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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