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Arabic

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Root
ه م م (h m m)
12 terms

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /mu.himm/
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Adjective

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مُهِمّ (muhimm) (feminine مُهِمَّة (muhimma), masculine plural مُهِمُّونَ (muhimmūna), feminine plural مُهِمَّات (muhimmāt))

  1. important

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

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Adjective

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مهم (mohimm)

  1. interesting
  2. important

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

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Readings
Classical reading? muhimm
Dari reading? mohimm
Iranian reading? mohemm
Tajik reading? muhimm

Noun

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Dari مهم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муҳим

مُهِمّ (mohemm)

  1. important task, important affair
    • 12th century, Ibn al-Balkhi, the Fârs-nâme:
      و این مهم که من پیش می‌گیرم لشکرها را با خویشتن نخواهم بردن جز اندکی.
      va in mohemm ke man piš mi-giram laškar-hâ-râ bâ xištan na-xâham bordan joz andak-i.
      And [in] this important affair that I am engaging in, I will not take armies with me, save a few [men].

Adjective

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Dari مهم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муҳим

مهم (mohemm) (comparative مهم‌تَر (mohemm-tar), superlative مهم‌تَرین (mohemm-tarin))

  1. important
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ه م م
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

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Adjective

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مهمّ (muhemm) (feminine مهمّة (muhimme), common plural مهمّين (muhimmīn), elative أهمّ (ʔahamm))

  1. important

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