Arabic word sheet
مَشَى
To walk
- Type
- verb
- Root
- م ش ي
Meaning and usage
To walk
Said of someone who moves on his feet, quickly or slowly, from one place to another.
مَشَى سَامِي إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.
Sami walked to school.
To go forward, to proceed
By image, said of a matter or a piece of work that keeps going and moves forward.
مَشَى الْعَمَلُ كَمَا أَرَادَ الْمُدِيرُ.
The work went forward as the manager wanted.
To carry tales
Followed by the word for reported talk, said of someone who goes from one person to another repeating what sets people against each other.
مَشَى الرَّجُلُ بِالنَّمِيمَةِ بَيْنَ الْجِيرَانِ.
The man carried tales among the neighbours.
Word family
What the root means م ش ي
The root’s main idea is going on foot. From it come the words for walking, a way of walking and strolling; a second, old idea, that of herds growing in number, gave the word for livestock.
walking
مَشْيٌ
gait, way of walking
مِشْيَةٌ
to stroll, to walk about
تَمَشَّى
walking, one on foot
مَاشٍ
livestock
مَاشِيَةٌ
talebearer
مَشَّاءٌ
Synonyms
to go along, to travel
Broader: it holds for any way of moving along, on foot, on a mount or by car, and for a long journey.
Opposites
to stop, to stand still
وَقَفَ
to ride
رَكِبَ