The triliteral root mīm ḥā wāw (م ح و) occurs three times in the Quran as the form I verb maḥaw (مَحَوْ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to eliminate, to erase
| (13:39:1) yamḥū | (Is) eliminated | يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ |
| (17:12:5) famaḥawnā | Then We erased | فَمَحَوْنَا آيَةَ اللَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَا آيَةَ النَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً |
| (42:24:13) wayamḥu | And Allah eliminates | وَيَمْحُ اللَّهُ الْبَاطِلَ وَيُحِقُّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
