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متع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to provisions, enjoyment, and sustenance. It also extends to meanings of trickery, deception, and in a classical context, redness or elevation.

Derived headwords

أَمْتِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    luggageboth

    Goods, belongings, or luggage belonging to someone.

أَمَاتِعnoun
  1. 1.
    collection of collectionsclassical

    A plural of plurals, referring to a large collection of goods or belongings.

أَمَاتِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    collectionsclassical

    A broken plural, likely referring to various collections or types of goods.

المَتَعnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    Deception, cunning, or trickery.

المُتَعnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    Deception, cunning, or trickery.

أَمْتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make provisionsboth

    To provide someone with provisions or sustenance.

  2. 2.
    to enjoyboth

    To derive pleasure or enjoyment from something.

مَتَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to grant enjoymentboth

    To allow someone to enjoy something or to grant them pleasure.

  2. 2.
    to provideboth

    To supply with provisions or goods.

مَتَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    goodsboth

    Articles of use or trade; possessions.

  2. 2.
    enjoymentboth

    Pleasure or satisfaction derived from something.

مَتْعnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    Deception or cunning.

مُتْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    enjoymentboth

    Pleasure, delight, or gratification.

  2. 2.
    provisionboth

    Something provided for use or enjoyment.

مَتَّعَني بفِراقهverb
  1. 1.
    made his parting my provisionclassical

    Figuratively, it means that the speaker's 'provision' or what they gained from the parting was the parting itself.

تَمَتَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to enjoyboth

    To take pleasure in or derive benefit from something.

  2. 2.
    to make use ofboth

    To utilize or benefit from something for a period.

مُتَّعparticiple
  1. 1.
    provided withboth

    One who has been provided with provisions or enjoyment.

مُتَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    enjoymentboth

    Pleasure or gratification.

الأشاجعnoun
  1. 1.
    veins in the neckclassical

    Refers to the veins in the neck, often associated with blood and life.

احمرتverb
  1. 1.
    became redboth

    To turn red, often due to blood or emotion.

ارتفعتverb
  1. 1.
    roseboth

    To ascend, increase, or become elevated.

Parallel reading

وهذه أمتعة فلان
And these are so-and-so's luggage.
وأماتعه: جمع الجمع
And amati'uhu: a collection of collections.
وحكى ابن الأعرابي أماتيع، فهو من باب أقاطيع.
And Ibn al-A'rabi narrated amati', so it is from the pattern of aqati'.
والمتع، والمتع، بالضم والفتح: الكيد
And al-mat'u, and al-mut'u, with damma and fatha: trickery.
من متع أعداء وحوض تهدمه
From the trickery of enemies and a pool they demolish.
وأمتعني بفراقه: جعل متاعي فراقه، وهو مجاز.
And amta'ani bi-firaqihi: He made my provision my parting, and it is metaphorical.
إذا متعت بعد الأكف الأشاجع
When the veins in the neck became red after the hands.
أي احمرت الأكف والأشاجع من الدم
Meaning the hands and the veins in the neck became red from the blood.
وقال غيره: أي: ارتفعت.
And others said: Meaning, they rose.