محيط

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ (ʔaḥāṭa, “to surround, enclose, contain, encircle, know completely”), from the root ح و ط (ḥ-w-ṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħiːtˤ/ (Classical Arabic)
• IPA^(key): /mʊħiːtˤ/ (Gulf Arabic)

Adjective

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

1. whole
2. overall
3. thorough

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحِيط (muḥīṭ)

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

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of noun مُحِيط (muḥīṭ)

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

References

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