المهد

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of making something level, smooth, or prepared, often referring to a place prepared for a baby (a cradle) or a smooth, even surface of land. It extends to actions of smoothing, preparing, and making things easy or accessible, and also includes specific meanings related to pure butterfat and a comfortable resting place.

Derived headwords

المَهْدnoun

1.
cradleboth
A place prepared and made soft for a baby.
2.
ground, earthboth
The land or ground, often implying a smooth and even surface.

المِهادnoun

1.
cradle, beddingboth
Similar to 'mahd', a place prepared and made soft, often referring to bedding or a cradle.
2.
expanse, carpetclassical
An extended, smooth, and level surface, like a carpet or a vast plain.

مَهْدnoun

1.
high groundclassical
A raised or elevated part of the land.
2.
low, level groundclassical
A low-lying area of land that is smooth and even.

المَهَدَةnoun

1.
low, level groundclassical
A low-lying area of land that is smooth and even.

مَهَدَهُverb

1.
to spread outclassical
To make something wide, broad, or spread out.
2.
to prepare, make easyclassical
To prepare a place or situation, making it smooth and easy.

مَهَّدَهُverb

1.
to spread outclassical
To make something wide, broad, or spread out.
2.
to prepare, make easyclassical
To prepare a place or situation, making it smooth and easy.

امْتَهَدَverb

1.
to earn, workclassical
To gain or acquire something through effort or work.

امْتَهَدَverb

1.
to prepare, make easyclassical
To prepare a place or situation, making it smooth and easy.

المُهَيِّدnoun

1.
pure butterfatclassical
The pure, clarified fat of butter.

كِتابnoun

1.
bedding, mattressclassical
A place to lie down, such as bedding or a mattress.

مُهَدَّدname

1.
one of their namesclassical
Used as a name, specifically referring to women.

الأَمْهُودnoun

1.
a type of breadclassical
A type of bread, possibly referring to a specific shape or preparation.
2.
a type of trapclassical
A trap used for hunting, possibly a pit or snare.

تَمْهيد الأمرnoun

1.
smoothing and fixingclassical
The act of making a matter smooth, level, and putting it in order.

تَمْهيد العُذْرnoun

1.
broadening and acceptingclassical
The act of making an excuse broad or extensive and accepting it.

ماء مُمَهَّدadjective

1.
lukewarm waterboth
Water that is neither hot nor cold, but at a moderate temperature.

تَمَهَّدَverb

1.
to become establishedclassical
To become firm, stable, or established.

امْتَهَدَ السَّنَامverb

1.
hump became prominentclassical
The hump of a camel became prominent or expanded in height.

Parallel reading

المَهْد: الموضع يهيأ للصبي، ويوطأ

The cradle: the place prepared and made soft for a boy.

والأرض، كالمهاد

And the earth, like a smooth expanse.

ج: مهود

Plural: mahud (cradles).

وبالضم: النشز من الأرض، أو ما انخفض منها في سهولة واستواء، كالمهدة، بالضم، ج: مهدة وأمهاد

And with dammah: the high ground of the earth, or what is low in it with ease and evenness, like the mahdah, with dammah, plural: mahdah and amhad.

ومَهَدَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: بَسَطَهُ

And he spread it out, like he prevented him: he made it broad.

وكَسَبَ وعَمِلَ، كَامْتَهَدَ

And he earned and worked, like he prepared.

والمهيد: الزبد الخالص

And al-muhayyid: the pure butterfat.

وككتاب: الفراش، ج: أمهدة ومهد

And like kitāb: the bedding, plural: amhidah and mihad.

{ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا}

{Did We not make the earth a smooth expanse?}

أي: بساطا ممكنا للسلوك

Meaning: a carpet made possible for walking upon.

{ولبئس المهاد}

{And indeed, what a terrible resting place it is!}

أي بئس ما مهد لنفسه في معاده

Meaning: what a terrible thing he prepared for himself in his afterlife.

ومهدد: من أسمائهن

And Muhaddad: among their names.

والأمهود، بالضم: القرموص للصيد وللخبز

And al-amhud, with dammah: the hunting pit or the bread.

وتمهيد الأمر: تسويته وإصلاحه

And the smoothing of the matter: leveling it and fixing it.

والعذر: بسطه وقبوله

And the excuse: broadening it and accepting it.

ومَاءٌ مُمَهَّد: لا حار ولا بارد

And lukewarm water: neither hot nor cold.

وتمهد: تمكن

And it became established: it became firm.

وامتهد السنام: انبسط في ارتفاع

And the hump expanded: it became broad in height.