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مُخّ
brain (the organ) /ˈmʊxː/
nounB1#2666 most common
Also: marrow (classical/archaic sense), mind, intellect (figurative)
Example sentences
المُخُّ داخل الرأس.
The brain is inside the head.
يحتاج المُخُّ إلى الأكسجين.
The brain needs oxygen.
أصيب بجرح في مُخِّه أثناء الحادث.
He was injured in his brain during the accident.
يتكوّن المُخُّ البشري من مليارات الخلايا العصبية.
The human brain is made up of billions of neurons.
أظهرت الدراسات أن ممارسة الرياضة تحسّن وظائف المُخّ الإدراكية.
Studies have shown that exercise improves the brain's cognitive functions.
لقد أرهقتُ مُخّي في محاولة حلّ هذه المعادلة.
I have worn out my brain trying to solve this equation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُخٌّ | مِخاخٌ |
| Genitive | مُخٍّ | مِخاخٍ |
| Accusative | مُخًّا | مِخاخًا |
| Vocative | مُخُّ | مِخاخُ |
Word family
مُخِّيcerebral, of the brain
مُخَيْخcerebellum
تمخَّخto suck the marrow out of a bone; to rack one's brains
مخّ (فعل)to extract the marrow or brain from something
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root m-kh-kh, a doubled root in which the second and third consonants are identical, giving the geminated shadda in مُخّ. This root denotes the soft substance inside the skull or a bone, and it is shared across the Semitic language family. It is not connected to Indo-European vocabulary.
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