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مهيم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to inquiries about someone's state, condition, or recent events. It functions as an interrogative expression.

Derived headwords

مَهْيَمnoun
  1. 1.
    inquiryclassical

    An expression used to ask about someone's condition, state, or what has happened to them.

مَهْمَاparticle
  1. 1.
    whateverboth

    A particle used in a conditional or concessive sense, often translated as 'whatever' or 'no matter what'.

Parallel reading

مَهْيَم: كلمة استفهام، أي: ما حالك، وما شأنك، أو ما وراءك، أو أحدث لك شيء.
Mahyam: an interrogative word, meaning: what is your state, and what is your affair, or what is behind you, or has something happened to you.
وما شأنك
and what is your affair
أو ما وراءك
or what is behind you
أو أحدث لك شيء
or has something happened to you
ومهما: في باب الحروف اللينة.
And mahma: is in the category of soft letters (particles).