ءمه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of forgetting and memory, with derivations also appearing in the context of diseases affecting livestock and as a term for 'mother'.

Derived headwords

أَمِهَverb

1.
O mother (vocative)both
O mother (vocative)
2.
a community, a groupboth
a community, a group
3.
every species of animalboth
every species of animal
4.
method and religionboth
method and religion
5.
a period of timeboth
a period of time
6.
he aimed at it, he intended itboth
he aimed at it, he intended it
7.
he wounded his head with an 'ammah (a wound reaching the membrane of the brain)both
he wounded his head with an 'ammah (a wound reaching the membrane of the brain)
8.
forgetfulnessboth
forgetfulness
9.
from the category of 'ṭariba'both
from the category of 'ṭariba'
10.
meaning 'he admitted and confessed'both
meaning 'he admitted and confessed'

أمه بالكسر — to forget (with kasra)

أُمُّهnoun

1.
O mother (vocative)both
O mother (vocative)
2.
a community, a groupboth
a community, a group
3.
every species of animalboth
every species of animal
4.
method and religionboth
method and religion
5.
a period of timeboth
a period of time
6.
he aimed at it, he intended itboth
he aimed at it, he intended it
7.
he wounded his head with an 'ammah (a wound reaching the membrane of the brain)both
he wounded his head with an 'ammah (a wound reaching the membrane of the brain)
8.
forgetfulnessboth
forgetfulness
9.
from the category of 'ṭariba'both
from the category of 'ṭariba'
10.
meaning 'he admitted and confessed'both
meaning 'he admitted and confessed'

وادكر بعد أمه — and remembered after his forgetfulness

أَمْهَتَverb

1.
to forgetclassical
To become forgetful, to lose one's memory.

أمهت وكنت لا أنسى حديثا — I became forgetful, and I used not to forget a conversation

أَمْهَهَverb

1.
to acknowledgeclassical
To admit or confess to something.

أمه بمعنى أقر واعترف — 'amaha' meaning to acknowledge and confess

أُمِّيْهَةnoun

1.
livestock diseaseclassical
A type of pustule or rash that appears on sheep and goats, similar to measles or smallpox.

طبيخ أميهة — a stew of 'umayhah'

أَمْهَهَverb

1.
to be afflicted with 'umayhah'classical
Said of sheep or goats when they develop the disease 'umayhah'.

أمهت الغنم تؤمه أمها — the sheep were afflicted with 'umayhah', they are 'ma'muhah'

مَأْمُوْهَةadjective

1.
afflicted with 'umayhah'classical
Describing sheep or goats that have contracted the disease 'umayhah'.

فهي مأموهة — and it is afflicted

أُمِّيْهَةnoun

1.
curseclassical
A term used in imprecations or curses against a person.

آهة وأميهة — a sigh and a curse

أُمَّهَةnoun

1.
motherclassical
The origin or source of something; used here in relation to lineage.

أمهتى خندف والياس أبى — My mothers are Khindif and Ilyas's father

أُمَّهَاتnoun

1.
plural of motherboth
plural of mother
2.
plural of 'umm' (mother)both
plural of 'umm' (mother)

والجمع أمهات وأمات — and the plural is 'ummahāt' and 'amāt'

أَمَاتnoun

1.
plural of 'umm' (mother)both
plural of 'umm' (mother)

أماتهن وطرقهن فحيلا — their mothers and their mating times were fertile

Parallel reading

ألأمه: النسيان.

Oblivion: forgetfulness.

تقول منه: أمه بالكسر.

You say from it: 'amihah' (with kasra).

وقرأ ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: (وادكر بعد أمه).

And Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, recited: (and remembered after his forgetfulness).

قال الشاعر: أمهت وكنت لا أنسى حديثا

The poet said: I became forgetful, and I used not to forget a conversation

كذلك الدهر يودي بالعقول

Thus time destroys the intellects.

وأما ما في حديث الزهري: " أمه " بمعنى أقر واعترف، فهي لغة غير مشهورة.

As for what is in the hadith of Al-Zuhri: 'amaha' meaning to acknowledge and confess, it is an uncommon dialect.

والاميهة: بثر تخرج بالغنم كالحصبة أو الجدري.

And 'umayhah': a pustule that appears on sheep like measles or smallpox.

يقال: أمهت الغنم تؤمه أمها، فهي مأموهة.

It is said: the sheep were afflicted with 'umayhah', they are 'ma'muhah' (afflicted).

ويقال في الدعاء على الانسان: آهة وأميهة.

And it is said in a curse upon a person: 'āhah' and 'umayhah'.

وأنشد ابن الأعرابي: طبيخ نحاز أو طبيخ أميهة

And Ibn Al-A'rabi recited: a stew of 'nahaz' or a stew of 'umayhah'

دقيق العظام سيئ القشم أملط

thin-boned, bad to chew, smooth.

والامهة: أصل قولهم أم.

And 'ummahah': the origin of their saying 'umm' (mother).

قال قصى: أمهتى خندف والياس أبى

Qass said: My mothers are Khindif and Ilyas's father

والجمع أمهات وأمات.

And the plural is 'ummahāt' and 'amāt'.

وقال الراعى: كانت نجائب منذر ومحرق

And Al-Ra'i said: There were swift she-camels of Mundhir and Muhriq

أماتهن وطرقهن فحيلا

their mothers and their mating times were fertile.