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عمه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being lost, confused, or bewildered, often due to a lack of direction or clear signs. It extends to describe places or situations that are disorienting and things that have gone missing without a trace.

Derived headwords

العَمَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning good turbanningboth

    meaning good turbanning

  2. 2.
    bewilderment and hesitationboth

    bewilderment and hesitation

عَمِهَverb
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ṭariba'both

    from the category of 'ṭariba'

  2. 2.
    so he is bewilderedboth

    so he is bewildered

عَمِهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ṭariba'both

    from the category of 'ṭariba'

  2. 2.
    so he is bewilderedboth

    so he is bewildered

عَامِهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    so he is bewilderedboth

    so he is bewildered

عُمِّهٌnoun
  1. 1.
    from the category of 'ṭariba'both

    from the category of 'ṭariba'

  2. 2.
    so he is bewilderedboth

    so he is bewildered

أَعْمَهَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Blind to guidanceclassical

    Figuratively blind or unable to find the right path, especially due to ignorance.

عَمْهَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Without landmarksclassical

    Describing land that lacks any distinguishing features or landmarks, making it difficult to navigate.

العُمْهَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Lost, gone astrayclassical

    Used to describe livestock that have gone missing and their whereabouts are unknown.

العُمْيَهَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Lost, gone astrayclassical

    Similar to 'العُمْهَى', referring to something that has gone missing and cannot be found.

Parallel reading

العمه: التحير والتردد.
Al-'amahu: Bewilderment and hesitation.
وقد عمه بالكسر فهو عمه وعامه، والجمع عمه.
And he became bewildered (with kasra), so he is 'amih and 'a'im, and the plural is 'ummah.
ومهمه أطرافه في مهمه * أعمى الهدى بالجاهلين العمه
And a vast, trackless desert whose edges are in a vast, trackless desert * blinding the guidance with the ignorant, the bewildered.
وأرض عمهاء: لا أعلام بها.
And an 'amhaa land: it has no landmarks.
وذهبت إبله العمهى، إذا لم يدر أين ذهبت.
And his camels went 'umhaa, if one does not know where they went.
والعميهى مثله.
And al-'umaihaa is similar to it.