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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to gentle or light touching, rubbing, or stroking. It is presented as a variant of a similar root and is noted as being less intense than a related term.

Derived headwords

المَعْشnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle rubbingclassical

    A gentle or light rubbing or stroking. It is mentioned as a linguistic variant.

مَعِيشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    livingboth

    The state of being alive, livelihood, or sustenance. The origin of its initial 'm' is debated.

مَعِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    livingboth

    A term related to living or livelihood, similar to 'ma'isha'. The origin of its initial 'm' is debated.

Parallel reading

المعش، كالمنع، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الدلك الرفيق، لغة في السين
Al-ma'shu, like al-man'i, was neglected by Al-Jauhari. Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is the gentle rubbing, a variant in the letter 'sin'.
وكأن المعش أهون من المعس
And it is as if al-ma'shu is lighter than al-ma'su.
ومن الغريب ما في المصباح في ع ي ش أنه قيل: إن ميم معيشة ومعيش أصلية، والجمهور على الزيادة
And among the strange things in Al-Misbah, concerning 'ayn-ya-shin', it was said: that the 'm' of 'ma'isha' and 'ma'eesh' is original, while the majority hold it to be an addition.