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مين

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns falsehood, deception, and lying. It encompasses the act of lying, the state of being a liar, and the concept of falsehood itself. Derived terms describe the liar and the lie.

Derived headwords

المِينnoun
  1. 1.
    the lieboth

    the lie

  2. 2.
    and it is lyingboth

    and it is lying

مِيناnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    A lie or deception, often used as a synonym for 'kidhb'.

مِيُونnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is muyūnboth

    its plural is muyūn

  2. 2.
    adjective of similarity from manaboth

    adjective of similarity from mana

  3. 3.
    plural of hundredboth

    plural of hundred

مانَverb
  1. 1.
    from the pattern of baa'aboth

    from the pattern of baa'a

يَمِينnoun
  1. 1.
    strengthboth

    strength

مَائِنadjective
  1. 1.
    active participle of manaboth

    active participle of mana

مَيُونadjective
  1. 1.
    its plural is muyūnboth

    its plural is muyūn

  2. 2.
    adjective of similarity from manaboth

    adjective of similarity from mana

  3. 3.
    plural of hundredboth

    plural of hundred

مُتَمَايِنadjective
  1. 1.
    deceitfulclassical

    One who is engaged in mutual deception or is acting deceitfully towards others; derived from a form implying reciprocity.

Parallel reading

المين: الكذب.
Al-mayn: falsehood.
قال عدي بن زيد: فقدمت (1) الأديم لراهشيه * وألفى قولها كذبا ومينا
Adi ibn Zayd said: 'I presented the skin to its dresser * and found her words to be falsehood and lies.'
والجمع ميون.
And the plural is 'muyun'.
يقال: " أكثر الظنون ميون ".
It is said: 'The most abundant of suspicions are lies.'
وقد مان الرجل يمين مينا،
And the man has lied, uttering a falsehood.
فهو مائن وميون.
So he is a liar and a liar.
وود فلان متماين.
And so-and-so is deceitful.