مهم
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ه م م (h m m) |
| 12 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَهَمَّ (ʔahamma, “to be important”), from the root ه م م (h m m); compare هَامّ (hāmm, “important”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.himm/
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Adjective
مُهِمّ • (muhimm) (feminine مُهِمَّة (muhimma), masculine plural مُهِمُّونَ (muhimmūna), feminine plural مُهِمَّات (muhimmāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُهِمّ muhimm |
الْمُهِمّ al-muhimm |
مُهِمَّة muhimma |
الْمُهِمَّة al-muhimma |
| nominative | مُهِمٌّ muhimmun |
الْمُهِمُّ al-muhimmu |
مُهِمَّةٌ muhimmatun |
الْمُهِمَّةُ al-muhimmatu |
| accusative | مُهِمًّا muhimman |
الْمُهِمَّ al-muhimma |
مُهِمَّةً muhimmatan |
الْمُهِمَّةَ al-muhimmata |
| genitive | مُهِمٍّ muhimmin |
الْمُهِمِّ al-muhimmi |
مُهِمَّةٍ muhimmatin |
الْمُهِمَّةِ al-muhimmati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُهِمَّيْن muhimmayn |
الْمُهِمَّيْن al-muhimmayn |
مُهِمَّتَيْن muhimmatayn |
الْمُهِمَّتَيْن al-muhimmatayn |
| nominative | مُهِمَّانِ muhimmāni |
الْمُهِمَّانِ al-muhimmāni |
مُهِمَّتَانِ muhimmatāni |
الْمُهِمَّتَانِ al-muhimmatāni |
| accusative | مُهِمَّيْنِ muhimmayni |
الْمُهِمَّيْنِ al-muhimmayni |
مُهِمَّتَيْنِ muhimmatayni |
الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ al-muhimmatayni |
| genitive | مُهِمَّيْنِ muhimmayni |
الْمُهِمَّيْنِ al-muhimmayni |
مُهِمَّتَيْنِ muhimmatayni |
الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ al-muhimmatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُهِمِّين muhimmīn |
الْمُهِمِّين al-muhimmīn |
مُهِمَّات muhimmāt |
الْمُهِمَّات al-muhimmāt |
| nominative | مُهِمُّونَ muhimmūna |
الْمُهِمُّونَ al-muhimmūna |
مُهِمَّاتٌ muhimmātun |
الْمُهِمَّاتُ al-muhimmātu |
| accusative | مُهِمِّينَ muhimmīna |
الْمُهِمِّينَ al-muhimmīna |
مُهِمَّاتٍ muhimmātin |
الْمُهِمَّاتِ al-muhimmāti |
| genitive | مُهِمِّينَ muhimmīna |
الْمُهِمِّينَ al-muhimmīna |
مُهِمَّاتٍ muhimmātin |
الْمُهِمَّاتِ al-muhimmāti |
Descendants
- → Persian: مهم (mohemm)
- → Swahili: muhimu
- → Ottoman Turkish: مهم (mühim)
- Turkish: mühim
- → Turkmen: möhüm
- → Uyghur: مۇھىم (muhim)
- → Uzbek: muhim
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mohem/
Adjective
مهم • (mohimm)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Adjective
مهم • (mühim)
- important
- urgent
Descendants
- Turkish: mühim
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “mühim”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.ˈhimm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞.ɦɪm(ː)]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ɦem(ː)]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ɦim(ː)]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | muhimm |
| Dari reading? | mohimm |
| Iranian reading? | mohemm |
| Tajik reading? | muhimm |
Noun
| Dari | مهم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муҳим |
مُهِمّ • (mohemm)
- important task, important affair
- 12th century, Ibn al-Balkhi, the Fārsnāma:
- و این مهم که من پیش می‌گیرم لشکرها را با خویشتن نخواهم بردن جز اندکی.
- wa īn muhimm ki man pēš mē-gīram laškar-hā rā bā xwēštan naxwāham burdan juz andakē.
- And [in] this important affair that I am engaging in, I will not take armies with me, save a few [men].
Adjective
| Dari | مهم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муҳим |
مهم • (mohemm) (comparative مهم‌تَر, superlative مهم‌تَرین)
Related terms
- اهمیت (ahammiyyat, “importance”)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: mühüm
- → Bashkir: мөһим (möhim, “important”)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: मुहिम (muhim)
- Urdu: مہم (muhim)
- → Marathi: मोहीम (mohīm)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹਿੰਮ (muhimm)
- Shahmukhi script: مُہم (muhm)
- → Tatar: мөһим (möhim)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ه م م |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
مهمّ • (muhemm) (feminine مهمّة (muhimme), common plural مهمّين (muhimmīn), elative أهمّ (ʔahamm))
Derived terms
- المهمّ (il-muhemm, “anyway”)