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الميث

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to softness, gentleness, and ease, particularly concerning the earth becoming soft after rain, or achieving ease in livelihood. It also encompasses concepts of drowning and a specific type of land.

Derived headwords

الموثnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The state of being soft or yielding, often due to moisture.

كالتمييثnoun
  1. 1.
    softeningboth

    The act or process of becoming soft, often referring to the earth after rain.

والامتياثnoun
  1. 1.
    softeningboth

    The act or process of becoming soft, often referring to the earth after rain.

الميثاءnoun
  1. 1.
    easy landboth

    Land that is soft, easy to traverse, or fertile.

ميثnoun
  1. 1.
    soft landboth

    A type of soft or easy land, used as a plural for الميثاء.

ذو الميثname
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Maythclassical

    A place name, specifically a location near Medina.

امتاثverb
  1. 1.
    to achieve easeboth

    To attain a comfortable or easy livelihood.

  2. 2.
    to mix and drinkclassical

    To mix curd (قط) in water and then drink it.

الميثnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The quality of being soft or yielding.

تميثتverb
  1. 1.
    became softboth

    The earth became soft after being rained upon.

المستميثnoun
  1. 1.
    drowning personclassical

    One who is drowning or has drowned.

Parallel reading

الميث: الموث، كالتمييث والامتياث.
Al-Mayth: softness, like softening and achieving ease.
والميثاء: الأرض السهلة، ج: ميث، كهيف، وع بالشام.
And Al-Maythaa': the easy land, plural: Mayth, like Hayf, and a place in Sham.
وذو الميث، بالكسر: ع بعقيق المدينة.
And Dhu al-Mayth, with kasra: a place in Aqiq of Medina.
وامتاث: أصاب لين المعاش، و الأقط: مرسه في الماء وشربه.
And Imtaatha: he obtained ease of livelihood, and curd: he mixed it in water and drank it.
والميث: اللين.
And Al-Mayth: softness.
وتميثت الأرض: مطرت فلانت.
And the earth became soft: it rained and became soft.
والمستميث: الغرقئ.
And Al-Mustamith: the drowning one.