Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَتَحَ

Root: متح

Form: 1

Full Definition

مَتَحَI , Present.T ـَ (Verbal.Noun مَتْحٌ, S,) He drew water: or he drew up water by means of the pulley and its appertenances.
2 مَتَحَ الدَّلْوَ He drew out the bucket: or he pulled the rope of the bucket, drawing [the rope] with one hand, and taking [it to draw again] with the other hand, at the head of the well; as also مَتَحَ بِالدَّلْوِ.

def.2 مَتَحَ بِهَا Pepedit.
2 مَتَحَ بِسَلْحِهِ Alvum dejecit; as also مَتَخَ بِهِ.

def.3 مَتَحَ النَّهَارُ The day advanced, the sun becoming high: a dial. form of مَتَعَ: became prolonged.
2 مَتَحَ, and , It was long, or prolonged. Said of a summer-day and of a winter-night.


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