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ميح

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to drawing water from a well, especially when it is low. It also extends to meanings of strutting, swaying, giving, asking for gifts, and interceding.

Derived headwords

المائحnoun
  1. 1.
    well-drawerboth

    One who descends into a well to fill a bucket, especially when the water is scarce.

ماحةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of māʾiḥboth

    plural of māʾiḥ

  2. 2.
    he gave himboth

    he gave him

ماحَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterboth

    To descend into a well and draw water, particularly when the water level is low.

مياحةnoun
  1. 1.
    strutting walkclassical

    A proud or strutting gait, likened to the walk of a duck.

تمَيَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to swayboth

    To sway or stagger, as a drunk person or a supple branch.

مَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a strutting or proud gait.

مَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to use a toothstickclassical

    To clean one's mouth with a toothstick (مسواك).

مَحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to giveclassical

    To give something to a person.

استَمَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask for a giftclassical

    To ask someone for a gift or donation.

  2. 2.
    to ask for intercessionclassical

    To request someone to intercede on one's behalf.

مَحَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to intercede forclassical

    To intercede for someone with an authority figure.

امتِيَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    drawing waterclassical

    The act of drawing water from a well.

Parallel reading

الذي ينزل البئر فيملأ الدلو، وذلك إذا قل ماؤها.
One who descends into the well and fills the bucket, and that is when its water is scarce.
نزلنا ستة ماحة.
We descended, six well-drawers.
وقد ماح يميح.
And he drew water, he draws water.
يا أيها المائح دلوى دونكا
O drawer, take my bucket!
إنى رأيت الناس يحمدونكا
Indeed, I have seen people praising you.
وماح في مشيته: تبختر، وهو مشى كمشى البطة.
And he strutted in his walk: he swaggered, and it is a walk like the walk of a duck.
مياحة تميح مشيا رهوجا
A strutting one, swaying with a flowing gait.
يقال ماح فاه بالمسواك يميح، إذا استاك.
It is said: he used the toothstick on his mouth, he uses it, when he cleans his teeth.
ومحت الرجل: أعطيته.
And I gave the man: I gave him.
واستمحته: سألته العطاء.
And I asked him for a gift: I asked him for the giving.
ومحته عند السلطان: شفعت له.
And I interceded for him with the ruler: I interceded for him.
واستمحته: سألته أن يشفع لي عنده.
And I asked him for intercession: I asked him to intercede for me with him.
والامتياح مثل الميح.
And drawing water is like the drawing of water.
وتمايح السكران والغصن: تمايل.
And the drunkard and the branch sway: they lean.