المح

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of purity, essence, and refinement, but also extends to meanings of decay, hunger, and deceit. It encompasses terms for worn-out clothing, the pure core of something, and the yolk of an egg. Additionally, it describes states of hunger, falsehood, and scarcity, as well as characteristics of people and land.

Derived headwords

مَحَّverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

يَمَحُّverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

يَمْحُverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

مَحْواًverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

مَحْحاًverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

مَحْوحاًverb

1.
to wear outboth
To become old and worn, referring to clothing.

المَحّnoun

1.
worn-out garmentclassical
A garment that has become old and tattered.

المَحّnoun

1.
pure essenceboth
The pure, unadulterated core or essence of something.
2.
egg yolkboth
The yellow, fatty part of an egg.

المَحَّةnoun

1.
egg yolkboth
The yellow, fatty part of an egg.

المَحّnoun

1.
hungerclassical
A state of intense hunger.

المَحّnoun

1.
liarclassical
A person who is a liar, or one whose words please you but whose actions do not.

المَحّnoun

1.
barren landclassical
Land that has little or no saltwort (a type of desert plant).

المَحْمَحnoun

1.
fickle personclassical
A person who is light, impetuous, and easily agitated.
2.
stingy personclassical
A person who is narrow-minded and stingy.

المَحْمَاحnoun

1.
fickle personclassical
A person who is light, impetuous, and easily agitated.
2.
stingy personclassical
A person who is narrow-minded and stingy.

الأَمَحّadjective

1.
fatclassical
A person or animal that is fat and well-fed.

مَحْمَحَverb

1.
to purify affectionclassical
To purify one's affection for someone, to make it sincere.

تَمَحْمَحَverb

1.
to live luxuriouslyclassical
To live a comfortable and prosperous life.
2.
to be near deliveryclassical
Said of a woman whose time for childbirth is approaching.

مَحْمَاحnoun

1.
plumpclassical
A plump or well-fed person.

Parallel reading

الثوب البالي

The worn-out garment.

وقد مح يمح ويمح، محا ومححا ومحوحا

And it wore out, it wears out, and it wore out, a wearing out, a wearing out, and a wearing out.

والمح، بالضم: خالص كل شيء

And al-maḥḥ, with dammah: the pure essence of everything.

وصفرة البيض، كالمحة، أو ما في البيض كله

And the yellowness of the egg, like al-maḥḥah, or all that is in the egg.

وكغراب: الجوع

And like ghurāb: hunger.

وككتان: الكذاب، ومن يرضيك بقوله ولا فعل له

And like kuttān: the liar, and one whose words please you but he has no action.

وكسحاب: الأرض القليلة الحمض

And like suḥāb: the land with little saltwort.

والمحمح والمحماح: الخفيف النزق، والضيق البخيل

And al-maḥmaḥ and al-maḥmāḥ: the light, impetuous one, and the narrow, stingy one.

والأمح: السمين

And al-amḥḥ: the fat one.

ومحمح فلانا: أخلص مودته

And maḥmaḥa so-and-so: he purified his affection for him.

وتممحح: تبحبح

And tamaḥmaḥa: he lived luxuriously.

و المرأة: دنا وضعها

And the woman: her delivery approached.

ومحماح: بحباح

And maḥmāḥ: plump.