مَوْه
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Highlights
Plural
مِيَاه
Other plurals
أَمْوَاه، أَمْوَاء
Most common words from the same root
مَاء in English
Noun · masculine
- water uncountable
- liquid, fluid
- the liquefied or molten form of a metal (usually gold, silver, or copper)
- conceptive fluid; ejaculation dated
Word origin
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ- Proto-Semitic *māy- Arabic ماء Inherited from Proto-Semitic *māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-, reanalyzed in the plural as if from root م و ه (m w h), whence the verbal derivative مَاهَ (māha), which is alternatively conjugated as deriving from م ي ه (m y h). Cognate with Hebrew מים (máyim).
Words from the root م-و-ه
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مَاهَ
· present يَمُوهُ
Form I · The plain action
to produce water (of a well, etc.); to abound with water (of a well, etc.); to take on water (of a ship)
مَوْه
مُؤُوه
مَاهَة
مَيْه
مَيْهَة
مَائِه
مَمُوه
مَمِيه
مَاء: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَاء |
|---|---|
| Plural | مِيَاه |
| Alternative plurals | أَمْوَاه، أَمْوَاء |
مَاء in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
صَارَتْ فِضَّتُكِ زَغَلاً وَخَمْرُكِ مَغْشُوشَةً بِمَاءٍ.Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:Isaiah 1:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَدَّمَ مُوسَى هَارُونَ وَبَنِيهِ وَغَسَّلَهُمْ بِمَاءٍ.And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.Leviticus 8:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَوْ ظُلْمَةٌ فَلاَ تَرَى، وَفَيْضُ الْمِيَاهِ يُغَطِّيكَ.Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.Job 22:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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