المكث

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying, remaining, or dwelling in a place for a duration. It also extends to notions of deliberation, slowness, and steadiness, often implying a lack of haste.

Derived headwords

المَكْثnoun

1.
Staying, remainingboth
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a period of time.

مَكْثverb

1.
to stay, remainboth
To stay or remain in a place for a duration.

مَكْثverb

1.
to tarry, lingerclassical
To delay or linger in a place, often implying a deliberate slowness.

المُكْثnoun

1.
Staying, remainingboth
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a duration.

المُكْثَىnoun

1.
Staying, remainingclassical
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a duration.

المُكْوِثnoun

1.
Staying, remainingboth
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a duration.

المَكْثَانnoun

1.
Staying, remainingclassical
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a duration.

تَمَكَّثَverb

1.
to stay, remainboth
To stay or remain in a place for a duration.

تَمَكُّثnoun

1.
Staying, remainingboth
The act of staying or remaining in a place for a duration.

تَلَبَّثَverb

1.
to tarry, lingerclassical
To delay or linger in a place, often implying a deliberate slowness.

تَلَوُّمnoun

1.
Deliberation, slownessclassical
The act of deliberating or proceeding with slowness and deliberation.

المَكِيثadjective

1.
Steady, composedclassical
Describing someone who is steady, composed, and not hasty.

المَكِيثname

1.
Name of a companionclassical
A name of a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him), father of Rafi' and Jundub.

المَكِيثname

1.
Name of an ancestorclassical
An ancestor of Al-Harith ibn Rafi'.

المَكِيثname

1.
Name of a grandfatherclassical
The grandfather of Janab.

Parallel reading

المكث، مثلثا، ويحرك، والمكيثى، ويمد، والمكوث والمكثان، بضمهما: اللبث

Al-makth, with three possible vowelizations, and al-makthā, with a long vowel, and al-mukūth and al-makthān, with both vowels pronounced, all mean 'to stay'.

والفعل: كنصر، وكرم

And the verb form is like 'nasara' (to help) and 'karuma' (to be noble).

والتمكث: التلبث، والتلوم

And 'tamakkuth' means 'to tarry' and 'to deliberate'.

والمكيث، كأمير: الرزين

And 'al-makīth', like 'amīr' (prince), means 'steady' or 'composed'.

ووالد رافع وجندب الصحابيين

And he is the father of Rafi' and Jundub, the two companions.

ووالد جناب

And the father of Janab.

وجد الحارث بن رافع

And the grandfather of Al-Harith ibn Rafi'.