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مكث

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying, remaining, or dwelling in a place. It often implies a duration of time, sometimes with an element of waiting or slowness. The derived terms can refer to the act of staying, the state of being slow or deliberate, or individuals characterized by such qualities.

Derived headwords

المَكْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Patience, slownessboth

    Patience, deliberation, and slowness in action or speech.

  2. 2.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often with an implication of waiting.

مَكَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To stay, remainboth

    To stay or remain in a place for a period of time.

  2. 2.
    To waitboth

    To wait or tarry, often implying a deliberate pace.

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ — So he stayed for not a long time.
المُكْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Patience, slownessboth

    Patience, deliberation, and slowness in action or speech.

  2. 2.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often with an implication of waiting.

المُكُوثnoun
  1. 1.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often with an implication of waiting.

المَكْثَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often with an implication of waiting.

المَكَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Patience, slownessboth

    Patience, deliberation, and slowness in action or speech.

المَكَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Patience, slownessboth

    Patience, deliberation, and slowness in action or speech.

اللَّبِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Staying, remainingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place, often with an implication of waiting.

التَّمَكُّثnoun
  1. 1.
    Waiting, tarryingboth

    The act of waiting for something or tarrying.

  2. 2.
    Deliberation, slownessboth

    Acting with deliberation and slowness.

التَّمَكُّثُ: التَّلَبُّثُ — Tarrying: lingering.
تَمَكَّثَ، إِذَا انْتَظَرَ أَمْرًا — He tarried, meaning he waited for something.
سَارَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَمَكِّثًا، أَيْ مُتَلَوِّمًا — The man walked tarrying, meaning he was slow.
المُتَمَكِّثadjective
  1. 1.
    Waiting, lingeringboth

    One who is waiting or lingering.

  2. 2.
    Slow, deliberateboth

    One who acts slowly and deliberately.

فَهُوَ مُتَمَكِّثٌ مُنْتَظِرٌ — So he is a lingering waiter.
المُتَلَوُّمadjective
  1. 1.
    Slow, deliberateboth

    Acting slowly and deliberately, not rushing.

المُكِيثadjective
  1. 1.
    Deliberate, slowboth

    Characterized by deliberation and slowness in action or speech; not hasty.

  2. 2.
    Patientboth

    Possessing patience and not rushing.

فُلَانٌ مُكِيثُ الكَلَامِ، أَيْ بَطِيئُهُ — So-and-so is slow of speech, meaning he is slow.
أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا مُكِيثًا — That he performed ablution slowly.
المُكْثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Slow peopleclassical

    A plural term for people who are slow or deliberate.

المُكِيثُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Slow peopleclassical

    A plural term for people who are slow or deliberate.

المَاكِثadjective
  1. 1.
    Waiting, stayingboth

    One who is waiting or staying in a place.

وَالْمَاكِثُ: الْمُنْتَظِرُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَكِيثًا فِي الرَّزَانَةِ — And the one waiting: the one who waits, even if he is not deliberate in his composure.
وَرَجُلٌ مَكِيثٌ: مَكِيثٌ — And a deliberate man: a waiting man.
المَكِيثُnoun
  1. 1.
    The resident, the dwellerboth

    One who resides or dwells in a place, remaining fixed.

يَجُرُّ كَمَا جَرَّ الْمَكِيثُ الْمُسَافِرُ — He dragged as the resident traveler dragged.

Parallel reading

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ
So he stayed for not a long time.
وَقَرَأَهَا عَاصِمٌ بِالْفَتْحِ
And Asim read it with the fath.
وَمَعْنَى (غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ) : غَيْرَ طَوِيلٍ مِنَ الْإِقَامَةِ
And the meaning of (not far) is: not long in terms of staying.
اللُّغَةُ الْعَالِيَةُ مَكْثٌ، وَهُوَ نَادِرٌ، وَمَكْثٌ جَائِزَةٌ، وَهُوَ الْقِيَاسُ
The elevated language is 'makth', which is rare, and 'makth' is permissible, which is the standard.
وَالتَّمَكُّثُ: التَّلَبُّثُ
And 'al-tamakkuth': 'al-talabbuth' (lingering).
وَقَالَ أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ: تَمَكَّثَ، إِذَا انْتَظَرَ أَمْرًا
And Abu Mansur said: 'tamakkatha', if he waited for something.
وَأَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ، فَهُوَ مُتَمَكِّثٌ مُنْتَظِرٌ
And he stayed upon it, so he is a lingering waiter.
وَالتَّمَكُّثُ أَيْضًا: التَّلَوُّمُ
And 'al-tamakkuth' also means: 'al-talawwum' (acting slowly).
يُقَالُ: سَارَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَمَكِّثًا، أَيْ مُتَلَوِّمًا
It is said: the man walked tarrying, meaning he was slow.
وَالْمُكِيثُ، كَأَمِيرٍ: الرَّزِينُ
And 'al-mukith', like 'ameer': the deliberate one.
الَّذِي لَا يَعْجَلُ فِي أَمْرِهِ
Who does not hasten in his affair.
وَمِنَ الْمَجَازِ: فُلَانٌ مُكِيثُ الْكَلَامِ، أَيْ بَطِيئُهُ
And from figurative speech: so-and-so is slow of speech, meaning he is slow.
وَأَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا مُكِيثًا
That he performed ablution slowly.
أَيْ بَطِيئًا مُتَأَنِّيًا غَيْرَ مُسْتَعْجِلٍ
Meaning slow, deliberate, not hasty.
وَرَجُلٌ مَكِيثٌ: مَكِيثٌ
And a deliberate man: a waiting man.
وَالْمَاكِثُ: الْمُنْتَظِرُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَكِيثًا فِي الرَّزَانَةِ
And the one waiting: the one who waits, even if he is not deliberate in his composure.
وَالْمَكِيثُ أَيْضًا: الْمُقِيمُ الثَّابِتُ
And 'al-makith' also means: the resident, the fixed one.
وَعَرَّسَ بِالسُّكْرَانِ يَوْمَيْنِ وَارْتَكَى يُجَرُّ كَمَا جَرَّ الْمَكِيثُ الْمُسَافِرُ
And he camped at al-Sukran for two days and rested, dragging as the resident traveler dragged.