Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
محو
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root محو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root مَحَا (maḥā) means to efface, erase, or obliterate something, removing its trace or impression.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-ḥ-w
Listen: وَيَمْحُ 42:24
Root letters: م — ح — و

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root محو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root محو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Thunder 13:39 Verb
یَمۡحُوا۟ ٱللَّهُ مَا یَشَاۤءُ وَیُثۡبِتُۖ وَعِندَهُۥۤ أُمُّ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:12 Verb
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَایَتَیۡنِۖ فَمَحَوۡنَاۤ ءَایَةَ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَجَعَلۡنَاۤ ءَایَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبۡصِرَةࣰ لِّتَبۡتَغُوا۟ فَضۡلࣰا مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَلِتَعۡلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِینَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ وَكُلَّ شَیۡءࣲ فَصَّلۡنَـٰهُ تَفۡصِیلࣰا ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail
Council, Consultation, The Counsel 42:24 Verb
أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰاۖ فَإِن یَشَإِ ٱللَّهُ یَخۡتِمۡ عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَۗ وَیَمۡحُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلَ وَیُحِقُّ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts

Derived Forms (3)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَيَمْحُ wayamḥu Verb
فَمَحَوْنَآ famaḥawnaā Verb
يَمْحُوا۟ yamḥuwā Verb