Root

م ح و

0 verbs · 2 nouns and adjectives

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • مَحَاهُ Form I He effaced, erased, rased, obliterated, or cancelled, it
    He effaced, erased, rased, obliterated, or cancelled, it; removed, or did away with, its impression or trace. (K.) ― -b2- مَحَتِ الرِّيحُ عَنْهُ الأَسْقَامَ وَالدُّنُوبَ The wind made to pass away, or dispelled, the clouds. (TA.) ― -b3- مَحَا الصُّبْحُ اللَّيْلَ Daybreak dispelled the night. (TA.) ― -b4- مَحَاٱللّٰهُ عَنْهُ الأَسْقَامَ وَالدُّنُوبَ [God removed from him diseases and sins; as though He cancelled them]. (Msb in art. عفو.) ― -b5- الإِحْسَانُ يَمْحُو الإِسَآءَةَ Beneficence effaces, obliterates, or cancels, evil conduct. (TA)

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