مهم

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَهَمَّ‎ (ʾahamma, “to be important”), from the root ه م م‎ (h-m-m); compare هَامّ‎ (hāmm, “important”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.himm/

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Adjective

مُهِمّ • (muhimm) (feminine مُهِمَّة‎ (muhimma), masculine plural مُهِمُّون‎ (muhimmūn), feminine plural مُهِمَّات‎ (muhimmāt))

1. important

Declension

Declension of adjective مُهِمّ (muhimm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمّ muhimm	الْمُهِمّ‎ al-muhimm	مُهِمَّة‎ muhimma	الْمُهِمَّة‎ al-muhimma
Nominative	مُهِمٌّ muhimmun	الْمُهِمُّ‎ al-muhimmu	مُهِمَّةٌ‎ muhimmatun	الْمُهِمَّةُ‎ al-muhimmatu
Accusative	مُهِمًّا‎ muhimman	الْمُهِمَّ‎ al-muhimma	مُهِمَّةً‎ muhimmatan	الْمُهِمَّةَ‎ al-muhimmata
Genitive	مُهِمٍّ muhimmin	الْمُهِمِّ‎ al-muhimmi	مُهِمَّةٍ‎ muhimmatin	الْمُهِمَّةِ‎ al-muhimmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمَّيْن‎ muhimmayn	الْمُهِمَّيْن‎ al-muhimmayn	مُهِمَّتَيْن‎ muhimmatayn	الْمُهِمَّتَيْن‎ al-muhimmatayn
Nominative	مُهِمَّانِ‎ muhimmāni	الْمُهِمَّانِ‎ al-muhimmāni	مُهِمَّتَانِ‎ muhimmatāni	الْمُهِمَّتَانِ‎ al-muhimmatāni
Accusative	مُهِمَّيْنِ‎ muhimmayni	الْمُهِمَّيْنِ‎ al-muhimmayni	مُهِمَّتَيْنِ‎ muhimmatayni	الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ‎ al-muhimmatayni
Genitive	مُهِمَّيْنِ‎ muhimmayni	الْمُهِمَّيْنِ‎ al-muhimmayni	مُهِمَّتَيْنِ‎ muhimmatayni	الْمُهِمَّتَيْنِ‎ al-muhimmatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهِمِّين‎ muhimmīn	الْمُهِمِّين‎ al-muhimmīn	مُهِمَّات‎ muhimmāt	الْمُهِمَّات‎ al-muhimmāt
Nominative	مُهِمُّونَ‎ muhimmūna	الْمُهِمُّونَ‎ al-muhimmūna	مُهِمَّاتٌ‎ muhimmātun	الْمُهِمَّاتُ‎ al-muhimmātu
Accusative	مُهِمِّينَ‎ muhimmīna	الْمُهِمِّينَ‎ al-muhimmīna	مُهِمَّاتٍ‎ muhimmātin	الْمُهِمَّاتِ‎ al-muhimmāti
Genitive	مُهِمِّينَ‎ muhimmīna	الْمُهِمِّينَ‎ al-muhimmīna	مُهِمَّاتٍ‎ muhimmātin	الْمُهِمَّاتِ‎ al-muhimmāti

Descendants

• → Persian: مهم‎ (mohemm)
  • → Azerbaijani: mühüm
  • → Bashkir: мөһим (möhim, “important”)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मुहिम (muhim)

    Urdu: مہم‎ (muhim)

  • → Marathi: मोहीम (mohīm)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi: ਮੁਹਿੰਮ (muhimm)

    Shahmukhi: مُہم‎ (muehm)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُهِمّ‎ (muhimm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mohem/

Adjective

مهم • (mohimm)

1. interesting
2. important

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُهِمّ‎ (muhimm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /muhimm/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊhɪmm/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mohemm/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /muhimm/

Noun

مُهِمّ • (mohemm)

1. important task, important affair
   • 12th century, Ibn al-Balkhi, the Fârs-nâme:

     ‏و این مهم که من پیش می‌گیرم لشکرها را با خویشتن نخواهم بردن جز اندکی.‎‎

     va in mohemm ke man piš mi-giram laškar-hâ-râ bâ xištan na-xâham bordan joz andak-i.

     And [in] this important affair that I am engaging in, I will not take armies with me, save a few [men].

Adjective

مهم • (mohemm) (comparative مهم‌تر‎, superlative مهم‌ترین‎)

1. important

Related terms

• اهمیت‎ (ahammiyyat, “importance”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mühüm
• → Bashkir: мөһим (möhim, “important”)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मुहिम (muhim)

  Urdu: مہم‎ (muhim)

• → Marathi: मोहीम (mohīm)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਮੁਹਿੰਮ (muhimm)

  Shahmukhi: مُہم‎ (muehm)