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محو

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of erasing, obliterating, or causing something to disappear. It extends to the removal of traces, effects, or even memories, signifying a complete cancellation or nullification.

Derived headwords

مَحَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to erase itboth

    To cause something to disappear, to obliterate its traces or existence.

يَمْحُوverb
  1. 1.
    he erasesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to erase', indicating the ongoing action of obliteration.

وَيَمْحَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    and he erases itboth

    A conjunction of the verb 'to erase', implying a continuation or addition to the act of obliteration.

مَحْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    erasureboth

    The act or process of erasing, obliteration, or cancellation.

Parallel reading

محاه يمحو ويمحاه محوا فيهما: أذهب أثره
He erased it, he erases it, and he erases it, an erasure in them: he removed its trace.