مهم

Arabic

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/
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. important

Declension

Descendants

  • → Persian: مهم‎ (mohemm)
    • → 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)
  • → Swahili: muhimu
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مهم‎ (mühim)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُهِمّ‎ (muhimm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mohem/

Adjective

مهم • (mohimm)

  1. interesting
  2. important

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُهِمّ‎ (muhimm).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /mʊhɪmm/

    Noun

    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

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

    1. important

    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

    Etymology

    From Arabic مُهِمّ‎ (muhimm).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mu.himm/, [muˈhɪm]
    • (file)

    Adjective

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

    1. important

    Derived terms

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