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ماخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by pride, arrogance, and a swaying gait. It conveys a sense of ostentatious movement and self-importance.

Derived headwords

مَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to swaggerboth

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, and swaying gait, often indicating arrogance or self-importance.

مَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutboth

    To walk in a pompous or arrogant manner, displaying one's own importance.

تَمَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to swaggerclassical

    To walk with a proud, ostentatious, and swaying gait, similar to 'mākha'.

تَمَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk in a pompous or arrogant manner, similar to 'mākha'.

Parallel reading

مَاخَ يَمِيخُ: تَبَخْتَرَ فِي المَشْيِ
Mākha yamīkhu: to swagger in walking.
كَـتَمَاخَ
Like tamākha.