Arabic word sheet
مَاءٌ
Water
- Type
- noun
- Root
- م و ه
Meaning and usage
Water
The liquid that is drunk, that of rain, wells, rivers and the sea.
شَرِبَ الطَّالِبُ مَاءً بَارِدًا
The student drank cold water.
Lustre, sheen
By image, said of the shine of a smooth surface that gleams like water: that of teeth, of a blade, of a young face.
لِلسَّيْفِ الْقَدِيمِ مَاءٌ جَمِيلٌ
The old sword has a fine sheen.
Plural
مِيَاهٌ / أَمْوَاهٌ
Word family
What the root means م و ه
The root is that of water itself. Its words speak of a well filling up, of reaching water when digging, and, by image, of what is coated with a thin shining layer, whence the idea of disguising.
(of a well) to have plenty of water
مَاهَ
to reach water when digging
أَمَاهَ
to gild, to silver over; to disguise
مَوَّهَ
disguise, deception
تَمْوِيهٌ
sheen like that of water, especially of a face
مُوهَةٌ