محيط

العربية

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محيط

/mu.ħiːtˤ/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَحَاطَ (ʔaḥāṭa, “to surround, enclose, contain, encircle, know completely”).

adjective مُحِيط · muḥīṭ · مُحِيطَة · مُحِيطُون · مُحِيطَات

whole
overall
thorough

noun مُحِيط · muḥīṭ · مُحِيطَات · الْمُحِيط

ocean
surroundings
environment
circumference
perimeter
entourage

In English

environment area around something
ocean one of the large bodies of water
circumference line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
perimeter sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object
vicinity neighbourhood, or the nearby region
surroundings area surrounding someone or something

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"محيط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"محيط." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {محيط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}