Root

م و ه

2 verbs · 3 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • مَوَّهَ Form II He silvered or gilded
    He silvered or gilded, (S, K,) or washed over with gold or silver, (Msb,) a thing (S, Msb, K, TA) of brass (TA) or copper or iron. (S, K.) ― -b2- He [varnished or] embellished falsehood so as to give it the appearance of truth. (TA.) He falsified information, عَلَيْهِ to him, in reply to a question. (K.) ― -b3- He involved in confusion, or doubt; or practised concealment or disguise: or he concealed or disguised: (S, TA:) and he deceived, deluded, beguiled, circumvented, or outwitted. (TA.) ― -b4- He varnished, or embellished with a false colouring.
  • أَمَاهَ Form IV He (a digger) produced, or fetched out, water, by his labour or work
    He (a digger) produced, or fetched out, water, by his labour or work; syn. أَنْبَطَ المَآءَ: (S, K:) or reached the water: (Msb:) or reached much water; as also أَمْهَى. (AA, in TA, art. نبط.) ― -b2- أَمَاهُ الرَّكِيَّةَ He (a man) produced, or fetched out, by his labour, or work [in digging,] the water of the well; syn. أَنْبَطَ مَآءَهَا: (S, K:) He (God) made the water of the well to be much, or abundant. (Msb.)

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