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مث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of smearing, wiping, and saturating, often with a greasy or oily substance. It also extends to concepts of mixing, stirring, and immersing, as well as providing sustenance or nourishment.

Derived headwords

مَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to smearboth

    To smear something, such as a wound, to remove impurities or excess matter.

  2. 2.
    to wipeclassical

    To wipe the hand.

  3. 3.
    to feed (grease)classical

    To feed the mustache with grease or fat.

مَثْمَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to saturate (wick)classical

    To saturate a wick with oil or fat.

  2. 2.
    to mixclassical

    To mix things together.

  3. 3.
    to stirclassical

    To stir or agitate something.

  4. 4.
    to immerseclassical

    To immerse or submerge something in water.

مَثْمَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    saturationclassical

    The act of saturating, particularly a wick with oil.

  2. 2.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing.

  3. 3.
    stirringclassical

    The act of stirring.

  4. 4.
    immersionclassical

    The act of immersing.

المَثْمَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    masdar (act of)classical

    The verbal noun (masdar) of مثمض, referring to the act of saturating, mixing, stirring, or immersing.

المَثْمَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    name (of act)classical

    The name or designation of the action, often referring to the act of saturating or mixing.

Parallel reading

مث النحي: رشح
To smear the nose: to run.
و اليد: مسحها
And the hand: to wipe it.
و الشارب: أطعمه دسما
And the mustache: to feed it with fat.
و الجرح: نفى عنه غثيثته
And the wound: to remove its impurities from it.
ومثمث: أشبع الفتيلة بالدهن
And مثمض: to saturate the wick with oil.
ومثمث: خلط
And مثمض: to mix.
ومثمث: تعتعت
And مثمض: to falter/stutter (used metaphorically for stirring).
ومثمث: حرك
And مثمض: to stir.
ومثمث: غط في الماء
And مثمض: to immerse in water.
والمثماث: المصدر
And al-mathmath: the masdar (verbal noun).
وبالفتح: الاسم
And with the fatḥah (on the first letter): the noun/name.
ومثمثوا بنا: كلثلثوا
And they مثمض-ed with us: they were like us (in terms of being saturated or mixed).