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محق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of nullification, annihilation, and obliteration. It extends to the idea of something being completely consumed or destroyed, and also has a specific astronomical meaning related to the end of the lunar month.

Derived headwords

مَحَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to nullifyboth

    To render something void, invalid, or nonexistent; to abolish or cancel it.

  2. 2.
    to obliterateboth

    To erase or destroy something completely, leaving no trace.

يَمْحَقُverb
  1. 1.
    it nullifiesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to nullify', indicating ongoing or habitual action.

مَحْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    nullificationboth

    The act or process of nullifying, abolishing, or destroying.

تَمَحَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    the thingboth

    the thing

امْتَحَقَverb
  1. 1.
    the thingboth

    the thing

المُحَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    of the month, with ḍamma: the last three nights of itboth

    of the month, with ḍamma: the last three nights of it

مُحِيقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    annihilatingclassical

    Describing something that causes complete destruction or annihilation.

Parallel reading

مَحَقَهُ أي أبطله ومحاه.
He nullified it, meaning he abolished it and erased it.
وتمحق الشئ وامتحق.
And the thing was nullified and was consumed.
والمحاق من الشهر: ثلاث ليال من آخره.
And the Muhāq of the month: three nights from its end.
ونصل محيق
And an annihilating blade