ميت

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ميت

/maj.jit/

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CaCīC-type adjective of the root م و ت (m w t), reconstructible to an original form *مَوِيت (*mawīt, “dead”) that would have then assimilated to *مَيِيت (*mayīt, “dead”) and finally regularly shifted to مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”). See etymology at جَيِّد (jayyid, “good”) for more information.

In the case of مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”), the plural مَوْتَى (mawtā) provides additional support for the reconstruction *مَوِيت (*mawīt, “dead”) by indicating that the original paradigm was *مَوِيت (*mawīt) pl. *مَوْتَى (*mawtā), exactly the same as other CaCīC pl. CaCCā items like مَرِيض (marīḍ, “sick”) pl. مَرْضَى (marḍā) and قَتِيل (qatīl, “slain”) pl. قَتْلَى (qatlā).

adjective مَيِّت · mayyit · مَيِّتَة · مَيِّتُون · أَمْوَات · مَوْتَى

dead
active, participle active participle of مَاتَ (māta): subject to death; dying; mortal إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ مَيِّتُونَ
Similar: مَائِت

adjective مَيْت · mayt · مَيْتَة · مَيْتُون · أَمْوَات · مَوْتَى

dead يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ٱجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَٱتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَحِيمٌ
active, participle active participle of مَاتَ (māta): subject to death; dying; mortal

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dead no longer alive

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