Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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مكت مكث مكد


1. ⇒ مكث

مَكَثَ, aor. ـُ {يَمْكُثُ}; and مَكُثَ, aor. ـُ {يَمْكُثُ}; inf. n. مَكْثٌ [with which مُكْثٌ and مِكثٌ (see below) are syn.] and مِكِّيثَى (Ṣ, Ḳ) [like خِصِّيصَى, q. v.,] and مِكِّيثَآءُ [like خِصِّيصَآءُ] and مَكَثٌ and مُكُوثٌ and مُكْثَانٌ (Ḳ) and مَكَاثٌ and مَكَاثَةٌ [which last is the inf. n. of مَكُثَ]; (TA;) He tarried; tarried and waited, or expected; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) was patient, and tarried, and waited, or expected: or he tarried, stayed, or stopped, expecting: loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation; فِى مَكَانٍ in a place. (TA.) [In like manner,]تمكّث↓ He loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)


5. ⇒ تمكّث


مُكْثٌ

مُكْثٌ andمِكْثٌ↓, substs., from مَكَثَ or مَكُثَ, A tarrying; tarrying and waiting, or expecting;, &c. (Ṣ, A.)


مِكْثٌ

مِكْثٌ: see مُكْثٌ.


مَكِيثٌ

مَكِيثٌ Grave: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) who does not hasten in his affair: pl. مُكَثَآءُ and مَكِيثُونَ. (TA.)

Root: مكث - Entry: مَكِيثٌ Signification: A2

مَكِيثُ الكَلَامِSlow of speech. (Ibn-Abi-l- Hadeed.)

Root: مكث - Entry: مَكِيثٌ Signification: A3

Also مَكِيثٌ A man remaining; staying; abiding; remaining fixed, or stationary. (TA.)


مُتَمَكِّثًا

سَارَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَمَكِّثًا The man journeyed, or proceeded, loitering; syn. مُتَلَوِّمًا. (Ṣ.)


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