موت

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of death, its opposite, life, and states related to dying or being dead. It also extends to concepts of lifelessness, desolation, and even metaphorical death of the heart or spirit.

Derived headwords

الموتnoun

1.
the opposite of lifeboth
the opposite of life

ماتَverb

1.
he died, he dies, and also he is made to dieboth
he died, he dies, and also he is made to die

يَمُوتُverb

1.
to dieboth
Present tense of the verb 'to die'.

يَمَاتُverb

1.
to dieclassical
An alternative present tense form of the verb 'to die'.

تَمَاتَىverb

1.
to feign deathclassical
To pretend to be dead.

مَيِّتadjective

1.
so he is dead (with shadda) and dead (without shadda)both
so he is dead (with shadda) and dead (without shadda)

مَوْتَىnoun

1.
and a people who are deadboth
and a people who are dead

أَمْوَاتnoun

1.
and dead onesboth
and dead ones

مَيِّتُونadjective

1.
and dead ones (with shadda) and dead ones (without shadda)both
and dead ones (with shadda) and dead ones (without shadda)

مَيْتَىadjective

1.
dead (plural)both
A plural form for 'dead', often used for non-rational beings or in a general sense.

مَيِّتَةnoun

1.
death (manner of)both
A manner or instance of dying.
2.
carrionboth
An animal carcass that has not been ritually slaughtered.

مَائِتadjective

1.
dyingclassical
About to die; in the process of dying.

مَوَاتnoun

1.
deathclassical
A state of death or lifelessness.
2.
uncultivated landboth
Land that is ownerless and not being utilized by humans.
3.
lifelessnessboth
The state of not having a soul or spirit.

مُوتَانnoun

1.
livestock (dying)classical
A widespread death occurring among livestock.
2.
uncultivated landclassical
Land that has not yet been brought to life or cultivated.
3.
goods (non-living)classical
Refers to inanimate possessions like land and houses, as opposed to living beings.

أَمَاتَهُverb

1.
God caused him to dieboth
God caused him to die

مَوَّتَهُverb

1.
and also caused him to dieboth
and also caused him to die

مُمِيتadjective

1.
causing deathboth
Something that causes death.
2.
dead (animal)classical
Describing a female animal whose offspring has died.

مُمِيتَةadjective

1.
causing deathboth
Feminine form of something that causes death.
2.
dead (animal)classical
Describing a female animal whose offspring has died.

مَمَاتadjective

1.
hypocriticalclassical
Describing a pious person who is actually showing off (hypocrite).

مَوْتَةnoun

1.
and also caused him to dieboth
and also caused him to die

مُسْتَمِيتadjective

1.
desperateboth
Someone who is intensely committed or driven towards something.
2.
reckless in battleclassical
One who fights without regard for death.

مُؤْتَةname

1.
and also caused him to dieboth
and also caused him to die

Parallel reading

الموت: ضد الحياة.

Death: the opposite of life.

وقد مات يموت ويمات أيضا.

And he died, he dies, and also he may die.

عيشي ولا نأمن أن تماتى

Live, and we are not safe from dying.

وأصل ميت ميوت على فيعل، ثم أدغم.

The origin of 'mayyit' is 'mayyut' on the pattern 'fay'il', then it was assimilated.

ليس من مات فاستراح بميت * إنما الميت ميت الاحياء

He who dies and finds rest is not truly dead; the truly dead are the living.

لنحيي به بلدة ميتا

That We may give life to a dead land with it.

يقال لمن لم يمت: إنه مائت عن قليل وميت.

It is said of one who has not died: he is about to die soon and is dying.

والميتة: ما لم تلحقه الذكاة.

And carrion: that which has not been ritually slaughtered.

يقال: مات فلان ميتة حسنة.

It is said: So-and-so died a good death.

والموات، بالضم: الموت.

And 'mawāt' (with damma): death.

والموات بالفتح: ما لا روح فيه.

And 'mawāt' (with fatha): that which has no spirit.

والموات أيضا: الأرض التي لا مالك لها من الآدميين، ولا ينتفع بها أحد.

And 'mawāt' also: land that has no owner among humans, and no one benefits from it.

اشتر الموتان ولا تشتر الحيوان، أي اشتر الأرض والدور ولا تشتر الرقيق والدواب.

Buy the uncultivated land and do not buy the living beings, meaning buy land and houses and do not buy slaves and animals.

موتان الأرض لله ولرسوله، فمن أحيا منها شيئا فهو له.

The uncultivated land belongs to God and His Messenger; whoever cultivates any of it, it is his.

والموتان بالضم: موت يقع في الماشية.

And 'mawātān' (with damma): a death that occurs among livestock.

أماته الله وموته، شدد للمبالغة.

God caused him to die, and He made him die; the latter is intensified for exaggeration.

وأماتت الناقة، إذا مات ولدها، فهي مميت ومميتة.

And the she-camel died (her offspring), when her young one died, she is 'mumīt' and 'mumītah'.

وجمعها مماويت.

And its plural is 'mamāwīt'.

أمات فلان، إذا مات له ابن أو بنون.

So-and-so 'amāta', if his son or sons died.

والمتماوت، من صفة الناسك المرائي.

And 'al-mutamāwit', from the description of the hypocritical ascetic.

موت مائت، كقولك ليل لائل، يؤخذ من لفظه ما يؤكد به.

A 'mawt mā'it', like your saying 'layl lā'il', where a word from its form is used to emphasize it.

والمستميت للأمر: المسترسل له.

And 'al-mustamīt' for a matter: one who is committed to it.

والليل فوق الماء مستميت

And the night over the water is 'mustamīt' (desperate/reckless).

والمستميت أيضا: المستقتل الذي لا يبالي في الحرب من الموت.

And 'al-mustamīt' also: one who is ready to die, who does not care about death in war.

والموتة بالضم: جنس من الجنون والصرع يعتري الإنسان، فإذا أفاق عاد إليه كمال عقله، كالنائم والسكران.

And 'al-mawṭah' (with damma): a type of madness or epilepsy that befalls a person; when they recover, their full intellect returns, like one who is asleep or drunk.

ومؤتة بالهمز: اسم أرض قتل بها جعفر ابن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه.

And 'Mu'tah' (with hamza): the name of a land where Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, was killed.