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مهكه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of crushing, grinding, or intense action. It extends to meanings of speed, vigorous sexual activity, and polishing or smoothing. Figuratively, it can denote the prime or fullness of youth, or a state of being long and restless, especially for horses.

Derived headwords

مَهَكَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush intenselyboth

    To crush something to the point of extreme pulverization.

  2. 2.
    to speed upboth

    To move quickly, especially in walking.

  3. 3.
    to exhaust sexuallyclassical

    For a woman, to be intensely engaged in sexual intercourse, to the point of exhaustion.

  4. 4.
    to polishboth

    To smooth or polish an object.

مَهْكَةُ الشَّبَابِnoun
  1. 1.
    prime of youthboth

    The fullness and vigor of youth.

مَمْتَهَكٌ وَمُمَهَّكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    full of youthboth

    Describing a young person who is in the prime of their youth and full of vigor.

المُمَهَّكُ، كَزَمَلَقٍadjective
  1. 1.
    long and restlessclassical

    Describing something or someone that is long and restless or agitated.

  2. 2.
    wide (horse)classical

    Describing a horse that is wide or spacious in its build.

المُمَهَّكُ، كَصَبُورٍadjective
  1. 1.
    pliant (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that is soft and pliant.

يُوسِفُ بْنُ مَاهِكَ، كَهَاجَرَname
  1. 1.
    Yusuf ibn Mahikboth

    A specific individual, a traditionist (muhaddith).

التَّمَهُّكُnoun
  1. 1.
    improvement in workclassical

    The act of improving or excelling in one's work or craft.

  2. 2.
    engravingclassical

    The act of a man engraving or drawing with his hand.

المَمْهُوكُadjective
  1. 1.
    prone to errorclassical

    One who makes many mistakes in speech.

المَمْهُوكُ، كَأَمِيرٍadjective
  1. 1.
    unsuccessful stud (stallion)classical

    A stallion that attempts to mount but fails to impregnate.

مَهَكَ صُلْبَهُ، كَسَمِعَ وَعَنِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to crush his backboth

    To crush or break someone's back.

تَمَاهَكُواverb
  1. 1.
    to contend stubbornlyclassical

    To argue or contend with each other stubbornly, to persist.

  2. 2.
    to quarrelclassical

    To engage in a dispute or quarrel.

Parallel reading

مَهَكَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: سَحَقَهُ فَبَالَغَ
He crushed it, as in 'man'a-hu': he pulverized it exceedingly.
وَفِي المَشْيِ: أَسْرَعَ
And in walking: he sped up.
وَالمَرْأَةَ: جَهَدَهَا جِمَاعًا
And the woman: he exhausted her through intercourse.
وَالشَّيْءَ: مَلَّسَهُ
And the thing: he smoothed it.
وَمَهْكَةُ الشَّبَابِ، بِالضَّمِّ وَيُفْتَحُ: نَفْحَتُهُ وَامْتِلَاؤُهُ
And the prime of youth, with dammah and it can be fathah: its vigor and fullness.
وَشَابٌ مَمْتَهَكٌ وَمُمَهَّكٌ: مُمْتَلِئٌ شَبَابًا
And a youth is ممتهك and ممهك: full of youth.
وَالمُمَهَّكُ، كَزَمَلَقٍ: الطَّوِيلُ المُضْطَرِبُ
And the ممهك, like zamalaq: the long and restless.
وَمِنَ الخَيْلِ: الوَسَاعُ
And among horses: the wide ones.
وَكَصَبُورٍ: القَوْسُ اللَّيِّنَةُ
And like sabur: the pliant bow.
وَيُوسِفُ بْنُ مَاهِكَ، كَهَاجَرَ: مُحَدِّثٌ
And Yusuf ibn Mahik, like Hajir: a traditionist.
وَالتَّمَهُّكُ: التَّحَسُّنُ فِي العَمَلِ
And al-tamahhuk: improvement in work.
وَنَقْشُ الرَّجُلِ بِيَدِهِ
And a man's engraving with his hand.
وَالمَمْهُوكُ: الكَثِيرُ الخَطَأِ فِي الكَلَامِ
And the mamhuk: one who makes many errors in speech.
كَأَمِيرٍ: الفَحْلُ إِذَا ضَرَبَ فَلَمْ يُلْقِحْ
Like amir: the stallion when it mounts but does not impregnate.
وَمَهَكَ صُلْبَهُ، كَسَمِعَ وَعَنِيَ
And he crushed his back, like sami'a and 'aniya.
وَتَمَاهَكُوا: تَمَاحَكُوا، وَلَجُّوا
And they tamahaku: they contended stubbornly, they persisted.