المهم

Arabic

Adjective

المُهِمّ • (al-muhimm)

1. definite masculine singular of مُهِمّ (muhimm)

Interjection

المُهِمّ • (al-muhimm)

1. (informal) Used to indicate that one returns to the original topic: anyway; long story short

   لِهَٰذَا ٱشْتَرَيْتُ هَٰذَا ٱلتِّلْفَازَ ٱلْبَارِحَةَ. اَلْمُهِمُّ، ٱلْآنَ يُمْكِنُنَا مُشَاهَدَةُ مُبَارَاةِ ٱلْغَدِ بِجَوْدَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

   lihāḏā štaraytu hāḏā t-tilfāza l-bāriḥata. al-muhimmu, l-ʔāna yumkinunā mušāhadatu mubārāti l-ḡadi bijawdatin ʕāliyatin

   That's why I bought this television yesterday. Anyway, we can now watch tomorrow's game in high definition.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic المُهِمّ (al-muhimm), equivalent to ال (il) +‎ مهمّ (muhemm, “important”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lmu.himm/, [ɪl.mʊˈhɪm]

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Interjection

المهمّ • (il-muhemm)

1. anyway, the main thing is