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مخا
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the concept of seeking absolution, making excuses, or disassociating oneself from something. It implies a sense of clearing oneself of blame or responsibility, often with a connotation of avoiding sin or wrongdoing.
Derived headwords
تَمَخَّيْتُverb
- 1.I made excusesclassical
To make excuses or offer apologies to someone.
تَمَخَّىverb
- 1.he made excusesclassical
To make excuses or offer apologies to someone.
اِمْخَيْتُverb
- 1.I disassociated myselfclassical
To disassociate oneself from something, to clear oneself of it.
اِمْخَىverb
- 1.he disassociated himselfclassical
To disassociate oneself from something, to clear oneself of it.
اِمْخَاءnoun
- 1.disassociationclassical
The act of disassociating oneself from something or clearing oneself of it.
اِنْمَخَىverb
- 1.he disassociated himselfclassical
To disassociate oneself from something, to clear oneself of it, often out of a sense of sinfulness or avoidance of guilt.
Parallel reading
تمخيت إليه أي اعتذرت
I made excuses to him, meaning I apologized.
ويقال: امخيت إليه
And it is said: I made excuses to him.
قالت ولم تقصد له ولم تخه
She said, without intending it or making excuses for it.
فتمخه من ظلم شيخ آض من تشيخه
So he absolved himself from the injustice of an old man who had returned from his old age.
امخى من ذلك الأمر امخاء إذا حرج منه تأثما
He disassociated himself from that matter with disassociation, if he felt guilt or sin from it.
والأصل انمخى
And the origin is 'inmakha'.
تمخيت من الشيء وامخيت منه إذا تبرأت منه وتحرجت
You absolved yourself from the thing and disassociated yourself from it if you declared yourself innocent of it and felt guilt.