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mataḥa

draw from a well

مَتَحَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

م ت ح

Forms

Present
يَمْتَحُ
Verbal noun
مَتْح

In the library

وحكي: أن الحجاج سأل يوما الغضبان بن القبعثري عن مسائل يمتحنه فيها من جملتها أن قال له: من أكرم الناس؟

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Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ مَتَحَيَمْتَحُ—
she هِيَ مَتَحَتتَمْتَحُ—
they two (m.) هُما مَتَحايَمْتَحانِ—
they two (f.) هُما مَتَحَتاتَمْتَحانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ مَتَحُوايَمْتَحُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ مَتَحْنَيَمْتَحْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ مَتَحْتَتَمْتَحُاِمْتَحْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ مَتَحْتِتَمْتَحِينَاِمْتَحِي
you two أَنْتُما مَتَحْتُماتَمْتَحانِاِمْتَحَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ مَتَحْتُمتَمْتَحُونَاِمْتَحُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ مَتَحْتُنَّتَمْتَحْنَاِمْتَحْنَ
I أَنا مَتَحْتُأَمْتَحُ—
we نَحْنُ مَتَحْنانَمْتَحُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 8 entries
  • مَتَحَ المَآءَ Form I He drew water
    , aor. , (inf. n. مَتْحٌ, S,) He drew water: (S, Msb, K:) or he drew up water by means of the pulley and its appertenances. (L.) ― -b2- مَتَحَ الدَّلْوَ He drew out the bucket: (Msb:) or he pulled the rope of the bucket, drawing [the rope] with one hand, and taking [it to draw again] with the other hand, at the head of the well; as also مَتَحَ بِالدَّلْوِ. (L.) -A2- مَتَحَ بِهَا Pepedit. (S, K.) ― -b2- مَتَحَ بِسَلْحِهِ Alvum dejecit; (S, K;) as also مَتَخَ بِهِ. (TA.) -A3- مَتَحَ النَّهَارُ (tropical:) The day advanced, the sun becoming high: (S, K:) a dial. form of مَتَعَ: (S:) became prolonged. (TA.) ― -b2- مَتَحَ, and ↓ امتح, (tropical:) It (a day, and a night,) was long, or prolonged. Said of a summer-day and of a winter-night. (As.)
  • أَمْتَحَ Form IV Open entry
    see 1.
  • الإِبِلُ تَتَمَتَّحُ فِى سَيْرِهَا Form V The camels move their fore-legs alternately
    (tropical:) The camels move their fore-legs alternately تُرَاوِحُ بِأَيْدِيهَا, A, and some copies of the K; in other copies of the K, تَتَرَوَّحُ;) in going along, (K,) like as the drawer of water moves alternately his two arms. (A.)
  • امتتح Form VIII He pulled out
    He pulled out a thing: (Aboo-Turáb and T, art. نتح, and K:) as also إِنْتَتَحَ. (Aboo-Turáb and T, ubi supra.)
  • مَتْحٌ Open entry
    inf. n. of 1: see مَتُوحٌ.
  • بيأْرٌ مَتُوحٌ A well from which one draws water with the two hands by means of the pulley
    (tropical:) A well from which one draws water with the two hands by means of the pulley: (S, L, K:) or, of which the bottom, or part from which the water is drawn, is near to the mouth: pl. مُتُحٌ. (L.) [See also جَرُورٌ.] ― -b2- [You say,] سِرْنَا عُقْبَةً مَتُوحًا [in the CK عَقبَةَ] (tropical:) We proceeded a long march. (S, L, K, *) ― -b3- ↓ بَيْنَنَا فَرْسَحٌ مَتْحًا, and ↓ مَاتِحٌ, and ↓ مَتَّاحٌ, (tropical:) Between us is a long league. (L.) ― -b4- لَيْلٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A long night. (S, K.) ― -b5- إِلَى اللَّيْلِ ↓ يَوْمٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A day in which travelling is prolonged until the evening without intermission or alighting. (L.) See مَاتِحٌ.
  • مَتَّاحٌ A long horse
    : see مَتُوحٌ. ― -b2- فَرَسٌ مَتَّاحٌ (tropical:) A long horse, (A, TA,) that stretches himself out much or takes long steps, مَدَّادٌ, (A, K,) in going along. (TA.)
  • مَاتِحٌ A drawer of water
    and ↓ مَتُوحٌ A drawer of water; (S;) applied to a man who draws the water from the mouth of the well: one who draws it from the bottom being called مَايأِحٌ: pl. of مَاتِحٌ, مُتَّاحٌ. (L.) ― -b2- مَاتِحٌ A camel that draws water: pl. مَوَاتِحُ. (L.) [See an ex. in a verse cited voce ذَمَّةٌ.] ― -b3- See متُوحٌ.

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