مخ

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (head; brain; marrow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مُخّ (muḵḵm (plural أَمْخَاخ (ʔamḵāḵ))

  1. (anatomy) cerebrum

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Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: مخ (muḵḵ)
  • Gulf Arabic: مخ (muḵ)
  • Maltese: moħħ
  • Moroccan Arabic: مخ (muḵḵ)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: mox
    Central Kurdish: مۆخ (mox)
  • Persian: مخ (mox)

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ).

Noun

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مخ (muḵḵm (plural أَمْخَاخ (amḵā́ḵ))

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)
    Synonym: دماغ (dimāḡ)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ).

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Noun

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مخ (muḵḵm (plural مخاخ (mḵāḵ))

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)
    Synonym: دماغ (dmāḡ)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, cerebrum).

Noun

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مخ (muh) (plural مخاخ or مخخه)

  1. bone marrow, the place where new blood cells are produced
    Synonym: ایلیك (ilik)
  2. brain, the organ which controls the central nervous system
    Synonyms: بینی (beyni), دماغ (demağ), مغز (mağz)
  3. the white fat seen around the eyeball of a fat beast
  4. kernel, marrow, pith, core, essence of a thing
    Synonyms: اوز (öz), لب (lubb), مغز (mağz)

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Persian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Proto-Germanic *musą (marsh, moss).

Noun

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مخ (mox)

  1. (now dialectal, Kazerun, Dashtestan, Bushehr) palm, palm tree
    Synonym: نخل (naxl)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muxx/, [mʊx]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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مخّ (muḵḵm (plural مخاخ (mḵāḵ))

  1. brain
    Synonym: دماغ (dmāḡ)
  2. mind

Southwestern Fars

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Noun

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مخ (mox)

  1. (Kuzarg) palm, palm tree