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مشط

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root 'مشط' primarily relates to the action of combing hair and the tools used for it. It extends to describe things that resemble a comb, parts of the body, and even a type of plant.

Derived headwords

امتشطتverb
  1. 1.
    the woman combed her hairboth

    the woman combed her hair

مشطهاverb
  1. 1.
    she combed herboth

    The verb form I (fa'ala) used transitively, indicating the action of combing someone's hair.

تمشطهاverb
  1. 1.
    she combs herboth

    The verb form I (fa'ala) in the imperfect tense, indicating the ongoing or habitual action of combing someone's hair.

مشطاnoun
  1. 1.
    combingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'مشط', referring to the act of combing.

لمة مشيطadjective
  1. 1.
    combed hairclassical

    An adjective derived from the passive participle, describing hair that has been combed.

المشطةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of combclassical

    A specific type of comb, likened to 'ركبة' (knee) and 'جلسة' (sitting place) in its categorization.

المشاطةnoun
  1. 1.
    what falls from the hairboth

    what falls from the hair

المشطnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the combsboth

    one of the combs

  2. 2.
    the phalanges on the back of the footboth

    the phalanges on the back of the foot

الأمشاطnoun
  1. 1.
    combsboth

    The plural of 'مشط', referring to multiple combs.

مشط الكتفnoun
  1. 1.
    the broad bone (of the shoulder blade)both

    the broad bone (of the shoulder blade)

Parallel reading

امتشطت المرأة
The woman combed her hair.
مشطتها الماشطة تمشطها مشطا
The hairdresser combed her, combing her with a combing.
ولمة مشيط
Combed hair.
والمشطة: نوع من المشط، كالركبة والجلسة.
And Al-Mishṭah: a type of comb, like Al-Rukbah and Al-Jalsah.
والمشاطة: ما سقط منه.
And Al-Mashāṭah: what fell from it.
والمشط بالضم: واحد الأمشاط التي يمشط بها
And Al-Mishṭ (with damma): the singular of the combs with which one combs.
والمشط أيضا: نبت صغير يقال له مشط الذئب.
And Al-Mishṭ also: a small plant called the wolf's comb.
والمشط: سلاميات ظهر القدم.
And Al-Mishṭ: the bones of the top of the foot.
ومشط الكتف: العظم العريض
And Mishṭ al-katif: the broad bone.