مَحْض pure in Arabic
مَحْض is how you say “pure” in Arabic.
Root م ح ض m-ḥ-ḍ. noun/adjective (verbal-noun form used as an invariable epithet). maḥḍ.
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Meaning of pure in Arabic
- pure milk, unmixed with water the base sense: milk (sweet or sour) with nothing added — no other milk is properly called this
- pure, unmixed, unalloyed (of any substance) e.g. فضّة محض 'pure, unalloyed silver'
- genuine, of unmixed lineage figurative use, e.g. عربيّ محض 'a genuine Arab of pure lineage'; used the same in masculine, feminine, dual and plural
- sincere, true (of love, faith, advice) figurative use, e.g. حبّ محض 'a pure/sincere love', محض الإيمان 'pure faith'
Example sentence
فَإِن غفرها لَهُ فبمحض إحسانه وَكرمه
So if He forgives it for him, it is by His pure kindness and generosity.
فَبِمَحْضِ it is by pure
fa- = 'then'; bi- = 'by, with'; mahd means 'sheer, pure' — 'then by sheer…', heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.
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How it is used
محض starts from pure, unmixed milk and extends figuratively to anything free of admixture: pure silver, a person of unmixed Arab lineage, or a sincere, unmixed love, faith, or piece of advice. As an epithet it is often kept in the same form for masculine, feminine, dual, and plural alike, though inflected forms also occur.
Words from the same root
- مَحَضَهُ he gave him pure milk to drink; he made it (milk, or anything) pure/unmixed
- مَحُضَ he was/became pure in lineage or in grounds for respect
- مَحِضَ he drank pure milk
- أَمْحَضَ he gave pure milk to drink (also: fed a beast with clover)
- اِمْتَحَضَ he drank pure milk
- مَاحِضٌ one who possesses, or eagerly desires, pure milk
- أُمْحُوضَةٌ true, sincere advice
- مَمْحُوضٌ given pure milk to drink; made pure/unmixed
Common questions
- How do you say "pure" in Arabic?
- مَحْض (maḥḍ) — literally pure, unmixed milk, and by extension anything free from admixture.
- What does محض mean besides "pure"?
- Figuratively it describes genuine or unmixed lineage (عربيّ محض, a pure-blooded Arab) and sincere love, faith, or advice (حبّ محض, أُمْحُوضَة).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).