محيط

See also: محیط

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح و ط (ḥ w ṭ)
13 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ (ʔaḥāṭa, “to surround, enclose, contain, encircle, know completely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħiːtˤ/

Adjective

مُحِيط • (muḥīṭ) (feminine مُحِيطَة (muḥīṭa), masculine plural مُحِيطُونَ (muḥīṭūna), feminine plural مُحِيطَات (muḥīṭāt))

1. whole
2. overall
3. thorough

Declension

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحِيط muḥīṭ	الْمُحِيط al-muḥīṭ	مُحِيطَة muḥīṭa	الْمُحِيطَة al-muḥīṭa
Nominative	مُحِيطٌ muḥīṭun	الْمُحِيطُ al-muḥīṭu	مُحِيطَةٌ muḥīṭatun	الْمُحِيطَةُ al-muḥīṭatu
Accusative	مُحِيطًا muḥīṭan	الْمُحِيطَ al-muḥīṭa	مُحِيطَةً muḥīṭatan	الْمُحِيطَةَ al-muḥīṭata
Genitive	مُحِيطٍ muḥīṭin	الْمُحِيطِ al-muḥīṭi	مُحِيطَةٍ muḥīṭatin	الْمُحِيطَةِ al-muḥīṭati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحِيطَيْن muḥīṭayn	الْمُحِيطَيْن al-muḥīṭayn	مُحِيطَتَيْن muḥīṭatayn	الْمُحِيطَتَيْن al-muḥīṭatayn
Nominative	مُحِيطَانِ muḥīṭāni	الْمُحِيطَانِ al-muḥīṭāni	مُحِيطَتَانِ muḥīṭatāni	الْمُحِيطَتَانِ al-muḥīṭatāni
Accusative	مُحِيطَيْنِ muḥīṭayni	الْمُحِيطَيْنِ al-muḥīṭayni	مُحِيطَتَيْنِ muḥīṭatayni	الْمُحِيطَتَيْنِ al-muḥīṭatayni
Genitive	مُحِيطَيْنِ muḥīṭayni	الْمُحِيطَيْنِ al-muḥīṭayni	مُحِيطَتَيْنِ muḥīṭatayni	الْمُحِيطَتَيْنِ al-muḥīṭatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحِيطِين muḥīṭīn	الْمُحِيطِين al-muḥīṭīn	مُحِيطَات muḥīṭāt	الْمُحِيطَات al-muḥīṭāt
Nominative	مُحِيطُونَ muḥīṭūna	الْمُحِيطُونَ al-muḥīṭūna	مُحِيطَاتٌ muḥīṭātun	الْمُحِيطَاتُ al-muḥīṭātu
Accusative	مُحِيطِينَ muḥīṭīna	الْمُحِيطِينَ al-muḥīṭīna	مُحِيطَاتٍ muḥīṭātin	الْمُحِيطَاتِ al-muḥīṭāti
Genitive	مُحِيطِينَ muḥīṭīna	الْمُحِيطِينَ al-muḥīṭīna	مُحِيطَاتٍ muḥīṭātin	الْمُحِيطَاتِ al-muḥīṭāti

Declension of adjective مُحِيط (muḥīṭ)

Noun

مُحِيط • (muḥīṭ) m (plural مُحِيطَات (muḥīṭāt))

1. ocean
2. surroundings
3. environment
4. circumference
5. perimeter
6. entourage

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِيط muḥīṭ	الْمُحِيط al-muḥīṭ	مُحِيط muḥīṭ
Nominative	مُحِيطٌ muḥīṭun	الْمُحِيطُ al-muḥīṭu	مُحِيطُ muḥīṭu
Accusative	مُحِيطًا muḥīṭan	الْمُحِيطَ al-muḥīṭa	مُحِيطَ muḥīṭa
Genitive	مُحِيطٍ muḥīṭin	الْمُحِيطِ al-muḥīṭi	مُحِيطِ muḥīṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِيطَيْن muḥīṭayn	الْمُحِيطَيْن al-muḥīṭayn	مُحِيطَيْ muḥīṭay
Nominative	مُحِيطَانِ muḥīṭāni	الْمُحِيطَانِ al-muḥīṭāni	مُحِيطَا muḥīṭā
Accusative	مُحِيطَيْنِ muḥīṭayni	الْمُحِيطَيْنِ al-muḥīṭayni	مُحِيطَيْ muḥīṭay
Genitive	مُحِيطَيْنِ muḥīṭayni	الْمُحِيطَيْنِ al-muḥīṭayni	مُحِيطَيْ muḥīṭay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحِيطَات muḥīṭāt	الْمُحِيطَات al-muḥīṭāt	مُحِيطَات muḥīṭāt
Nominative	مُحِيطَاتٌ muḥīṭātun	الْمُحِيطَاتُ al-muḥīṭātu	مُحِيطَاتُ muḥīṭātu
Accusative	مُحِيطَاتٍ muḥīṭātin	الْمُحِيطَاتِ al-muḥīṭāti	مُحِيطَاتِ muḥīṭāti
Genitive	مُحِيطَاتٍ muḥīṭātin	الْمُحِيطَاتِ al-muḥīṭāti	مُحِيطَاتِ muḥīṭāti

Declension of noun مُحِيط (muḥīṭ)

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: مُحیط (muhīt)
  • Persian: مُحیط (mohit)
  • Tajik: муҳит (muhit)
  • → Azerbaijani: mühit
  • → Bashkir: мөхит (möxit)
  • → Kazakh: мұхит (mūxit)
  • → Kyrgyz: мухит (muhit)
  • → Uzbek: muhit
• → Ottoman Turkish: محیط
  • → Turkish: muhit
  • → Crimean Tatar: müit

See also

• (Oceans) مُحِيط (muḥīṭ); الْمُحِيط الْهَادِئ (al-muḥīṭ al-hādiʔ), الْمُحِيط الْأَطْلَسِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-ʔaṭlasiyy), الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-hindiyy), الْمُحِيط الْمُتَجَمِّد الْجَنُوبِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid al-janūbiyy), الْمُحِيط الْمُتَجَمِّد الشَّمَالِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid aš-šamāliyy), ^{(Category: ar:Oceans)}

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ط
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مُحِيط (muḥīṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħiːtˤ/, [mʊˈħiːtˤ]

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Noun

محيط • (muḥīṭ) m (plural محيطات (muḥīṭāt))

1. environment
2. circumference, perimeter
3. ocean

Derived terms

• المحيط الأطلسي (il-muḥīṭ il-ʔaṭlasi, “Atlantic Ocean”)
• المحيط الهادي (il-muḥīṭ il-hādi, “Pacific Ocean”)
• المحيط الهندي (il-muḥīṭ il-hindi, “Indic Ocean”)

See also

• بحر (baḥr, “sea”)