المشط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of combing hair and the tools used for it. It extends to describe various objects with a comb-like structure, textures, and even abstract concepts like flattery.

Derived headwords

المشطnoun

1.
combboth
An instrument used for combing hair.
2.
loomclassical
A loom used for weaving, set up vertically.
3.
small plantclassical
A small plant, also called 'wolf's comb'.
4.
foot bonesclassical
The phalanges of the foot.
5.
shoulder boneclassical
A broad bone from the shoulder.
6.
camel brandclassical
A brand mark for camels.
7.
grain coveringclassical
A covering for grain, like a thatch.

أمشاطnoun

1.
combsboth
Plural of 'mishṭ', referring to combs.

مشاطnoun

1.
combsboth
Another plural of 'mishṭ', referring to combs.

ممشوطadjective

1.
combedclassical
Describes a camel that has been combed or groomed.

امتشطverb

1.
to comb one's hairboth
To comb one's hair.

ماشطةnoun

1.
hairdresserboth
A woman who styles and combs hair.

المشاطةnoun

1.
hairdressingclassical
The profession or craft of a hairdresser.

مشطتverb

1.
to become fatty on sidesclassical
A she-camel's sides become like combs with fat.
2.
to become roughclassical
A hand becomes rough from work or gets thorns in it.

تمشيطnoun

1.
combingboth
The act of combing, especially hair.
2.
roughnessclassical
The process of becoming rough, or the state of having thorns.

ممشوطadjective

1.
tall and slenderclassical
A man who is tall and slender.

ممشوطnoun

1.
flattererclassical
A sycophant or flatterer.

الأميشطadjective

1.
tall and slenderclassical
A description of a person who is tall and slender.

Parallel reading

المشط، مثلثة وككتف وعنق وعتل ومنبر: آلة يمتشط بها

The comb, like 'mishṭ' (triangle), 'katif' (shoulder), 'ʿunuq' (neck), 'ʿatal' (lever), and 'minbar' (pulpit): an instrument with which one combs.

ج: أمشاط ومشاط

Plural: 'amshāṭ' and 'mashāṭ'.

وبالضم: منسج ينسج به منصوبا

And with dammah: a loom with which one weaves, set up vertically.

ونبت صغير، ويقال له: مشط الذئب

And a small plant, and it is called: wolf's comb.

وسلاميات ظهر القدم

And the phalanges of the back of the foot.

ومن الكتف: عظم عريض

And from the shoulder: a broad bone.

وسمة للإبل

And a brand for camels.

وبعير ممشوط

And a combed camel.

وسبجة يغطى بها الحب

And a thatch with which grain is covered.

وبالفتح: الخلط، وترجيل الشعر

And with fatha: mixing, and combing of hair.

وكثمامة: ما سقط منه، وقد امتشط

And like 'kithāmah': what falls from it, and one has combed.

والماشطة: التي تحسن المشط

And the 'māshiṭah': she who improves the combing.

وحرفتها: المشاطة، بالكسر

And her profession: 'al-mishāṭah', with kasrah.

ومشطت الناقة، كفرح: صار على جانبيها كالأمشاط من الشحم

And the she-camel 'mashṭat', as in 'fariḥa': it became on its sides like combs of fat.

و يده: خشنت من عمل، أو دخل فيها شوك ونحوه

And his hand: became rough from work, or thorns and the like entered it.

ورجل ممشوط: فيه دقة وطول

And a 'mamshūṭ' man: has slenderness and length.

ويقال للمتملق: دائم المشط

And the flatterer is called: 'dā'im al-mishṭ'.

والأميشط، كأميلح: ع

And 'al-amīshaṭ', like 'amlayḥ': a description.