Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root م ش ط (m-š-ṭ). Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒂵𒍮 (/⁠mušṭu⁠/, comb).

Pronunciation 1 edit

Verb edit

مَشَطَ (mašaṭa) I, non-past يَمْشُطُ or يَمْشِطُ‎ (yamšuṭu or yamšiṭu)

  1. to comb
    أَمْشُطُ شَعْرِي.ʔamšuṭu šaʕrī.I'm combing my hair.
Conjugation edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

Verb edit

مَشَّطَ (maššaṭa) II, non-past يُمَشِّطُ‎ (yumaššiṭu)

  1. to comb
Conjugation edit

Pronunciation 3 edit

Noun edit

مِشْط or مُشْط or مَشْط (mišṭ or mušṭ or mašṭm (plural أَمْشَاط (ʔamšāṭ) or مِشَاط (mišāṭ))

  1. comb
  2. rake
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Maltese: moxt

Pronunciation 4 edit

Noun edit

مَشْط (mašṭm

  1. verbal noun of مَشَطَ (mašaṭa) (form I)
Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مشط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN