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ميز

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of separating, distinguishing, and differentiating things. It encompasses the concepts of sorting, discerning, and setting apart, often implying a clear distinction or a noticeable difference.

Derived headwords

مَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to separateboth

    To separate something from something else, to sort or distinguish it.

مَيْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    separationboth

    The act of separating, sorting, or distinguishing.

مَيَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    to distinguishboth

    To make a distinction between things, to differentiate or set apart.

  2. 2.
    to discernboth

    To perceive or recognize the difference between things.

تَمْيِيزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    distinctionboth

    The act or process of distinguishing or differentiating.

انْمَازَverb
  1. 1.
    all with the same meaningboth

    all with the same meaning

امْتَازَverb
  1. 1.
    all with the same meaningboth

    all with the same meaning

تَمَيَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    all with the same meaningboth

    all with the same meaning

اسْتَمَازَverb
  1. 1.
    all with the same meaningboth

    all with the same meaning

Parallel reading

مَازَت الشئ أميزه ميزا: عزلته وفرزته.
I separated a thing, I distinguish it, with separation: I isolated it and sorted it.
وكذلك ميزته تمييزا
And likewise, I distinguished it with distinction.
فانماز، وامتاز، وتميز، واستماز، كله بمعنى.
So it became distinguished, and it was distinguished, and it became distinct, and it sought distinction; all of them have the same meaning.
امتاز القوم، إذا تميز بعضهم من بعض.
The people were distinguished, if some of them became distinct from others.
وفلان يكاد يتميز من الغيظ، أي يتقطع.
And so-and-so is almost distinguished by rage, meaning he is tearing apart.