ميع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flowing, melting, or spreading, often in a liquid or semi-liquid state. It extends to concepts of speed, early stages of time, and even metaphorical descriptions of foolishness or desirable qualities.

Derived headwords

ماعَverb

1.
to flowboth
To flow on the surface of the earth in a spreading manner, like water, blood, or a mirage.
2.
to runclassical
Used to describe a horse running.
3.
to meltboth
To melt, specifically used for ghee or fat.
4.
to spreadboth
To spread out or dissolve, like salt in water.
5.
to runclassical
Used metaphorically for a mirage moving on the ground.

ماع الشيء يميع ميعا: جرى على وجه الأرض جريا منبسطا في هينة، كالماء والدم والسراب ونحوه — The thing flowed, flowing a spreading flow on the face of the earth with ease, like water, blood, a mirage, and the like.

مَيْعnoun

1.
flowboth
The act of flowing or spreading, especially of liquids.
2.
meltingboth
The state of being melted or dissolved.
3.
early partclassical
The beginning or early part of youth or a day.
4.
most partclassical
The greatest or most significant part of something.

ماع السمن ميعا: ذاب — Ghee melted, melting.

مائِعadjective

1.
liquidboth
In a state of flowing or being melted; liquid.
2.
foolishclassical
Foolish or lacking sense.

إن كان مائعا فأرقه — If it was liquid, then pour it out.

يَنْماعverb

1.
to meltboth
To melt and dissolve, as salt in water.
2.
to flowboth
To flow or spread out.

انماع، كما ينماع الملح في الماء — it melts, as salt melts in water.

انْماعَverb

1.
to meltboth
To melt and dissolve completely.
2.
to flowboth
To flow away or spread out.

لا يريدها أحد بكيد إلا انماع — No one intends evil towards it except that they melt away.

مائِعَةnoun

1.
fragrant perfumeclassical
A very fragrant perfume or a resin that flows from trees in Rome.
2.
horse's forelockclassical
The forelock of a horse, if it is long and flowing.
3.
liquid resinclassical
The liquid part of a resin, obtained by cooking or pressing.

المائعة: ناصية الفرس إذا ماعت، أي طالت، وسالت — The flowing one: the forelock of a horse when it flows, meaning it is long and streams.

مَيْعَةnoun

1.
fragrant perfumeclassical
A very fragrant perfume or a resin from trees.
2.
early partclassical
The beginning or early part of youth or a day.
3.
flowboth
The flowing of something poured out.
4.
dried resinclassical
The solid residue of a resin after processing.

الميعة والمائعة: عطر طيب الرائحة جدا — The my'ah and the ma'i'ah: a very fragrant perfume.

أَمْعَتَهُverb

1.
to make flowclassical
To cause something to flow or spread out.
2.
to pour outclassical
To pour out or liquefy something.

أسلته إسالة — He made it flow, causing it to flow.

إِماعَةnoun

1.
liquefactionclassical
The act of causing something to flow or melt.
2.
pouring outclassical
The act of pouring out or making liquid.

أسلته إسالة — He made it flow, causing it to flow.

تَمَيَّعَverb

1.
to meltboth
To melt and become liquid.
2.
to flowboth
To flow or spread out.

فجعلت تميع وتلون — and it began to melt and change color.

الإِماعnoun

1.
liquefactionclassical
The act of causing something to flow or melt.

امْتَاعَهُverb

1.
to make flowclassical
To cause something to flow or spread out.
2.
to pour outclassical
To pour out or liquefy something.

استاله — He made it flow.

مَيْعَةُ الحَضَرnoun

1.
early part of the dayclassical
The beginning and liveliness of the day.

ميعة الحضر: أوله ونشاطه — The my'ah of the city: its beginning and its liveliness.

مَيْعَةُ السُّكْرnoun

1.
early stage of intoxicationclassical
The initial phase and excitement of intoxication.

ميعة السكر — the early stage of intoxication.

مَيْعَةُ كُلِّ شَيْءnoun

1.
most part of everythingclassical
The greatest or most significant part of any given thing.

ميعة كل شيء: معظمه — The my'ah of everything: its greatest part.

مَيْعَةnoun

1.
flowboth
The flowing of a poured substance.

الميعة: سيلان الشيء المصبوب — The my'ah: the flowing of a poured substance.

مائِعnoun

1.
foolclassical
A foolish person.

والمائع: الأحمق — And the mā'i' is the fool.

Parallel reading

ماع الشيء يميع ميعا: جرى على وجه الأرض جريا منبسطا في هينة، كالماء والدم والسراب ونحوه، وهو في السراب مجاز

The thing flowed, flowing a spreading flow on the face of the earth with ease, like water, blood, a mirage, and the like, and it is metaphorical in the case of a mirage.

ماع السمن ميعا: ذاب

Ghee melted, melting.

إن كان مائعا فأرقه، وإن كان جامسا فألق ما حوله

If it was liquid, then pour it out, and if it was solid, then discard what is around it.

لا يريدها أحد بكيد إلا انماع، كما ينماع الملح في الماء

No one intends evil towards it except that they melt away, as salt melts in water.

المائعة: ناصية الفرس إذا ماعت، أي طالت، وسالت

The flowing one: the forelock of a horse when it flows, meaning it is long and streams.

يهزهز غصنا ذا ذوائب مائعا

Shaking a branch with flowing locks.

الميعة والمائعة: عطر طيب الرائحة جدا، أو صمغ يسيل من شجر بالروم

The my'ah and the ma'i'ah: a very fragrant perfume, or a resin that flows from trees in Rome.

فما صفا منه فهو الميعة السائلة، وما بقي منه شبه الثجير، فهو الميعة اليابسة

So what is pure from it is the liquid my'ah, and what remains of it is like coagulated matter, so it is the solid my'ah.

وميعة الشباب، والنهار: أولهما

And the my'ah of youth, and the day: their beginning.

أسلته إسالة

He made it flow, causing it to flow.

فجعلت تميع وتلون

and it began to melt and change color.

هذا من أشبه ما أنتم راءثون بالمهل

This is one of the closest things you will see to molten metal.

وامتاعه: استاله

And he made it flow: he caused it to flow.

ميعة الحضر: أوله ونشاطه

The my'ah of the city: its beginning and its liveliness.

وكذلك ميعة السكر

And likewise the my'ah of intoxication.

وقيل: ميعة كل شيء: معظمه

And it was said: the my'ah of everything: its greatest part.

ماع السراب يميع: جرى على الأرض مضطربا، وهو مجاز

The mirage flowed, flowing on the ground, shimmering, and this is metaphorical.

الميعة: سيلان الشيء المصبوب

The my'ah: the flowing of a poured substance.

ويقال لهذه الهنة: ميعة، لسيلانه

And this state is called: my'ah, for its flowing.

والمائع: الأحمق

And the mā'i' is the fool.