محيط

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ‎ (ʾaḥāṭa, “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 مُحِيطُون‎ (muḥīṭūn), feminine plural مُحِيطَات‎ (muḥīṭāt))

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
Dual	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))

Declension

Declension of noun مُحِيط (muḥīṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
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

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