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محك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stubbornness, contention, and prolonged argument. It describes someone who is persistent in their disputes and the act of engaging in such arguments.

Derived headwords

المَحَكّnoun
  1. 1.
    stubbornnessboth

    Stubbornness or obstinacy, particularly in the context of an argument or dispute.

مَحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    he delayed him in paying his debtboth

    he delayed him in paying his debt

يَمْحَكُverb
  1. 1.
    to be stubbornclassical

    He is stubborn or persistent in an argument or dispute.

مَحِكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    he delayed him in paying his debtboth

    he delayed him in paying his debt

مُمَاحِكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    contentiousclassical

    A person who is argumentative and prone to prolonged disputes.

المُمَاحَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionclassical

    The act of prolonged argument or contention.

تَمَاحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to contendclassical

    To engage in contention or prolonged argument.

Parallel reading

المحك: اللجاج.
Al-maḥakk: stubbornness/contention.
وقد محك يمحك، فهو رجل محك ومماحك
And he was stubborn, he is a stubborn and contentious man.
والمماحكة: الملاجة.
And al-mumāḥakah: contention/argument.
وتماحك الخصمان.
And the two litigants contended with each other.