حَوْط
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Also written محيط: مُحِيط (ocean)
Highlights
Feminine
مُحِيطَة
Masculine plural
مُحِيطُون
Feminine plural
مُحِيطَات
Most common words from the same root
مُحِيط in English
Adjective
- whole
- overall
- thorough
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ (ʔaḥāṭa, “to surround, enclose, contain, encircle, know completely”).
Words from the root ح-و-ط
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَاطَ
· present يَحُوطُ
Form I · The plain action
to guard, to protect; to attend to (something, transitive); to take care of, to look after (transitive)
حَوَّطَ
· present يُحَوِّطُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to wall in; to encircle, surround
تَحْوِيط
encirclement
مُحَوِّط
مُحَوَّط
حَاوَطَ
· present يُحَاوِطُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to try to outsmart, to mislead
مُحَاوَطَة
مُحَاوِط
مُحَاوَط
أَحَاطَ
· present يُحِيطُ
Form IV · Causative
to surround, encircle, ring; to contain; to comprehend, understand fully
تَحَوَّطَ
· present يَتَحَوَّطُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to guard, protect; to take precautions concerning; to be careful
تَحَوُّط
provision
مُتَحَوِّط
مُتَحَوَّط
اِحْتَاطَ
· present يَحْتَاطُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be careful; to take precautions (بِ (bi) for something, to ensure it happens); to surround (بِ (bi))
اِحْتِيَاط
precaution
مُحْتَاط
active participle of اِحْتَاطَ
مُحْتَاط
أَحْوَط
elative degree of حَائِط
مُحِيط: plural and other forms
| Singular | مُحِيط |
|---|---|
| Feminine | مُحِيطَة |
| Masculine plural | مُحِيطُون |
| Feminine plural | مُحِيطَات |
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