محيط

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح و ط (ḥ w ṭ)
13 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ (ʔaḥāṭa, to surround, enclose, contain, encircle, know completely).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُحِيط (muḥīṭ) (feminine مُحِيطَة (muḥīṭa), masculine plural مُحِيطُونَ (muḥīṭūna), feminine plural مُحِيطَات (muḥīṭāt))

  1. whole
  2. overall
  3. thorough

Declension

Noun

مُحِيط (muḥīṭm (plural مُحِيطَات (muḥīṭāt))

  1. ocean
  2. surroundings
  3. environment
  4. circumference
  5. perimeter
  6. entourage

Declension

Descendants

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حوط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ط
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مُحِيط (muḥīṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ħiːtˤ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

محيط (muḥīṭm (plural محيطات (muḥīṭāt))

  1. environment
  2. circumference, perimeter
  3. ocean

Derived terms

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