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المحط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of similarity, scarcity, and preparation or adjustment. It encompasses descriptions of things being alike, conditions of little rain, and actions involving touching or fixing objects.

Derived headwords

المحطnoun
  1. 1.
    Similarityboth

    Resemblance or being like something else.

ماحطadjective
  1. 1.
    Scanty rainclassical

    Describing a year or season with little rainfall.

تمحيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Adjusting a stringclassical

    The act of passing fingers over a string or cord to mend or adjust it.

امتحاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel runningclassical

    The swift running of camels.

  2. 2.
    Drawing a swordclassical

    The act of drawing a sword from its sheath.

  3. 3.
    Pulling out a spearclassical

    The act of extracting or pulling out a spear.

Parallel reading

شبيه بالمخط
Similar to al-mukht.
عام ماحط
A year of scanty rain.
تمحيط الوتر
Adjusting the string.
أن تمر عليه الأصابع لتصلحه
That the fingers pass over it to mend it.
الامتحاط
The running of camels.
استلال السيف
Drawing the sword.
انتزاع الرمح
Pulling out the spear.