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Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns persistence, stubbornness, and insistence, particularly in arguments, disputes, or negotiations. It extends to being obstinate, quarrelsome, and unyielding in various situations, including anger and stinginess.

Derived headwords

مَحَكَ، كَمَنَعَ يَمْحَكُ مَحْكًاverb
  1. 1.
    to persistboth

    To be persistent or stubborn in a matter, to insist.

مَحِكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    persistentboth

    One who persists or is stubborn in a matter.

  2. 2.
    obstinateboth

    Stubborn and unyielding, especially in disputes or negotiations.

وقد أقاسي شدة الخصم المحك — And I endure the harshness of the persistent opponent.
المَحَكُّnoun
  1. 1.
    persistenceclassical

    Persistence or stubbornness in haggling, anger, or similar situations.

  2. 2.
    disputeclassical

    Dispute or contention, especially in speech.

وقيل: المحك: التمادي في اللجاجة عند المساومة والغضب ونحو ذلك — And it was said: Al-maḥakk: persistence in stubbornness during bargaining, anger, and the like.
مَحِكٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    persistent in combatclassical

    One who persists in his attack or his journey, implying stubbornness.

كل أغر محك وغرا — Every white-faced horse that persists in its charge.
مَحْكَانadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornboth

    Stubborn and persistent, especially in arguments or disputes.

  2. 2.
    difficult to deal withclassical

    Difficult in disposition and persistent.

ورجل محكان: عسر الخلق لجوج — And a man maḥkān: difficult in disposition and persistent.
مُتَمَحِّكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornclassical

    Stubborn and persistent.

مُمْتَحَكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornclassical

    Stubborn and persistent.

تَمَاحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to haggle persistentlyboth

    To haggle or dispute persistently, especially in a sale.

وتماحكا في البيع: تلاجا — And they tamāḥakā in the sale: they haggled persistently.
مُمْتَحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubborn in angerclassical

    Stubborn and persistent, especially when angry.

ورجل ممتحك في الغضب — And a man mumtaḥik in anger.
مُسْتَلْحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubborn in angerclassical

    Stubborn and persistent, especially when angry.

ومستلحك — and mustalḥik.
مُتَلَاحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubborn in angerclassical

    Stubborn and persistent, especially when angry.

ومتلاحك — and mutalāḥik.
أَمْحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be stingy or to be stubborn in anger.

وقد أمحك وألكد، يكون ذلك في البخل وفي الغضب — And he may amḥaka and alkada, this can be in stinginess or in anger.
مُشَارَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    disputeclassical

    Dispute or contention, especially in speech.

المحك: المشارة والمنازعة في الكلام — Al-maḥakk: dispute and contention in speech.
مُنَازَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionclassical

    Contention or dispute, especially in speech.

المحك: المشارة والمنازعة في الكلام — Al-maḥakk: dispute and contention in speech.
مَحِكَ، كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to disputeclassical

    To dispute or contend, especially in speech.

وقد محك كفرح — And he may maḥaka, as in farḥa.
مَاحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornclassical

    Stubborn and persistent.

ورجل ماحك: لجوج — And a man māḥik: stubborn.
مُمَاحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornclassical

    Stubborn and persistent.

ومماحك: ملاج — And mumāḥik: stubborn.
أَمْحَكَهُ غَيْرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone stubbornclassical

    To cause someone else to be stubborn or persistent.

وأمحكه غيره — And another made him stubborn.

Parallel reading

وقد أقاسي شدة الخصم المحك
And I endure the harshness of the persistent opponent.
وقيل: المحك: التمادي في اللجاجة عند المساومة والغضب ونحو ذلك
And it was said: Al-maḥakk: persistence in stubbornness during bargaining, anger, and the like.
كل أغر محك وغرا
Every white-faced horse that persists in its charge.
ورجل محكان بالفتح ومتمحك، وفي النوادر ممتحك: لجوج
And a man maḥkān (with fatḥa) and mutamḥik, and in the rare words mumtaḥik: stubborn.
وتماحكا في البيع: تلاجا
And they tamāḥakā in the sale: they haggled persistently.
قال الفرزدق: (يا ابن المراغة والهجاء إذا التقت ... أعناقه وتماحك الخصمان)
Al-Farazdaq said: (O son of Al-Marāgha and satire, when their necks meet... and the two opponents haggle persistently)
ورجل محكان: عسر الخلق لجوج
And a man maḥkān: difficult in disposition and persistent.
وفي النوادر رجل ممتحك في الغضب ومستلحك ومتلاحك
And in the rare words, a man mumtaḥik in anger, and mustalḥik, and mutalāḥik.
وقد أمحك وألكد، يكون ذلك في البخل وفي الغضب
And he may amḥaka and alkada, this can be in stinginess or in anger.
المحك: المشارة والمنازعة في الكلام
Al-maḥakk: dispute and contention in speech.
وقد محك كفرح
And he may maḥaka, as in farḥa.
ورجل ماحك: لجوج
And a man māḥik: stubborn.
ومماحك: ملاج
And mumāḥik: stubborn.
وأمحكه غيره
And another made him stubborn.