مهم

Arabic edit

Root
ه م م (h-m-m)

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /mu.himm/
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Adjective edit

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

important

Declension edit

Declension of adjective مُهِمّ (muhimm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمّ muhimm	الْمُهِمّ al-muhimm	مُهِمَّة muhimma	الْمُهِمَّة al-muhimma
Nominative	مُهِمٌّ muhimmun	الْمُهِمُّ al-muhimmu	مُهِمَّةٌ muhimmatun	الْمُهِمَّةُ al-muhimmatu
Accusative	مُهِمًّا muhimman	الْمُهِمَّ al-muhimma	مُهِمَّةً muhimmatan	الْمُهِمَّةَ al-muhimmata
Genitive	مُهِمٍّ muhimmin	الْمُهِمِّ al-muhimmi	مُهِمَّةٍ muhimmatin	الْمُهِمَّةِ al-muhimmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمَّيْن muhimmayn	الْمُهِمَّيْن al-muhimmayn	مُهِمَّتَيْن muhimmatayn	الْمُهِمَّتَيْن al-muhimmatayn
Nominative	مُهِمَّانِ muhimmāni	الْمُهِمَّانِ al-muhimmāni	مُهِمَّتَانِ muhimmatāni	الْمُهِمَّتَانِ al-muhimmatāni
Accusative	مُهِمَّيْنِ muhimmayni	الْمُهِمَّيْنِ al-muhimmayni	مُهِمَّتَيْنِ muhimmatayni	الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ al-muhimmatayni
Genitive	مُهِمَّيْنِ muhimmayni	الْمُهِمَّيْنِ al-muhimmayni	مُهِمَّتَيْنِ muhimmatayni	الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ al-muhimmatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمِّين muhimmīn	الْمُهِمِّين al-muhimmīn	مُهِمَّات muhimmāt	الْمُهِمَّات al-muhimmāt
Nominative	مُهِمُّونَ muhimmūna	الْمُهِمُّونَ al-muhimmūna	مُهِمَّاتٌ muhimmātun	الْمُهِمَّاتُ al-muhimmātu
Accusative	مُهِمِّينَ muhimmīna	الْمُهِمِّينَ al-muhimmīna	مُهِمَّاتٍ muhimmātin	الْمُهِمَّاتِ al-muhimmāti
Genitive	مُهِمِّينَ muhimmīna	الْمُهِمِّينَ al-muhimmīna	مُهِمَّاتٍ muhimmātin	الْمُهِمَّاتِ al-muhimmāti

Descendants edit

→ 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)
- Turkish: mühim
→ Uyghur: مۇھىم (muhim)
→ Uzbek: muhim

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mohem/

Adjective edit

مهم • (mohimm)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مُهِمّ (muhimm).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.himm]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦɪmm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.jɪmm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.jimm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɦemm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɦimm]

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

Noun edit


Iranian Persian	مهم
Dari	مهم
Tajik	муҳим

مُهِمّ • (mohemm)

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].