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مكث

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Form 1مَكَثَ1 sense
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarمَكْثٌ

Core sense — he tarried, stayed, waited, or paused in expectationgenerated

1.1he tarried, stayed, or waited in expectation in a place—فِى مَكَانٍ

also مَكُثَ. [with which مُكْثٌ and مِكثٌ are synonymous] and مِكِّيثَى [like خِصِّيصَى] and مِكِّيثَآءُ [like خِصِّيصَآءُ] and مَكَثٌ and مُكُوثٌ and مُكْثَانٌ and مَكَاثٌ and مَكَاثَةٌ [this last being the maṣdar of مَكُثَ]. The meaning is: he tarried; he tarried and waited, or expected; he was patient and waited; he stayed or stopped, expecting; he loitered; he paused in expectation.

he loitered, stayed, and waited in expectation—تمكّث
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 4
27:22
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. مَكُثَ ; and مَكُثَ , aor. مَكُثَ ; inf. n. مَكْثٌ [with which مُكْثٌ and مِكثٌ (see below) are syn.] and مِكِّيثَى (S, K) [like خِصِّيصَى , q. v.,] and مِكِّيثَآءُ [like خِصِّيصَآءُ ] and مَكَثٌ and مُكُوثٌ and مُكْثَانٌ (K) and مَكَاثٌ and مَكَاثَةٌ [which last is the inf. n. of مَكُثَ ]; (TA;) He tarried; tarried and waited, or expected; (S, K;) was patient, and tarried, and waited, or expected: or he tarried, stayed, or stopped, expecting: loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation; فِى مَكَانٍ in a place. (TA.) [In like manner,] تمكّث He loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation. (S, K.)
Form 5تَمَكَّثَ1 sense

Core sense — he tarried, he stayed and waitedgenerated

5.1

See form 1.

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see 1.

Derived nouns 4

Nounمُكْثٌ1 sense

Core sense — a tarrying, a staying and waitinggenerated

1a tarrying; a staying and waiting, or expecting—مِكْثٌ

Nouns from مَكَثَ or مَكُثَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences مُكْث
17:106
وَقُرْءَانًا فَرَقْنَـٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَـٰهُ تَنزِيلًا

(It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages.

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and مِكْثٌ , substs., from مَكَثَ or مَكُثَ , A tarrying; tarrying and waiting, or expecting; &c. (S, A.)
Nounمِكْثٌ1 sense

Core sense — a tarrying, a staying and waitinggenerated

1

See مُكْثٌ.

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: see مُكْثٌ .
Nounمَكِيثٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — grave, not hasty in his affair; remaining, stayinggenerated

1

Grave; one who does not hasten in his affair.

Plural مُكَثَآءُ and مَكِيثُونَ.

1.1figurative · مجازslow of speech—مَكِيثُ الكَلَامِ

So according to Ibn-Abi-l-Hadeed.

1.2a man remaining, staying, or abiding; remaining fixed in a place—مَكِيثٌ
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Grave: (S, K:) who does not hasten in his affair: pl. مُكَثَآءُ and مَكِيثُونَ . (TA.) مَكِيثُ الكَلَامِ Slow of speech. (Ibn-Abi-l- Hadeed.) Also مَكِيثٌ A man remaining; staying; abiding; remaining fixed, or stationary. (TA.)
Nounسَارَ الرَّجُلُ مُتَمَكِّثًا1 sense

Core sense — the man journeyed on, loiteringgenerated

1the man journeyed, or went on, loitering—مُتَلَوِّمًا
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The man journeyed, or proceeded, loitering; syn. مُتَلَوِّمًا . (S.)