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مجح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of boasting, showing arrogance, and acting conceitedly. It can also refer to specific names of horses and places.

Derived headwords

مَجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to boastboth

    To act arrogantly and boastfully, often about things one does not possess.

  2. 2.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit pride and haughtiness.

مُجِحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    boastingclassical

    The act of boasting or acting arrogantly.

مَحْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    boastingclassical

    The act of boasting or acting arrogantly.

تَمَجَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to boastboth

    To act boastfully and proudly, similar to the root verb.

مَجَّاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    boastfulclassical

    One who boasts or acts arrogantly, especially about possessions they do not have.

مَجَاحٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nadhri.

مَجَاحٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A place mentioned by al-Suhayli in the context of the Hijrah (migration).

مَجَاحٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Abu Jahl ibn Hisham al-Makhzumi.

بَذَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To be haughty and ostentatious, synonymous with boasting.

مَجَحَ الدَّلْوَverb
  1. 1.
    to agitate water in a wellclassical

    To stir or agitate the water in a well, specifically with a bucket.

Parallel reading

تكبر وافتخر
He was arrogant and boasted.
وهو مجاح بجاح بما لا يملك
And he is boastful, boasting about what he does not own.
يمانية
This is a Yamanite (dialectal) usage.
فرس مالك بن عوف النضري
A horse of Malik ibn 'Awf al-Nadhri.
اسم موضع ذكره السهيلي في حديث الهجرة
A name of a place mentioned by al-Suhayli in the narration of the Hijrah.
اسم فرس أبي جهل بن هشام المخزومي
The name of a horse of Abu Jahl ibn Hisham al-Makhzumi.
ومجحت، أي بذخت
And he was arrogant, meaning he was ostentatious.
مجح الدلو بلغتيه في البئر: خضخضها
He agitated the bucket in the well: he stirred it.