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محت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intensity, severity, and heat. It describes something that is extreme or harsh, particularly in the context of weather and difficult conditions.

Derived headwords

المُحْتُnoun
  1. 1.
    intensityboth

    The extreme or severe quality of something.

مُحْتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseboth

    Describing something that is extreme, severe, or harsh.

مَحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intenseclassical

    To possess extreme or severe qualities.

مَحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotclassical

    To experience extreme heat, often used to describe a day.

مَحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be severeclassical

    To be harsh or difficult, often applied to conditions or days.

Parallel reading

المحت: الشديد من كل شئ.
Al-muḥt: The severe/intense one of everything.
ويوم محت، أي شديد الحر، مثل حمت.
And a muḥt day, meaning intensely hot, like a ḥamt day.
وقد محت يومنا بالضم.
And our day has become intensely hot (with the dammah on 'maḥa').