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مخا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of disassociating oneself from something, often due to moral or ethical aversion. It signifies becoming free from, or abstaining from, something perceived as wrong or burdensome.

Derived headwords

تَمَخَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to disassociate oneselfclassical

    To free oneself from something, to become detached or separate from it, often implying a moral or ethical distancing.

  2. 2.
    to abstain fromclassical

    To refrain from engaging in or being associated with something, particularly when it is considered wrong or problematic.

اِمْتَخَىverb
  1. 1.
    to disassociate oneselfclassical

    Similar to تمخى, this verb denotes freeing oneself from something, becoming detached or separate, often due to aversion.

  2. 2.
    to abstain fromclassical

    To refrain from something, to keep away from it, especially when it is perceived as undesirable or morally questionable.

مَأْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    sinclassical

    An act that is considered morally wrong or a transgression against divine law; a sinful deed.

  2. 2.
    wrongdoingclassical

    An act that is unjust, improper, or harmful; a transgression.

Parallel reading

تمخيت ms1694 من الشئ وامخيت منه
You disassociated yourself from the thing and abstained from it.
إذا تبرأت منه وتحرجت
If you declared yourself free from it and felt constrained by it.
ولم تراقب مأثما
And you did not heed a sin
فتمخه من ظلم شيخ
So he disassociated himself from the injustice of an old man
آض من تشيخه
Who had returned from his old age.