Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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محن محو مخ


1. ⇒ محومحى

مَحَاهُ He effaced, erased, rased, obliterated, or cancelled, it; removed, or did away with, its impression or trace. (Ḳ.)

Root: محو - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

مَحَتِ الرِّيحُ عَنْهُ الأَسْقَامَ وَالدُّنُوبَ The wind made to pass away, or dispelled, the clouds. (TA.)

Root: محو - Entry: 1. Signification: A3

مَحَا الصُّبْحُ اللَّيْلَ Daybreak dispelled the night. (TA.)

Root: محو - Entry: 1. Signification: A4

مَحَاٱللّٰهُ عَنْهُ الأَسْقَامَ وَالدُّنُوبَ [God removed from him diseases and sins; as though He cancelled them]. (Mṣb in art. عفو.)

Root: محو - Entry: 1. Signification: A5

الإِحْسَانُ يَمْحُو الإِسَآءَةَ Beneficence effaces, obliterates, or cancels, evil conduct. (TA)


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