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موما

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a vast, desolate, and empty desert or plain. It describes a barren expanse that is difficult to traverse and lacks any signs of life or water.

Derived headwords

الموماةnoun
  1. 1.
    desert expanseboth

    A single unit of the plural 'mawami', referring to a vast, desolate desert or plain.

المواميnoun
  1. 1.
    deserts, plainsboth

    The plural form of 'al-mawmāh', denoting multiple vast, desolate deserts or plains.

موموةnoun
  1. 1.
    desolate placeclassical

    The original form of 'al-mawmāh' according to Ibn al-Sarrāj, derived from a quadriliteral root pattern, where the 'waw' was changed to 'alif' due to its movement and the preceding open vowel.

Parallel reading

الموماة: واحدة الموامي، وهي المفاوز.
Al-mawmāh: the singular of al-mawāmī, and it is the deserts.
الموماة أصله موموة على فعللة، وهو مضاعف قلبت واوه ألفا لتحر كها وانفتاح ما قبلها.
Al-mawmāh, its origin is 'mūmuwah' on the pattern 'fa'lalatun', and it is a doubled root where its 'waw' was turned into an 'alif' due to its movement and the opening of the preceding letter.