weapons and physical attributes. It also extends to the concept of 'whatever' or 'anything' in conditional statements.

Derived headwords

مَهُمٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp, keenclassical

    Describing something as having a sharp edge or point, often used for blades or teeth.

مَهْوٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp, keenclassical

    An adjective meaning sharp or keen, used to describe a sword.

مُمَهًّىadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpened, keenclassical

    The passive participle of the verb 'amhaa', meaning sharpened or made keen, used to describe a tooth.

أَمْهَىverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpenclassical

    Form VIII verb meaning to sharpen or make keen, particularly referring to sharpening a blade or tooth.

مَهْمَاparticle
  1. 1.
    whatever, anythingboth

    A conditional particle meaning 'whatever' or 'anything', used to introduce a clause that is the condition for another clause.

Parallel reading

أزرق مهم الناب صرار الأذن
Blue-eyed, sharp of tooth, and with a buzzing ear.
قال أي حديد الناب
He said: 'sharp of tooth'.
سيف مهو أي حديد ماض
A sword that is sharp, meaning keen and cutting.
أزرق ممهى الناب
Blue-eyed, sharpened of tooth.
الممهى المحدد
The sharpened, the keen.
شبه بعيره بالنمر لزرقة عينيه وسرعة سيره
He likened his camel to a leopard due to the blueness of its eyes and the speed of its gait.
مهما تجشمني تجشمت
Whatever hardship you impose on me, I shall endure.
مهما حرف من حروف الشرط التي يجازى بها
'Mahma' is a particle of the conditional letters by which one is recompensed.
مهما تفعل أفعل
Whatever you do, I will do.
قيل إن أصلها ماما فقلبت الألف الأولى هاء
It is said that its origin is 'mama', and the first alif was changed to haa'.