محك

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being stubborn, obstinate, and persistent in an argument or action. It extends to describing someone with a difficult or unyielding disposition, and the act of persisting or being argumentative.

Derived headwords

مَحَكَverb

1.
to be stubbornboth
To be obstinate, persistent, and unyielding, especially in an argument or in one's actions.

مَحِكٌّadjective

1.
stubbornboth
Characterized by stubbornness and persistence; obstinate.

مَحِكٌّnoun

1.
stubbornnessclassical
The quality or state of being stubborn, obstinate, or persistent.

مُمَاحِكٌadjective

1.
stubbornboth
One who is stubborn and argumentative; obstinate.

مَحْكَانٌadjective

1.
stubborn and persistentboth
Describing someone who is difficult in disposition, stubborn, and persistent in their arguments or actions.

مُتَمَحِّكٌadjective

1.
stubbornboth
One who exhibits stubbornness or persistence.

تَمَاحَكَverb

1.
to argue persistentlyboth
To engage in persistent argument or contention; to be obstinate with someone.

تَلَاجَverb

1.
to be stubbornclassical
To be stubborn or obstinate, often in the context of an argument or disagreement.

أَمْحَكَverb

1.
to become stubbornboth
To become stubborn or intensely angry.

Parallel reading

لج، فهو محك، ككتف

He was stubborn, so he is stubborn, like a shoulder.

ومماحك ومحكان ومتمحك

And argumentative, and stubborn and persistent, and stubborn.

وتماحكا: تلاجا

And they argued persistently: they were stubborn.

ورجل محكان: عسر الخلق لجوج

And a stubborn man: difficult in disposition, persistent.

ورجل ممتحك في الغضب، وقد أمحك

And a man stubborn in anger, and he became stubborn.